Welcome to Day #1 of the 31 Days To Become a Better Solo-Dad series. In this series if posts, we’re going to examine 31 ways you can work toward becoming the Solo-Dad you want to be in your kids’ lives. This is not a 31 day crash course and I don’t expect you to work on each of these areas of your parenting on subsequent days. Rather, it’s an...

I’m not making this up. The Central Illinois Proud website is reporting that a single dad has offered to sell his arms as ‘tattoo advertising space’ for local businesses. Purportedly, it’s to help offset the cost of nursing school. WMBD/WYZZ – BLOOMINGTON — You’ve heard of parents saying they’ll do anything for their...

My love of gadgetry goes way back. I’ve always loved the ingenuity and innovation that most of them bring to the user. It’s one reason I subscribe to Jay Garrett’s Gadgety News. I get all the updates on gadgets across the pond as well as in my own back yard in Jay’s unique style. Gadgets Rule I mean, who among us wouldn’t gain value...

If this isn’t celebrating marriage, I don’t know what is! Special thanks to my friend Barbara Anne for this link. Turn up your speakers and...

The Beach Bungalow enjoys the sounds of the surf from the peaceful Pacific a short 60-second walk away, and increasingly, those of the insomniac upstairs. He’s a single dad whose 7-year old daughter visits each week.  He’s a pleasant guy to talk to, about half my age, and in very good physical condition. Of course I noticed this because of my obsession...