Many moons ago, when I was just a mere tike, when my Mom and Dad taught me to “share” they were mostly trying to get me not to explode in a hissy fit when my younger sister or one of my playmates wouldn’t let go of my Legos or give up my G.I. Joe. Life [...]

This week the Cast of Dads took a step back from tech talk and focused our discussion on more fatherly pursuits, thanks to some feedback and suggestions from our listeners.  We appreciate getting your feedback on the show and if there are specific topics you would like for us to tackle let us know in [...]

An apple a day… gives the media lots to talk about.  This week both the tech news and so called “mainstream media” was all abuzz [...]

Screaming, shrieking, whining, crying, banging, bumping, laughing, sneezing, coughing, belching. farting, yelling, slapping, hitting, pushing, shoving, snapping, breaking, kicking, throwing up, falling down, dancing, running, [...]

No, we didn’t take to the road this week, but we did get our first e-mail question from a listener who happens to be a [...]

Sex… is not what this post is about.  No birds and bees here.  Instead I want to talk about the “other” conversation to have with [...]

The Cast of Dads are at it again.  Last week I was in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).  For a few busy [...]

“It’s ten o’clock… do you know where your children are?”  In the days before mobile phones and text messaging, that was a line in a [...]

As one year winds down and another begins it is always a time to look back and look forward, to reflect on the year that [...]

 
The Cast of Dads could not resist getting together to record one last podcast for 2009.  Certainly one of our highlights of the year was [...]

As parents we are many things.  At times we are the masters, at times we are the mentors.  We have to be both teacher and [...]

The “Cast of Dads” is back for our last recording before the Christmas Holiday, and it’s a doozy.  Somehow our Holiday chatter leads us from [...]

Thanks to technology, our kids are growing up in an amazing time. Homework assignments that I would have had to use construction paper, crayons and [...]

The Cast of Dads got together for our second Podcast and covered a wide range of geeky, fatherly topics.  Daddy Brad was out sick which [...]

Movies, bowling, pizza, arcades, museums, concerts, shows, Ice Capades, circuses, Chucky Cheese, Dave & Busters, ice skating, rollerskating, sporting events, shopping, pottery, fairs, carnivals, planetariums, [...]

No baloney, it was a lot of fun participating in the Sony DigiDad Project and I hope you enjoyed the posts here at Dad-O-Matic that [...]

Unlike FIGHT CLUB, when it comes to the rules of Fatherhood, it is ok to talk about them freely, especially here at Dad-O-Matic.  But are [...]

We are in that awkward time between Thanksgiving, and New Year’s, when the various “Holy Days” (a.k.a. Holidays) kick in.  Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, [...]

If you are a parent, you should have no trouble looking for things to be thankful for this holiday season.  You need look no further [...]

As the latest mission for the Sony DigiDad Project, we were loaned a Sony VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC mini laptop and told to go [...]

It is November 15.  Two weeks ago I introduced you to my hairy situation, having decided to grow a moustache this month in support of [...]

There is no doubt we live in a digital world. You wouldn’t be reading this blog if we didn’t. As a “Digital Dad” [...]

Today is November 1, and I just had a close shave.  No, I didn’t avoid an accident.  I actually had a close shave… with a [...]

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The adventures of Max and his wild, woolly friends has always been a favorite of mine. The unique visual style of Maurice Sendak’s [...]

“Words, words, words.”
- William Shakespeare (HAMLET)

I love words. I love to read and write. I was an English Major in college. Thus, [...]