Snacks! We all love and need them for a quick burst of between-meal energy, especially dad. And we now live in the age of the super fancy foo-foo snack. Designer donuts. Monster mountain-sized cupcakes covered in strange, wonderful sprinkles in flavors the pilgrims never could have imagined when they landed on Plymouth Rock. And these
Home improvement. What dad was born to do. If he ever has to call a handyman, it means the house was probably hit with an ICBM or an event from the seemingly weekly “The Rock” disaster movie. Has he fought them all yet? When does “The Rock vs. A Tsunami” hit the theaters? Anytime something
Summer. Hot. Humid. Or dry, if you chose to live in one of those states that still has deserts. It’s basically three months (outside of Chicago, which gets 14 days) that can wear down the wits of even the stoutest dad. Thus even he, the awe-inspiring author of this column, can’t hit a funny bone
The Dad Bod. Google it, the results are awe-inspiring. It’s the perfect result of fatherly fitness, ale consumption and leisure that drives the ladies crazy. Some muscle, a little cushion around the equator and ever evolving/rotating follicle coverage. Majestic! Its upkeep requires incredible dad-telligence, so occasionally we will present some of dad’s top tips. And
Tom Hanks. Everybody loves Tom Hanks. When Esquire Magazine declared him America’s Dad in a September 2016 article, we all rejoiced. It’s a long, hot summer, so do yourself a favor and spend some of it inside chilling in the A/C with a Hanks-A-Thon. And here they are, in no particular order, dad’s favorite Tom
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