This video is part of an apparently successful marketing campaign launched by JC Penny.  My only criticism is that it’s a bit long, but definitely worth a peek.  While I’ve been in the doghouse many times I hadn’t thought of JC Penny as the way out … UNTIL NOW!
h/t to Dr. Val
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Full disclosure:  Whenever I post online, be it my blog or Twitter, I’m just a little bit nervous.  Maybe nervous isn’t the right word – But I do experience a moment of hesitation before I hit the publish button.  Sounds strange but it’s true.  I work for a medical school and children’s hospital remarkably concerned [...]

My daughter is six. She’s having a bit of trouble fitting in at school, and frankly, with us. I know the reason, though. She’s going to be famous.
It’s true. I can tell. She’s creative, a true outlier, someone who doesn’t even know there is a trend, let alone that she’s bucking it.
And she’s [...]

Phone Home!
In this age of email, text and instant messages, it is easy to forget the power of your voice. It is easy to [...]

Just over a year ago, the founder of this project, Chris Brogan, wrote a blog post entitled 100 Topics I Hope YOU Write. I bookmarked [...]

The dads from Dad-o-Matic want to wish everyone and their loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving! With all the tough times going on right now, we should all be extra thankful for all the blessings in our lives. Let’s also do what we can to help others this time of year as well as throughout the [...]

This is my first contribution to Dad-O-Matic (Howdy Everyone!) I realize everyone is busy with Holiday planning,but please take a moment and wander down this thought with me for a second.
As a social media guy, I wanted to help everyone take a moment of thought and finalize it with a moment of action. This is [...]

As we approach this holiday season, it seems we have little to be thankful about.
Still topping the news are stories of death and dire.

Abraham Biggs, [...]

My daughter, Danni, is two year old going on twenty-two.  She has to have the last word in every conversation.  My wife would say that Danni gets it from me.  The other night, we were watching a DVD that I was reviewing for a giveaway on Buck’s Blog.  Danni crawled out of my lap after [...]

 
I am sorry to admit that my wife really doesn’t enjoy cooking.  She does her best, but sometimes her general indifference to the culinary arts [...]

As parents, we all want what’s best for our children. Education, health, happiness – all these and more are top of our lists when it comes to our kids being happy and having the best start in life. Yet we also need to understand that at times we may not always be going the right [...]

My little girl Lia was born in 2003, a healthy and beautiful little mite that immediately changed everything for me. Up until the point I [...]

     In this day and age, many a social networking site has sprung up. A few of the most popular are Twitter, Facebook and Flickr. There’s a new player in town though that brings us elements of all three with a touch of blog thrown in, wee-web.com.
     Wee-web is all about your creating [...]

I was sent a LeapFrog Didj to evaluate, for my six year old daughter. She was already a Leapster user, and enjoyed it, but she’s clearly getting a bit too old for the content there. She aces all the games, and that’s no fun- not being challenged. So, getting into the Didj was a cool [...]

As parents, we’re always looking for ways to save a buck when it comes to eating out with the family. This has become especially important these days because of the current state of the economy. The more kids you have, obviously the more that restaurant bill will be. That’s why it’s critical to know which [...]

There is lots of talk about Rockstars here and here, but I am going to talk about the Rockstar under your roof… the Rockstar you [...]

I posted this idea to the other dads on the Dad-o-Matic email list and a few folks thought it was a fun idea.  I know Clay at DadLabs (awesome site if you don’t know it) has also talked about this I believe.  My friend Rick Trader and I were musing a few years back about [...]

I have worked for 14 years in consulting, managed projects of over 50,000 man-days of effort, run teams of 90+ people including some off-shore, and have been through some tense projects.  So the first time my wife left me home alone with my three boys, I figured (to quote City Slickers) “Scoop of chocolate, scoop [...]

Welcome to my regular Friday feature, Worst of the Week. As a white, suburbanite husband and dad of two kids, there’s a lot that can go wrong and this entry is all about how to fix it. I hope you enjoy it!
Well it was just a matter of time – Patrick, my eight year old, [...]

My daughter, Danni, has never been sick. Sure she has had the sniffles and she has gotten a mild fever but she has never vomited until last Wednesday.
Danni had puked during snack time at school. Chelsea, my wife, went and got her. On the way home, Danni asked if she could have some juice. [...]

Do you understand how to use RSS (Real Simple Syndication)? We bloggers often assume that you do, but not everyone does. Don’t be ashamed, we all have to learn some time.
Darren Rowse explains RSS well on his Problogger blog, as does Common Craft in their video: RSS In Plain English. Finally, watch the video: Google [...]

My son is experiencing regrets.
Ben is 27 and, not too long out of the U.S. Army (he served in the Iraqi Freedom invasion force with the 101st Airborne), is planning a July 2009 wedding while going through the process of starting a career in law enforcement. He has gone through the application process, a written [...]

Adjustafresh did a great post on bedtime books back in October, and I noticed a bunch of people commented on it. I found a few new ones there for my older kids, including the hilarious and genuine Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
I thought I’d do another one, this time focused on a different kind of [...]

Age is a funny thing.  From a purely physical perspective our vision technically deteriorates with age, however from every other aspect I believe our true [...]

If you were part of the ad/marketing technology scene in the Greater Washington metro area in the late nineties thru and past the millennium you [...]