2024-03-16 08:00:24
Healthy Dad Convos
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Healthy Dad Convos
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A couple friends were over after we met for breakfast this AM. B grew up in a Pentecostal cult his dad was the leader of, and K grew up a fairly devout Southern Baptist. They both escaped, 40 years ago, and then met at grad school. We were talking about their respective religious backgrounds, and Speaking in Tongues came up. Turns out, sometimes someon…
#Tulsi #Gabbard Tells Donald Trump Jr. How Badly She Wants To Be His Dad's Running Mate
“I’d be honored to actually be in a position to help President Trump execute his policies ... bringing the experience that I have had of being on the front lines of many of these battles and actually understanding what we’re …
Patriot’s Day here in MA means I get to spend the day being a dad b/c daycare is closed.
Gotta say, definitely beats working, especially with today’s weather! ☀️
Just mid-March & the grass had grown so much already that I had to mow.
This image reminds me of when
our lawnmower had broken when I was a teen & my notoriously cheap dad didn’t want to pay to have it repaired. Instead, he’d found an old, rusty rotary lawnmower from the 40s in my grandfather’s garage. I mowed with it for a few weeks, raging every time it would bind on long grass & abruptly halt. The neighbors asked if we were Amish. Shockingly ignorant, but was the …
For #ThingThursday, here’s a #VanCort “Dragonfly” dioptric kaleidoscope made of dyed birch wood, glass, and brass from 1987, which belonged to my dad. It was made by a husband and wife business who specialized in making handcrafted, 18th and 19th century instruments from 1979 until 2003.
Happy 7th anniversary of “Kids zoombomb your BBC segment for those who celebrate!
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bbc-dad-kid-family-good-news-viral-interview-191346814.html
Twelve bucks a gallon and a per-mile accounting requirement too.
https://tutoteket.no/@forteller/112091208946365766
What it's like to be #Autistic? This is my sense of humor (plus dad jokes and puns).
@…
Happy Belated 20th birthday, Mac mini!
In my defence I didn’t get the G4 one until Tiger 10.4 later in 2004. My dad tried to train my mum on it but nearly threw the mouse across the room because he only knew Windows.
(Apparently “Front Row” and the included little white remote control didn’t sway him).
All good though — 10 years later I ne…
(Source: emperorsofmischief on Instagram: #rats
Next part of my dad's HiFi is trying to understand his home built amp; it needs a bit of a front clean but was working OK. It's dated 1977, but has obviously been tinkered with over time - the power transistors on the back are dated from early 70's before I was born, but then there's a little preamp in there from mid-90's; so I need to figure it out.
#electronics
SWMBO’s ex / stepson’s Dad has “died, apparently because of a homicide” to quote the very uncomfortable cop who came to our door seeking the Eldest Spawn. Cop wouldn’t talk to me, so I thought he might have done something stupid like ignore a traffic ticket but no, Cop was just passing along contact info for the detective from 3 towns over who urgently needs to speak with him. About his Dad being dead. No clue why he didn’t hear from his Stepmom, although I’m sure she is Having A Day…
A wholesome tweet (kind of)
https://x.com/giammacool/status/1761765151693267132?s=61
Twelve bucks a gallon and a per-mile accounting requirement too.
https://tutoteket.no/@forteller/112091208946365766
Hey everyone! I wanted to thank everyone for their heartfelt replies and to let y'all know that my son's 18th birthday party was a wonderful success. After hearing him complaining about the lack of friends at his party, we talked about a few ideas. We decided to tap his siblings' friends. That's the plus side of a large family. We were able to fill up the party room at the local arcade/bowling alley/laser tag place.
Again, thank you for supporting this old dad. While he might be the sixth kid I've raised, I still need help from time to time.
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As a guy who sadly will never have the blessing of being a father, I'm unreasonably happy that Murphy gets to be a dad!
"Eagle Who Thought Rock Was an Egg Finally Gets to Be a Dad"
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne…
Did we #BikeBus in the pouring rain? YUP.
My Dad: What, were you raised in a barn?
Me: Nay
a vintage 1978 interview with larry cuba, my dad's old experimental #animation buddy who designed/animated the targeting computer in the original #StarWars. we once crashed at larry's place & wondered why his abstract sculpture collection looked so familiar before discovering they were piec…
Since my Dad gave me a pocket knife when I was about eight, I've always carried a pocket knife of one sort of another. About twenty years ago I was given a classic Swiss Army knife and mostly it lives in the bottom of my EDC satchel. Realised yesterday that since the laws changed in NSW, I could be arrested for having one in public.
- Dad, did someone invent proof by contradiction?
- well… let’s assume that no one did…
He did it every Sunday, after mowing the grass. He would put up his feet, open a beer, and watch a movie about the theft of a Gatling gun. That was the high point of your dad's week.
2024 NFL Draft: Clemson's Jeremiah Trotter Jr. says it'd be 'blessing to play' for Eagles like his All-Pro dad
https://www.cbsspo…
Birthday Girl DC - “Chess Not Checkers” (2023)
Cool new DC-area all female band lead by Mabel Canty. Her dad is Brendan Canty (Rites of Spring, Fugazi, The Messthetics). He recorded and produced this debut album.
It’s rather mellow indie rock, with this track being a highlight imho.
#AlternativeRock
A common refrain from the older folks in my life:
“I asked my father if he considered himself disabled, or someone who had a disability, or was deaf. He answered no, no, and no.”
https://www.lflegal.com/2024/02/accessibility-for-elders/
Random HB thought : I think it's sweet that Loona sometimes slips up and calls Blitz dad even though she was almost an adult when he adopted her. Like, it says A LOT about how much he impacted her life in so little time that calling him dad is almost a reflex.
#HelluvaBoss
Today is the seventh anniversary of political analyst Robert E Kelly being interviewed by the BBC about North Korea when his then-four-year-old daughter barged into the room with her baby brother following. A novelty in 2017, many of us experienced a variation of that scene in our own lives during the years following 2020. BBC interview Dad was simply ahead of the times.
Ended up calling the police on my ex wife on Wednesday. I’ve never called the police before. I wish it wasn’t necessary. Hoping that she’ll stick to the shared parenting arrangements now, however I think it will just have upped the ante. Pretty certain it will all have to go to a judge in due course. You’d think it was pretty reasonable for a dad to have his kids over for 2 nights a week without any drama from her, wouldn’t you?
A wholesome tweet (kind of)
https://x.com/giammacool/status/1761765151693267132?s=61
Last night I had the strangest dream...
A (former?) crush was somehow living in our house, and they look so much like my dad that it spooked me out... even though they're a bit younger than me...
Let's have fun with a #FathersDay poll: Who is the best dad on Mount Olympus?
Comment if your choice is not among the options!
#mythology #GreekMythology @…
As the Dad of a 21-week preemie who died, a 23-week preemie who lives, and as a 30-week preemie myself.
No: not if it means offering more traumatized parents more uncertain efforts to save ever smaller babies.
It is already soul-flaying to have an early preemie. Many die. How a 23-week preemie *or a 30-week preemie* fares is a dice toss.
(My attempt to elaborate on that was just too hard.)
#WordWeavers April 5: SC POV: Who is your favorite person to be around?
Child:
Uhhhh.... Can I say the Bunny? 'Cause if not I'd have to pick between Dad and the Angel, 'cause there's no one else coming with us.
...
Don't tell him, but Dad's no fun these days. It's like, yes Dad, I know the Angel's mean and bad, but can we talk about anythin…
Hey everyone! I wanted to thank everyone for their heartfelt replies and to let y'all know that my son's 18th birthday party was a wonderful success. After hearing him complaining about the lack of friends at his party, we talked about a few ideas. We decided to tap his siblings' friends. That's the plus side of a large family. We were able to fill up the party room at the local arcade/bowling alley/laser tag place.
Again, thank you for supporting this old dad. While he might be the sixth kid I've raised, I still need help from time to time.
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Photography nerds: my dad is a photographer but has been out of the scene for a while. He said his dream camera would probably be a mirrorless body with a 1000mm telephoto lens. What would you recommend?
Bob: As Santayana once said, the best time to prepare your political campaign is before you were born. The next best time is now.
Cal: Am I on the ballot?
Bob: No. Our sim identified your dad as the write-in winner 62% of the time, but then he died rescuing puppies from a burning barn. You'll take his place.
Cal: I love puppies! Ok, I'll help the puppies vote for my dad!
Bob (aside): Are any of Ed's other kids available?
Dan: Just the physicist.
Every once in a while, I'm reminded of how lacking #accessibility's outreach to seniors aging into disability can be, meaning access tools may never make it into the hands of people who could really use them.
This piece from @… reflecting her and her fa…
I’ll be very honest. I am feeling multiple sides to this.
On the one hand I’m very glad to know there are people who support me and the trans community. Great job on realising the trans person might not be up for someone coming up to them.
On the other hand, I don’t always want to be clocked as being trans. Sometimes I just want someone to see me as Jae and not as me being trans. Sometimes having someone notice I’m trans is actually hard to deal with.
The Virgin step dad vs the Chad dad who stepped up
Class action says jails stopped live visits to turn profit on streaming services
https://lawandcrime.com/civil-rights/i-need-to-see-my-dad-in-person-jails-banned-in-p…
I’m taking my 16yo daughter to the protest for international women’s day today!* 💪
Daughter: You should come too, dad!
*18:00, #bochum hbf
PSA: if you ever find yourself in need of a horrible pun on short notice, you can just grab one from the US Government Strategic Dad Joke Stockpile.
Yes, this is a real taxpayer funded resource. https://www.fatherhood.gov/for-dads/dad-jokes
Use this knowledge wisely…
Example of Trump's racism: when his dad, Fred, was arrested at a Klan rally in 1927
Electrician Simulator
Take over the family business from your Dad and become an electrician. Learn the basics and test your skills in the Electrician Simulator. Repair and assemble sockets, panels, strips, plugs, chandeliers and even change light bulbs. Oh... and don't mix up the wires! Results might be shocking.
He did it every Sunday, after mowing the grass. He would put up his feet, open a beer, and watch a movie about the theft of a Gatling gun. That was the high point of your dad's week.
The wife and I also went to Lowe's today and bought some new flowers.
We got a red rose in honor of her mother who passed away February 2023 due to cancer, since we already have a yellow rose in honor of my dad who passed away July 2021.
Celosia is the little plant with various colored flowers, then a dark orange and yellow pansy, and a white and purple dianthus.
#Plants
As the dad of teens I can confirm that this is mad gas bro
From: @…
https://botsin.space/@kottke/112050785083875253
We thought of N. as roughly our age, but then her dad visited and *he* was roughly our age, so
blir ju sugen på "dad and son"-konceptet https://www.designkippah.com/
it's annoying that people who have lots moralize the strategies people who don't have use to survive.
on the flip side, it's hard to not be over-pampering.
common learned strategies:
- resource hunting (asking dad vs mom, or a less experienced volunteer when the shift lead says no)
- fragmenting for assistance (slightly different requests to many people)
- hoarding (if you've never endured scarcity you might not get this)
Nothing wrong with that strategy, just we're also trying to help out the polite / hesitant folks who don't vouch for themselves
or dealing with a limited "one phone per family" budget because money in a charity is f-ing tight.
assume the best of the people you're trying to help, but don't commit the org to promises (even saying maybe can be seen as commitment that might backfire) - call the case manager and let them work it out.
trying to avoid codependency and encouraging them to try it themselves / gain confidence in a new place, encourage independence and self sufficiency.
Let's have fun with a #FathersDay poll: Who is the best dad on Mount Olympus?
Comment if your choice is not among the options!
#mythology #GreekMythology @…
I saw the obit for Roger Corman in the paper; I haven't seen it on any news.
I grew up watching a bunch of the 1960's horror films with my dad; 'The Man with the X-Ray Eyes' and the Vincent Price set including 'The Masque of the Red Death' are the ones that particularly come to mind.
Back to the original #BigLie:
Once upon a time, 2000 years ago, a guy we call "Joseph" didn't want to tell his girlfriend's dad that he'd knocked her up. Hakeem would have been big mad. So they made up a story wherein she'd basically been raped by a ghost (who, by the way, also happened to create the whole world; pretty spiffy!).
Over the centuries, this big…
The Walking Dad.
#wanderfilme
Definitely in my families. Worth wearing it for a few weeks at a time. I'll loan it to my wife sometime soon. Her mom's mental health declined because of it, and she died too early. The one I have was a gift from us kids to Dad, because of his heart problems.
We'd buy another for my wife in a heartbeat, but she doesn't want it--yet.
#HeartHealth Heartfelt gratitude to
@… @… I learned it from you dad!!
Wholesome family entertainment about a single dad who loves his job, and just occasionally, accidentally sees some #EyeCandy while on the job.
Season 3 Episode 1 "River of No Return: part 1"
#RandomBaywatch
I saw the obit for Roger Corman in the paper; I haven't seen it on any news.
I grew up watching a bunch of the 1960's horror films with my dad; 'The Man with the X-Ray Eyes' and the Vincent Price set including 'The Masque of the Red Death' are the ones that particularly come to mind.
My 77 year old dad started to learn English for the first time of his life today. 🤓👍🤩
#Duolingo
This is the most American thing I've ever seen, and I kinda love it.
https://tacticalbabygear.com/
Busy bee, busy bee... Paid bills. bought smart watch on sale to track sleep cycle... Safe deposit box fu w/Mother (who had a life before she met Dad)... Weeding the front yard by increments...
#cicnyzilska (replaces #TealLensman because I'm pretentious, and after all, it's…
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#FlashbackFriday Attic box cleaning.
My little brother Kevin Babyak flexing. Maybe 8th grade? A born athlete. Was already practicing with the varsity soccer squad by this time. Here's two great little stories about his athleticism.
The first one is from when my dad was replacing the roof on our one story ranch home. This would have been when Kevin was ve…
Kid2: No one says "OMG" anymore, Dad. That's so old school.
Conservative Media Elevated and Enabled a Ranting, Rage-Filled Anti-#Trans Dad in California — Assigned
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new
Jerry Rice 'hot' over son Brenden's draft tumble https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40122823/jerry-rice-hot-son-falling-chargers-round-7-nfl-draft
it's annoying that people who have lots moralize the strategies people who don't have use to survive.
on the flip side, it's hard to not be over-pampering.
common learned strategies:
- resource hunting (asking dad vs mom, or a less experienced volunteer when the shift lead says no)
- fragmenting for assistance (slightly different requests to many people)
- hoarding (if you've never endured scarcity you might not get this)
Nothing wrong with that strategy, just we're also trying to help out the polite / hesitant folks who don't vouch for themselves
or dealing with a limited "one phone per family" budget because money in a charity is f-ing tight.
assume the best of the people you're trying to help, but don't commit the org to promises (even saying maybe can be seen as commitment that might backfire) - call the case manager and let them work it out.
trying to avoid codependency and encouraging them to try it themselves / gain confidence in a new place, encourage independence and self sufficiency.
we own these albert ayler LPs because john sinclair recommended them to his brother who in turn recommended them to my dad & every other member of their SDS section circa 1965, which very coincidentally also included my future partner's father, who likewise bought one, neither of them regular out #jazz listeners. peace to john sinclair! dope & fucking in the streets, too, while we're a…
Back in the 70s my dad was a high school principal and the students had him pose for a yearbook centerfold but whoever had power said no to including it, so on their own the kids printed it and glued it in each book. Anyway it's my favorite Easter photo.
#TheKidsAreAllRight #HappyEaster
Because he's laughable, or because 'no money, no money, no money'? 😜
Eric Trump says he was laughed at while attempting to secure his dad's $454 million bond | Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2024/03/24/eric-says
'Daddy's little quarterback': J.J. McCarthy's father manifested his reality https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40023948/nfl-draft-jj-mccarthy-dad-quarterback-michigan-wolverines
we own these albert ayler LPs because john sinclair recommended them to his brother who in turn recommended them to my dad & every other member of their SDS section circa 1965, which very coincidentally also included my future partner's father, who likewise bought one, neither of them regular out #jazz listeners. peace to john sinclair! dope & fucking in the streets, too, while we're a…
Asimov is underappreciated as an educator.
When I was a kid, my Dad bought every one of the paperback collections of his science essays as they came out (buying a SF mag was beneath him) and I read all of them through the early 80’s. That got me into his other stuff, starting with his other non-fiction. His huge range of topics is largely to blame for the breadth of my interests.
#NoContextBrits
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'Daddy's little quarterback': J.J. McCarthy's father manifested his reality https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40023948/nfl-draft-jj-mccarthy-dad-quarterback-michigan-wolverines
Cleaning up my dad's place: another classic. Anyone want a non-specialised copy of the holy trilogy on mighty, mighty #VHS?
I was about 6 years old when I figured out how to whistle. Don’t recall why, or how long I’d been trying, just the moment it happened. I was so proud, I went immediately into my parents’ bedroom and whistled loudly at my father’s face. Maybe 6am. On a Sunday. He was not best pleased, my dad. I could tell that right away. I think I whistle today because of what happened next, which I don’t remember. Just a feeling, I guess. It was a while before I whistled again.
A double life exposed: Ohio engineer and dad was Rwanda genocide perpetrator, prosecutors say | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/eric-nshimiye-rwanda-genocide-homeland-security-b251734…
Anyone know a list of *old* UK callsigns? I have a card from a GD4IA, Stan Baylis (?) from 1958 that my dad, as a SWL at the time, received in reply to a report.
I guess GD was still IoM ?
[Edit: Got it! Thanks Andreas]
#hamradio
Meghan McCain on Twitter: "Kari Lake is trying to walk back her continued attacks on my Dad (& family) and all of his loyal supporters after telling them to “get the hell out”. Guess she realized she can’t become a Senator without us. No peace, bitch. We see you for who you are - and are repulsed by it."
https://<…
Dak Prescott 'definitely confident' he'll get extension done with Cowboys https://www.nfl.com/news/dak-prescott-definitely-confident-he-ll-get-extension-done-with-cowboys