3 Reasons NOT to Celebrate a Pre-School Graduation
Just today I received a status update from a friend on Facebook about a family member’s pre-school graduation. Yes you read that correctly, PRE-SCHOOL! At first I thought the idea of a pre-school...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to Daddy by Default
Today is Memorial Day, and we celebrate. It’s one holiday in our country that hasn’t been too overly commercialized, and I’m glad, because it is serious business, and no matter what your feelings on...
View ArticleIndependence Day and The Freedom of Your Own Wheels
I got my first car as a junior in high school, but only seniors were allowed to drive, so I had a whole year to work on it before showing it off. It was a lime green 1971 Chevy Nova that had been...
View ArticleA Cool Way to Say Congratulations
I like to send gift baskets. I think they offer a more personal touch than just a bouquet of flowers, even if they are still prepared and delivered by someone else. I’m a fan of sites like edible...
View ArticleDead Beat Nannies
I’ve written before on this site and in my social networks about how hard it has been to find a reputable and experienced nanny for our 2 year old daughter. Since being in Pittsburgh, we’ve met with...
View ArticlePrintable Fun for You and Your Kids
Last time I posted a sponsored article one of my readers bitched and moaned like there was no end, so here is a disclaimer for you right up front. This is a sponsored post by Scholastic Printables....
View ArticleIn the Company of Angels
My father, Michael Grella, passed away this Saturday morning – he was 67 years old. He’d been very sick for the last few years, bouncing between hospitals and rehab centers. He was one of the...
View ArticleHuman Resources and Politics: How to Hire the Next American President
I asked a question of my contacts on Facebook. It was fairly straight forward: I’m in the process of hiring a new employee and I’ve narrowed the field down to two potential candidates. Both assure me...
View ArticleThis is the MOST Important Thing A Woman Can Ever Learn
You read that title correctly. What I am about to share with you is the most important thing a woman can ever learn, and one of the easiest things you could possibly implement. Yes, it is more...
View Article1800Flowers is the Stinking Shithouse of the Floral Industry
Last year, I got an email from a marketing intern at 1800Flowers, which I wrote about on this blog in a post titled “Advertisers Leave Me Alone.” In it, the intern was trying to get dads to write...
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