Bailey June McManus: 1996 - 2008

Yesterday, while the rest of us were wondering where to go to celebrate Friday, a brave little girl said goodbye to her mom and sister, and left this world for one much better.

I know its better, because she is there, and leukemia is not.

The beautiful ramblings of a family friend describe it far better than I can...but I warn you...it is moving, wonderful and painful to read, and I thank its author for sharing that moment.

Baby wipes do NOT wipe away tears. I tried. I wish they were a magical cure for cancer, but they aren't.

Daddy Panel 18: Dark, Viscous Fluid

This time out, our panelists – turned daddy pundits talk about the jackass effect – kids behaving like the TV they watch, discussing the real world with your young kids, we ask the rhetorical question: who is the doctor in YOUR family, we get a book pick that could make this whole episode moot, and we wrap it all up with a post-Christmas mission de-briefing.

So please welcome James, Dale, Greg, Kevin and me playing host as we convene the daddy panel!

Dennis and Evan On The Air!

Every dad needs to pass on some family tradition. In this video, you can see Evan getting his first skydiving lesson, followed up by dad trying to relive his misspent youth when he was known to leap from perfectly good airplanes.

Episode 302: Loose Teeth and Ordinary Miracles

In Dedication to Cindy on our 13th Wedding Anniversary

News Headlines:
'Needling' Your Partner To Get Pregnant,
Boy Pulls Miracle Cure Out Of His Ear,
Montana Marketing Makes Moms Mad,
Lawmakers Limit Lice Lotions










SPECIAL INTERVIEW SEGMENT:
Dr. Diep Nguyen, Founder of the BabyKick Alliance, and creator of the KickTrak, a device to help parents track fetal movement during pregnancy. Listen to the interview and learn how monitoring your baby's movements during pregnancy can help prevent stillbirth.

Dr. Nguyen also gives us a KickTrak discount code during the interview, good for 15% off, just for the podcast audience!

Featured Artist:
Ingrid Michaelson, 'The Way I Am'

We also get to hear from Karl Hindle about his dealings with the US State Department, and his attempt to get a visa to exercise his court-ordered right to visit his daughter. We hear from Matt and Dale, Michelle sends in a new baby wipes use, and there's a new ToonTest to wrap up a very busy episode!

50th Anniversary of the Lego Brick!

I had 'em when I was a kid, my son enjoys them now. Happy 50th, Lego!

Use #86: Cleanup After Throat Culture

After a rough afternoon at the pediatrician, there's nothing more heartwarming than to see your kid - finally - resting comfortably. And right there beside him is his bestest buddy, Ben, watching over him.

Poor kid. The throat culture tested positive. When I was a kid, the lab results from one of those long gag-reflex invoking cotton swabs took 2 weeks or longer to come back. You were over the disease before you found out what it was! Now they have a test, very similar to those home baby-making test kits, complete with the little blue bar and little pink bar. Just wait 10 minutes and pink bar = strep.

After this experience I could use a trip to a bar.

The throat culture was a new experience for Evan. The nurse was a pro at administering the procedure, but the little food that remained in his stomach decided it wanted to see the pediatrician, too. The wipes came to the rescue again, as they can clean faces, waiting room furniture, and those stylish wing tips that I'm subsidizing with my co-pay.

Does this article make me look fat?

Our local paper ran a front-pager on the podcast - above the fold, no less - and ran a couple pictures. Cindy, my beloved bride, is a bit miffed that she wasn't included in the photo shoot, so I'm in the dog house now!

See photos, found with the article in THIS LINK to see just how far in the dog house I am!

Daddy Panel 17: Giblets on the Curb!

On this pre-Christmas panel, we discuss the perils of Black Friday, holiday shopping tips (or, more accurately, how to avoid shopping altogether), decorating Daddy-Panel Style, Norman Rockwell vs. the Real World, Holiday Stress Management and unique ways to use those AquaDots toys everyone is talking about!



Join PD, Greg, Chuck, Dennis, and James B is back for this installment.

Click on the giant headphones to download the show!

Episode 301: The Scarlet Letter

News Headlines:

• Parents Get Graffiti Fine For Chalk Drawing in NY,
• Birth Control Pills For 11-Year-Olds in Maine (and spreading),
• Anti-Piracy Ed for Kindergarten,
• Disney Mobile Is Dead,
• More Moms Than Dads Think Toys Made In China Are Unsafe

Do YOU think this drawing is a threat to shoot you in the had with a gun? A first-grader was suspended from school for drawing it!





SPECIAL INTERVIEW SEGMENT:
Phil Lerman, former co-executive producer of the popular TV show 'Americas Most Wanted' has written about his life experiences being an older guy with 'Dadditude'.








Artists Featured In This Segment:
Jonathan Coulton, "Strollertown"
The Alice Project, "Re-Gifting For The Holidays"

Daddy Panel 16: Transform and Roll Out!

Our panel of podcasters-turned-daddy-pundits talk about;

1. spouse-bashing (not in the physical sense and this is not a how-to guide, ladies…its how to avoid verbal smackdowns),

2. making punishment fit the family,

3. The transformers health plan,

4. Babies as products,

5. Moms in toolbelts, and

6. Perhaps we’ve found the solution to the mess that is our health insurance system.

Join PD, Greg, Dale and Dennis as they convene for this installment.