Category Archives: Love Parenting and Relationships

The cold hard truth about dating, marriage, parenting, and sex.

Moms’ Tips for baby sleep

I am paying attention to stuff like this a lot more now that my wife and I are expecting our own crying baby in a few months. Here are some good tips to get your baby to fall asleep. I think some of these would work on me too actually.

Do you have advice to share on this topic? Here is a book I hear offers some good tips.
(via The Presurfer)

Happy Valentine’s Day from the Onion

Valentine's Day Breaking News from the Onion
Full story.
The Onion coffee table book.

Marathon dance photo

The couple pictured here are contestants in a marathon dance, one of the many crazes the public eagerly took up during the 1920s. (via)

Marathon dance photo

The Parachute

This was one of my favorite memories of school as a kid. When the gym teacher broke this out, all the kids came unglued. Go buy one here.

When the gym teacher broke this out, all the kids came unglued.
(via)

Half empty or half full?

half empty or half full(via)

Brother bonding

Older brother tells his younger brother that he can keep whatever money he can catch after it is thrown in the air. Worth watching.

(via)

Come see my band!

Luckily Facebook did not exist when I was in a band. Nontheless, I was guilty of inviting all my friends to some random bar on a Tuesday night at 11 p.m. to see us play a gig. The reality hits you hard when you realize no one wants to see your shitty band.

Here is how that Facebook thread might look for the person you know that’s in a band.

Come see my band
(via The High Definite)

Assorted advice. Take it or leave it.

Seth Godin posted nuggets of advice for living life. Here’s that advice. Take it or leave it. Seth Godin has lots of great books too. 

Assorted tips. I hope they help.

No stranger or unknown company will ever contact you by mail or by phone with an actual method for making money easily or in your spare time. And if the person or company contacting you asserts that they are someone you know, double check before taking action.
Don’t have back surgery. See a physiatrist first, then exhaust all other options before exploring back surgery.
Borrow money to buy things that go up in value, but never to get something that decays over time.
Placebos are underrated by almost everyone.
It’s almost never necessary to use a semicolon.
Seek out habits that help you overcome fear or inertia. Destroy those that do the opposite.
Cognitive behavorial therapy is generally considered both the quickest and most effective form of addressing many common psychological problems.
Backup your hard drive.
Get a magnetic key hider, put a copy of your house key in it and hide it really well, unlabeled, two blocks from your house.
A rice cooker will save you time and money and improve your diet, particularly if you come to like brown rice.
Consider not eating wheat for an entire week. The results might surprise you.
Taking your dog for a walk is usually better than whatever alternative use of your time you were considering.

Told you they were assorted.

Etta James – I’d Rather Go Blind

Best Etta James song ever? RIP.

Get the song here.

“Breaking Bad” Valentine’s Day Cards

Maybe some “Breaking Bad” Valentine’s Day Cards will help you express your love on February 14th. (via)

Breaking Bad Valentines day cards
Breaking Bad Valentines day cards
Breaking Bad Valentines day cards
“Breaking Bad” Valentine’s Day Cards