Inside Fatherhood

June 30th, 2007

Barack Obama on Fatherhood

From our leaders in Washington.
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June 30th, 2007

Blogs I Read Every Day

Some people have asked me if I spend time reading other people’s blogs and, if so, which ones. And the answer is “well of course I do!” I will list on the top 5 blogs I read probably daily. There are probably well over 30 blogs I read weekly or twice a week. I hardly […]

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June 29th, 2007

Letting Kids Be Kids… on the Internet

We always hear people say, “oooh just let kids be kids.” In other words, kids need to learn things on their own, as if it is a natural learning process. But not only that, kids just need a place to go be themselves. When I was a kid I had this cool fort I built […]

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June 29th, 2007

10 Commandments of Fatherhood

Thanks Jason for pointing us to Family Phil for posting a synopsis of the last chapter in Ben Stein’s book called Tommy and Me: The Making of a Dad.
Read the following. They are Ben Stein’s 10 Commandments of Fatherhood:
1. Time is of the essence. Spend large amounts of time with your child. Kids don’t want […]

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June 28th, 2007

The Tone of Summer

It still amazes me the difference there is between Summer and Winter. I completely understand Maine is notorious for extremely cold Winters and hot and humid Summers. The difference is not in shoveling snow or mowing the lawn. The two different seasons are a complete life style change. Here are a few things I can […]

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June 28th, 2007

Smoked Salmon Spread

Cousin of mine makes a good smoked salmon spread. Great for special occasions and entertaining guests.
SMOKED SALMON SPREAD
14 oz. can wild Alaskan smoked salmon (optional smoked)
6 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon minced onion
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon horseradish
1/4 cup celery
1/4 cup red bell pepper
salt & pepper
Mix mayonnaise, onion, dill, lemon juice and horseradish. […]

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June 28th, 2007

Highlighting My Blogroll

I just want to take a moment and list those who are currently in my blogroll. If you have a blog I should add to the list please let me know. Thanks

A Family Runs Through It
At Home Dad
Black Bear Blog
Christian Dads
Dad Bloggers
Dad Center
Dad Stays Home
Daddy Daze
Dadventure
Eye on DNA
Laid Off Dad
Long Island Dad
Looney Toon Dad
Only Man […]

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June 27th, 2007

Encourage Your Spouse

Cory at Marriage Actually comes up with 6 Tips on How to Encourage Your Spouse.
A great and honorable thing you can do as a husband is to encourage your wife when things seem to get a bit on the downswing of things. Life, and especially married life, can be real tricky. Cory gives 6 tips […]

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June 26th, 2007

Another Look at Eating Disorders

An article written by L.A. Daddy got me thinking about eating disorders, especially the fact that I have 4 daughters, and eating disorders are higher among young females. Right now none of my kids seem to have any issues or concerns with food. Some of the foods my kids won’t eat are actually unhealthy foods.. […]

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June 25th, 2007

Water Trampolines

My dream? The Island Hopper Giant Jump water park. Though I wouldn’t know how to transport it each time I headed to the lake. We don’t currently own a camp on the water so this would be a little difficult. But look at this thing. 5 kids and this could be my babysitter each summer […]

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