On an average day I get over a dozen emails asking me to blog about a specific topic (Vacationing With Children!), read an article (10 Ways To Keep Your Kids Hydrated During The Summer), feature a picture (We hope you'll post this still shot from the l...

On this day in '03 things were a little different. Beth and I lived in a small yellow house. We didn't have kids so god knows what we did with our time. We had cats but they weren't exactly tough to keep up with. I weighed ...

I got an email yesterday telling me that I was nominated for the Circle of Moms' Top 25 Daddy Blogs. At first I was only moderately interested because I've been doing this blogging thing for a long time and have seen awards and nominations come and go...

Contrary to rumor and despite my site telling the world that it was temporarily suspended, I haven't quit the internet. Rude Cactus got hacked. Hacked Cactus. But I'm back...for the time being at least. You see, there's still something of a threat ...

I just wanted to take a break from The Weeklies to say thanks. While I promise I wasn't at all fishing for compliments or comments - because I do honestly wonder how the universe shifted without my knowledge - I do appreciate your perspective and kind...

Over the past six or nine months, I've noticed something interesting and vaguely disappointing - my site traffic is down. I've talked to other bloggers and visited other sites and come to the conclusion that it's not just me. Which is something of a ...

Oops. You seem to have caught me with my pants down. Impressed? You should be. For the first time in a very long time, I'm unprepared. I didn't jot down notes or half-formed thoughts much less write a brilliantly authored post to share with you ...

Woe is me. Though I make nose-blowing look good, I'm rocking a cold. Or at least something that seems to make my head feel as though it's stuck in poured concrete. To amuse myself - which doesn't take much - I pulled my site stats and, to ...

Seven years ago, I had no children. As a result, seven years ago I actually got to sleep through the night. Beth and I could go take ecstasy and go clubbing (we didn't) or do blow off of each others toned abs (we didn't do that either). ...

A while back I took offense to the recent(ish) Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requirements that bloggers and damn near anyone else disclose when they receive products and services for review or promotion. Here's how the FTC summarizes it's requirement: The revised Guides also add new examples to illustrate the ...