ith yesterday’s Fresh Pressing came an onslaught of new readers and followers. To all of you (there were so many) who left positive, supportive comments, please know that I am moved beyond words. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. I am overwhelmed in the best way possible.
It has been a year since I posted the last Dork Digest which was originally intended to give new readers/followers a quick shapshot into what the blog is all about. It seemed appropriate to revisit the idea today, and give a whole new batch of readers a sampler of the DorkDaddy.com culture. Below you’ll find some of my favorite DorkDaddy.com posts from the past year. Please feel free to explore them at your leisure. As always, the point of a venture like this is to engage with the readers, so please leave your comments and reactions with reckless abandon.
The Clothes Make The Man:
Sometimes it’s nice to give your fingers a rest. Call this a video-blog if you like, documenting a little silliness between a father and son on a lazy Sunday afternoon. C’mon, don’t tell me you wouldn’t do the same thing if you had a trunk full of spandex in your closet.
20 Things:
“20 Things A Father Should Tell His Son” and “20 Things A Father Should Tell His Daughter”
After watching someone else’s blog post “20 Things A Mother Should Tell Her Son” go viral across facebook, DorkDad wanted to make sure that the interwebs knew that fathers had some things worth saying too… not the least of which is “I love you.”
The *RIGHT* colored box.
Blue Box vs. Red Box
Sometimes you look forward to a blog you plan on writing, which is going to showcase to the world how you are the greatest husband and father the univers has ever seen. Then, suddenly, in the blink of an eye, things go terribly, terribly wrong. So, so wrong.
More Than Meets The Eye
“Project Optimus” and “Netflix and Cardboard Boxes”
The story of how a moment’s indescretion turned into an epic, garage encompasing, hot-glue burn, boxcutter, exacto knife, spray paint, paper cut, cereal box, Halloween costume making adventure that nearly did in my marriage. As awesome as it turned out, I just want to make it clear that this was a one-time thing.
Game. Set. Match. FML
Keep It Together, Dad. Keep It Together.
“The Xmas I Nearly S#!t Myself”
Last Xmas my mother-in-law bought a gift that was an instant hit with my daughter — and tested the very metal of a man. It took everything I had not to over-react. As the classic 70’s T.V. show liked to say: “Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.”
We’ll Get It Next Time, Buddy
“Sometimes Our Dreams Are Bigger Than Our Bodies”
A letter I wrote to my son after a night of excitement and tear-filled disapointment. It’s not easy when we have to admit to ourselves that we aren’t superheros, and it’s not easy for dads to step aside and let our kids learn the hard lessons that they can only learn by themselves.
Happy holidays. From Ep. IV-VI
Time-Lapse
Watch DorkDad’s family grow through the years in a series of pictures taken in the same spot every year, with a familiar celebrity in each picture. DorkDad muses about how fast it goes, and how much some of the cheezy, dorky little things mean to him.
Be informed. Know your danger zones.
War Zone
Some silliness about one of the countless absurdities about raising an infant. There are so many mysteries that, no matter how many kids you have, still go unanswered. If someone could tell me exactly how a baby can defy the laws of physics and get pear/mango babyfood there, there and there, I would be impressed.
Congrats on being freshly pressed! 🙂 I’ve read several of these before, but even the ones I’ve already seen were well worth looking over again. You’re such a wonderful dad, your kids are pretty darn amazing, and your wife is just lovely! I’m fairly certain our families would be fast friends. 🙂 Keep on being an awesome dork.