Some of you may know this and others maybe not. I have a 2nd blog called Rules For My Daughter. I haven’t really paid attention to it except every once in awhile. I am going to start posting to it regularly again. I am going to expand it to include quotes I like, must see movies, must hear songs, must read books and of course new rules. Also, I accept rules and give credit if you would like to contribute. Even if you don’t have a hard set rule but an idea, I usually can make it into a rule and give credit via a link to your blog, twitter, or whatever you like. That goes for quotes and the other must see items. Feel free to email at buckrogers79@gmail.com with you ideas.
Tell Me A Joke
I am going to start a new feature on my blog called Tell Me a Joke. Each week, I will take post a joke from a different person. The joke can be whatever you choose. It can be a knock knock joke, a why did the chicken cross the road, a horse walks into a bar, whatever you choose. It doesn’t have to be orginial, it can be something you have heard or one your dad tells every holiday or whatever. Into crude or adult jokes, I take those too. The joke can be as long or as short as you like.
What you get?
A link to your blog from my blog with a short bio. Yay link juice. Three tweets from @BuckDaddy.
What I need?
Your joke.
A picture of you.
Short bio with links you want me to use.
Twitter handle.
Think of it as a guest post with a twist. I look forward to your jokes and humor. I will let you know when it is scheduled to post. Please email me at buckrogers79@gmail.com
IHOP, world renowned for their signature buttermilk pancakes, has just set a goal to raise $1.75 million for Children’s Miracle Network and other local charities during its celebration of National Pancake Day on February 23, 2010. This ambitious goal will raise a cumulative $5 million in the first five years of IHOP’s National Pancake Day program. From 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., IHOP restaurants nationwide will offer their guests a free short stack (3) of IHOP’s signature buttermilk pancakes, and in return, ask guests to donate what they would have paid for the pancakes, or more, to their local children’s hospital or another designated local charity.
Children’s Miracle Network “Miracle Balloons” will be sold for $1 and $5 each and will be personalized and displayed at participating IHOP restaurants from February 1 through February 23, 2010. Miracle Balloon sales offer guests another way to show their support of Children’s Miracle Network and contribute to the National Pancake Day fundraising effort.
While you may not be thinking about the dangers of buzzed driving this time of year, you or someone you know will likely be attending a party where alcohol is served. So whether you’re rooting for the Colts or the Saints, there are some things you need to know to keep yourself and your loved ones safe before, during and after Super Bowl XLIV.
When you’re heading out to a party or hosting guests, remember to always plan ahead:
Designate a sober driver or be prepared to find a safe ride home for your guests
Be ready to take alternate transportation such as a bus or taxi. Have the phone number of a taxi service stored in your phone before you leave for the party.
In 2008, 11,773 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes.
I’m working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Ad Council as they continue their efforts with the “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving” PSA campaign. Buzzed drivers are those who drink and drive, but do not consider themselves a hazard on the roadway because “only a few” drinks are consumed. The campaign hopes to educate people that consuming even one drink too many can impair driving and that “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving.” So even if you are planning on staying home Super Bowl weekend, please remind your loved ones that buzzed driving IS drunk driving.
To learn more about the impact buzzed driving can have on a life, please watch this important video about the financial and personal repercussions of getting a DUI: http://buzzeddriving.adcouncil.org/sign.php#video
Remember: Buzzed Driving IS Drunk Driving. Plan ahead and ask your loved ones to do the same.
For more information, visit Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving on Facebook and Twitter(@Buzzeddriving).
For this week’s Because I Said So, MommaDJane and I are going to discuss: What is the longest you have been away from your daughter at one given time?Do you feel guilty leaving her even if she is with family? What are your views on being away from her if you and your wife were to go on a vacation for a long period? Do you think it depends on the age?
I have written about something similar over at Dad-o-matic that talks about about how I don’t have mommy guilt. I noticed that when I went to conferences that I would hear a lot of the mom bloggers (or women who are bloggers that happen to be moms) felt guilty for being away from their kids for so long. I theorized that I didn’t feel this way because I worked all the time and traveled for work at times. That was not to say that I didn’t miss my kids but I did not feel guilty about it. I also thought some of it had to be with that I was a dude and not a lady.
I was wrong!
What is the longest you have been away from your daughter at one given time?Do you feel guilty leaving her even if she is with family?
You may have heard on Twitter or Facebook that I got full time job at Target here in Memphis. I am loving it except for one thing. For the last 2 months since I was let go. I have been home every single day. I have spent a lot of time with my wife and kid. I thought I would be so happy to get away from them once I got a job. I thought the amount of time I was spending with them was bad for us. Wrong again!
Before I got let go from work. I would spend about a week or so away from my family for work every couple of months. I also went to a blogging/social media conference that would take me away for an extended weekend. I never felt guilty because I worked 40 hours out of the house. My wife was a stay at home mom so we did not have to worry about child care.
Being an executive manager at Target (or any retail) is not a Monday – Friday/ 40 hour a week work week. It is a lot more. That doesn’t bug me. I knew that before hand and still wanted the job. It is just I got used to be home and being around and it has spoiled me. I am not the only one either. Wednesday night, my kid stopped wearing pull ups to bed. We had a little ceremony where she threw away her last pull up and said “No more, I’m a big girl now!”
My wife tells me yesterday my kid ran into our room and was so proud that she made it threw the night without wearing her pull up or having an accident. Our daughter noticed I was not there and went on a search through the house to tell me about this great accomplishment. She went looked in the recliner, the office, and even the bathroom. I was no where to be found and she was a little upset. That breaks my heart.
What are your views on being away from her if you and your wife were to go on a vacation for a long period? Do you think it depends on the age?
We have not done this yet. The last time we went on vacation, we took our daughter with us to the beach. That was about 2 or 3 years ago. When my wife and I get around to taking a honeymoon, we probably will not take our daughter. We will plan it so either my mother in law is out for the summer or my mom is on vacation and ask if they could help out. Our daughter is 3 and a half so I don’t think it will be an issue. If she was younger, I woudn’t leave her for more than an overnight trip. My thoughts are that if our daughter can tell you what is wrong (hungry, diaper is wet, etc) then she is old enough to be left behind for extended periods of time. If our daughter could not express what was up then I would not want to put that pressure on someone else especially our parents. They already raised their kids and served their time. They shouldn’t have to do it again.
I am heading over to MommaDJane to check hers out. Why don’t you join me? (It will probably require you to stay inside a little longer but it is worth it.)
Have a topic or question you would like to hear our views on? Have you always wanted to hear both sides of a topic or answers to a question, unbiased? You can submit topics or questions via comments or even anonymously to buckdaddy@buckdaddyblog.com. We will pick questions at random and blog on one topic per week.
For this week’s Because I Said So, MommaDJane and I are going to do something a little different. We are challenging each other to write something deep.
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