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To-mate-o, To-mat-o

2009-11-20T15:21:56-05:00

"I want some cock," he said somewhere behind me. I was talking to the neighbor. We were sharing beers and laughs and suddenly silence. "What did he say?" the neighbor asked. "I want some cock," he said again as if...

What Does A Controversial Article in Working Mother Magazine Have In Common With Katy Perry?

2009-11-20T12:38:41-05:00

Earlier this week, an article entitled "Custody Lost" appeared on the Working Mother website. The article, which you can read here in its entirety, bemoans the trend of stay-at-home-dads winning an increasing number of custody battles. Our friend Greg over...

It's Hard to be a Pimp. By Which I Mean: Dadblogger.

2009-11-19T22:06:18-05:00

Dude, this interweb shit is hard. Every week, coming up with something new to say about the sovereign state of dadhood? Hell, there's just not that much that happens in my world that's interesting. Honestly — is your life that...

Leonid

2009-11-18T16:56:54-05:00

I thought about waking him up. Yeah, 11:00 PM is late for a kindergartner, but this? Oh, he'd dig it. Of course, I wouldn't inform him of my plan. The surprise would be better - a tap on the shoulder,...

Win the New Dan Zanes '76 Trombones' CD

2009-11-17T10:50:07-05:00

My review copy of Dan Zanes and Friends' Broadway album 76 Trombones was thisclose to the donation bin when I realized that one of you dedicated -- nay, downright sexy -- DadCentric readers deserved it more than those freeloaders at...

Yo Gabba Gabba Live! There's A Party In My City: The DadCentric Review

2009-11-16T16:30:09-05:00

The hottest ticket in LA this weekend? Yo Gabba Gabba Live. Four shows at the Shrine Expo Hall, two on Saturday, two on Sunday. The PR firm that works with the show hooked me up with some free tickets for...

Downclimbing

2009-11-13T12:25:17-05:00

I used to be a rock climber. I started rock climbing because heights terrify me. I was a quick study; you have to be, because if you aren't you tend to fall, which can kill you. I have the mind...

A Grateful Nation

2009-11-13T12:17:51-05:00

To everyone that offered their thanks on Wednesday, "You're welcome." No, that's really not right of me. That sounds rather snotty, dont'cha think? Let's start again. Thank you. I think I can speak for many of us who have donned...

Odyssey

2009-11-12T22:11:07-05:00

He sits behind me, back and to the right. The light flashes across his face in bright bursts of fluid, blinding white, illuminating his broad smile and the exhilaration in his eyes as the car shifts effortlessly over alternating hurdles...

A Mother's Arms are Made of Tenderness and Children Sleep Soundly in Them

2009-11-12T17:27:59-05:00

Heat, as an extreme, exists only in a relative sense. It is the hottest thing they have ever known and therefore it is the hottest thing ever known. I tell them that it is not, that my coffee is actually...