Monthly Archives: October 2016

Dear Jackrabbit #6 – Getting Our Nerd On

Posted on October 30, 2016 by jdteehan

Dear Jackrabbit, As we sat together the other day and watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens (me for the umpteenth time, you for the first) it struck me how glad I am that this is your Star Wars and that … Continue reading →

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Signal Boost! FollowFriday October

Posted on October 28, 2016 by jdteehan

We’re taking a short detour from parenting talk in order to do a little signal boosting. Maintaining this dadblog is actually a decent amount of work, so it stands to reason that I’d like to try and reach as wide … Continue reading →

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Can I Co-Nurture? (Yes, dammit!)

Posted on October 25, 2016 by jdteehan

There is an old George Carlin joke wherein he points out that, statistically, nearly half of all people are of below average intelligence. Bell curves being what they are, it’s not too alarming, but when the stupid is great, the … Continue reading →

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Dear Jackrabbit #5 – Wheaton’s Law: Don’t Be a Dick

Posted on October 23, 2016 by jdteehan

Dear Jackrabbit, Today I’m going to talk, in a rambling sort of way, about character. And we’re going to introduce the topic by citing Wheaton’s Law–a very simple and quick rule. Don’t be a dick. A little bit of background. … Continue reading →

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A Dog and His Boy

Posted on October 20, 2016 by jdteehan

We’re giving a shout-out to our dog Max today who has been a real trouper regarding this whole baby thing. Max has his own little history with the baby. While Margaret was pregnant, Max definitely knew something was up. He’d … Continue reading →

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New Parenting Is All About… Timing

Posted on October 18, 2016 by jdteehan

I don’t know why we bother to have clocks in the house anymore. Maybe once upon a time we needed a clock to say something like, “Hey… it’s almost time for the Phil Silvers Show. Warm up the ol’ Dumont, … Continue reading →

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Dear Jackrabbit #4 – Fatherly Advice On Food (Part 1 of ?)

Posted on October 16, 2016 by jdteehan

Dear Jackrabbit, I’m writing about food today. You’re dad is a “foodie” which means he has certain opinions on the subject. Brace yourself. While I acknowledge that you are a long way off from enjoying many of the things I’m … Continue reading →

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The 12-Pounds and Counting Workout, and other Lessons

Posted on October 13, 2016 by jdteehan

There’s an apocryphal story told about various secret orders of ninja, shoalin, thugee, original assassins’ cult members, and MetLife insurance salesmen in which it is said that acolytes plant a small tree or bush on the day their training begins … Continue reading →

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We’re back up

Posted on October 12, 2016 by jdteehan

We were down ever so briefly due to a domain maintenance issue. All is well and we resume our regularly scheduled programming.  Thanks!

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The Google Generation (goo goo google!)

Posted on October 11, 2016 by jdteehan

Please take note, I am coining a new phrase–Google Generation. This is different from the term “Generation Google” which attempts to categorize a generation of children supposedly more adept at Google skills than their elders (I question this assertion. With … Continue reading →

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