Stay at Home Parents in Canada Declining »
Stay-at-Home Parents in Canada have declined, but the percentage of Stay-at-Home Dads has gone from 1% to 12% over the past 25 years.
Read more...My night with the King: Viva ELVIS by Cirque du Soleil »
I went to see a classy show at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas, and somehow I ended up a Broadway musical in Branson, Missouri. Can you tell I was disappointed by Cirque de Soleil’s Viva ELVIS?
Read more...When are you too old to go trick-or-treating? »
When are you too old to go trick-or-treating? Well, I’m 13, in middle school, and I’m going trick-or-treating this year. Although, this will probably be my last year. Next year I’ll be in high school and I don’t think that I’d want to go anymore as many of my friends have already stopped participating in this tradition. You should be around 12 or 13 when you stop trick-or-treating because you’re entering the teenage years. I decided to go this year because I think I could get one more year of trick-or-treating in without people telling me that I’m too old to go.
Read more...Tony Hawk SHRED: snow awesome! »
Thump. Thump. Thumpthumpthump. THUMP! It's Saturday morning and it sounds like my kids invited an elephant over for breakfast. The thumping upstairs - as well as the cheering - gives me the clue to their video game choice of the morning; they must be playing Tony Hawk SHRED, the latest game created by Activision.
Read more...Serving Up a Side of Safety in the kitchen with UL »
One of the highlights of my time at BlogHer Food was the Serving Up a Side of Safety event hosted by the nice folks at UL (Underwriters Laboratory). I was in a group of three teams of five to six food bloggers competing in an Iron Chef type competition. Each team was judged on their presentation, flavor, and creativity as well as their demonstration of safety during preparation.
Read more...Philadelphia Cream Cheese Guacamole – a great twist on a favorite classic »
While at BlogHer Food, I had a chance to meet the Kraft brand team, who shared their collection of Philadelphia cream cheese recipes, Spread a Little Joy: A Collection of Simple and Delicious Philadelphia Recipes to Inspire and Enjoy.
Read more...PSA’s from Take Time to Be a Dad Today Initiative »
Here are the PSA's from The Fatherhood.gov. Worth watching!
Read more...Parents Say Kids Online Time Competes with Reading Time »
A recent study from Scholastic shows that parents are concerned that their kids aren’t reading enough when they have access to electronics. It seems more important than ever for Dads and Moms to spend time reading with your kids. The study also suggest that half of kids age 9-17 say they are interested in reading an ebook, and a third would read more if they had an ebook device.
Read more...Fantastic crab cakes recipe from new Mother’s Best: Comfort Food That Takes You Home Again »
I discovered this great crab cakes recipe in the new Mother's Best: Comfort Food That Takes You Home Again cookbook. Author Danielle Centoni (@daniellecentoni) went to the Culinary Institute of America, and came away with only two recipes she continues to cook. Dividing her tuition in half, she calculated that the value of this recipe is $15,000!
Read more...Look what Toyota did! »
Toyota’s health and wellness programs. A system that generates hundreds of thousands of cars each year needs each employee to work at the greatest capacity for maximum output and quality. Toyota realizes the way to achieve this level of productivity is to keep their employees healthy and well.
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