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How do you deal with a stray dog when you’re with your child?

Loose dogs are everywhere. Some areas have more than others and they vary in size. Is it a stray/unwanted dog or simply a dog that got away from its home? What you do about the stray dog depends on how involved you want to be in the situation. Continue reading How do you deal with a stray dog when you’re with your child?

The first rule of underage MMA fight club is no cameras

The first rule of underage MMA fight club is….wait, who brought in the video camera? Greenland’s Labour Club is a pub/entertainment complex in England. MMA is Mixed Martial Arts; it’s a little bit of boxing with a whole lot of Steven Segal and Chuck Norris. An 8 year old is that little boy that should be studying in the living room right now. Combine all of them, add a bikini ring girl and 250 observers ginned up on beer and you get this. Continue reading The first rule of underage MMA fight club is no cameras

September iPad apps that will entertain toddlers

The weather is fabulous, but if it were up to our toddler he’d be on the iPad for hours a day. We limit his time to about 20 minutes a day on the iPad. Usually it’s when we’re cooking, cleaning or just need a short break. For now, open up the windows, enjoy that cool breeze and have your toddler check out these great (Free!) apps for your iPad. Continue reading September iPad apps that will entertain toddlers

The DMZ on the Christmas tree

My wife has always put up her Christmas tree the day after Christmas. If we were doing a family trip over Thanksgiving then I suspect that we’d have to stop somewhere, purchase a tree and take it back home with us. “Sweetie, they sell Christmas trees back home”, I’d say. She’d then remind me about how pretty the house looks once decorated and that a Christmas tree from hundreds of miles away would only add to the beauty of the house.

So we decorate the tree the day after Thanksgiving. Entering into a relationship with this decorator was quite the change for me. Many years ago, it’s possible that I’d have a tree, but it wasn’t guaranteed. I always had green things growing in my place, but it was not garland and may have required a plastic suit and gallons of white vinegar. Continue reading The DMZ on the Christmas tree