15-year-old Cole Flack died last week from complications from juvenile myositis. A few minutes of your time on August 30 and 31 might prevent that from happening again. You can vote up to 3 TIMES, every day, to help a all-volunteer nonprofit win a $2...

Today marks the release day of "Do Fun Stuff," an iTunes "kids album for adults" compiled by one-time DadCentrician Ryan of Pacing the Panic Room to raise funds for and awareness of Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS), a rare chromosomal disorder that can cau...

Marie Claire magazine, a bastion of hemline and hairstyle trends for women, declares that stay-at-home husbands are "the ultimate status symbol for the successful professional woman." Really? I'm the Jeffersonian deluxe apartment in the sky of spouses?...

I'm geeked about the forthcoming Green Lantern movie. Ryan Reynolds is a great choice for Hal Jordan, and while he's always seemed like a cool dude, he scores a big win with his answer to a question from a young...

Sweltering. Oppressive. Like an inferno. There are no words to really describe when it is too hot, for when the weather is even too hot for the shade. We've had over 42 days in the 90 degree plus zone. At...

Remember when you packed on those extra pounds when your Mrs. was expecting? It wasn't because all there was to eat in the house was the premium ice cream, Mallomars and olive-oil-soaked prosciutto-and-provolone stuffed cherry peppers she craved for yo...

The argument that we can’t teach creativity because kids already have too much to learn is a false trade-off. Creativity isn’t about freedom from concrete facts. Rather, fact-finding and deep research are vital stages in the creative process. So I

Great is the journey walked on heart.

Last week, my eldest and I took the day off to go on a little road-trip. We hopped in the car and headed south on the interstate, past downtown Austin, past the over-developed shopping mecca on the southern edge of...

A few weeks ago, I was asked to be a part of Healthy Child, Healthy World's team of Parent Ambassadors. See? There I am, right below Amy Brenneman, which is awesome, because she was DeNiro's girlfriend in Heat. I'm a...