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The Busy Dad Blog

The Busy Dad Blog

http://www.busydadblog.com

Observations, anecdotes, tips and best practices from a busy dad. Granted, it’s more “practice” than “best,” but my hope is that fellow busy dads (and moms too) will be able to identify and be entertained.

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  • I\'m a Skate Punk. Was.

    Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 10:37 in stories and adventures

    I recently bought Fury a skateboard. Last night I was showing him the finer points of an ollie. Well, explaining. The showing part didn't go so well. Because when you're 37 years old and haven't skated in 20 years, your skate tricks look less like th...

  • Time to Bring the Heat: Tastemaker Challenge 2K10

    Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 03:32 in recipes, potato recipes, tastemaker

    BEFORE YOU READ THIS: If you only have a second and don't want to read this long post, just skip down to the video and rate it. I promise, you will NOT be disappointed (if you like cooking, Rocky, Karate Kid and/or lightsabers). When I was in 4th gra...

  • Music Credits You\'ll Never See (alt title: Announcing KidTestLabs.com)

    Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 10:40

    Jay-Z, featuring BusyD I'm bad luck when it comes to collabo's. Remember sometime last year when Mr Lady and I kicked off our advice blog? Looking back, it kicked ass. It was fun, and we dished out great advice. But two people who never shut up abou...

  • 7 years in, and he\'s already got me beat

    Posted on Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 10:12 in dad gets duped, kid words

    d Wife has been having a pretty tough pregnancy. Everyone tells us that means it's probably a girl. This would usually be the part where I do a happy dance followed by a "Kid n Play" style grab one foot and hop through with the other, but seeing your...

  • A Few Good Causes

    Posted on Friday October 2nd, 2009 at 00:02 in deserving plugs

    This blog gets decent traffic. And since I don't use it to make money advertising, I should at least use it for something productive. You know, aside from trying to persuade you that I'm wicked awesome like a ninja. Because that is a noble cause too....

  • Cyborg. Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time...

    Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 21:18 in Me, reflections, confessions, photo posts

    That’s what they used to call me. But nowadays, Fury just pats me on the belly and shakes his head whenever I flex my biceps in front of him. Cyborgs aren’t supposed to jiggle, apparently. And cyborgs don’t find an upside-down impri...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.86 out of a possible 5 based on 14 comments.

xfreestuff

5 stars xfreestuff

Very interesting!

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blurgirl

4 stars Blurgirl

that is nice blog! enjoyed reading your stories :)

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cheapdanny

5 stars danny

Good stuff fellow Dad!

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steelydad

5 stars Todd Gottlieb

Enjoyed your blog. I added you to my favs. I look forward to reading more! Keep up the good posts!

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outnumbered

5 stars jason

Good stuff buddy! Keep up the good honest posting.

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1stopmom07

5 stars 1stopmom

One of the best dad blogs there is. Funny and real.

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FitAndBusyDad

5 stars Chris Lopez

Jim, glad to hear China was great. How's it going on the home front these days?

I guess it's alright as evidenced by all the photos with the lovely ladies! Bravo!

Chris

Posted: July 29th, 2008 | More Reviews From FitAndBusyDad | Report This Comment

jmj1459

5 stars John

Nice blog. Sparked my interest.

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alet202

5 stars Alet

Love your sense of humour

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heidityann

5 stars Heidi Cudnik

Love your blog! Fun and enjoyable to read.

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thesparrow

5 stars The Sparrow

Just to tell u that the sparrow flew over your lil nest on the net and enjoyed his stay - amazing layout - great content :)

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firstimpressions

5 stars Ashley

I'm a mom and enjoyed your blog. Very cute!

Posted: January 2nd, 2008 | More Reviews From firstimpressions | Report This Comment

Sarasoda

4 stars Sara

Great looking blog, neat and simple but clean. The list of links to 'Moms you like to read' is quite cute. I have tagged your blog in my del.i.cious bookmark as a good example of effective blog design. Great work!

Posted: November 25th, 2007 | More Reviews From Sarasoda | Report This Comment

safewell

5 stars Tara V.

I am not a dad, but she did enjoy this blog! The Busy Dad is a great blog...even for moms!

Posted: November 2nd, 2007 | More Reviews From safewell | Report This Comment

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