Moderating Technology and Brats' stuff

I'm over at Real World today where I respond to a challenge issued by the site's creator.  Earlier this summer, she dared me to write a post about moderating technology in one's life.  Did I rise to the challenge?  See for yourself here.

Also, have you been over at Culture Brats lately?  If not you're missing one of the fastest growing pop culture blogs on the interwebs.  Today we rank the top 80's slang.

 

Karma's Delicate Kick in the Butt

I'm hanging out over at Venus vs. Mars today where I confess to being less than the perfect gentlemen and how it came back to bite me in the posterior--metaphorically speaking. 

Check it out.

I Found Out Long Ago It's a Long Way Down the Holiday Road

I'm hanging out over at Venus vs. Mars today where the topic on hand is vacations and why I should be driving a Family Truckster when I'm on one.

Meet the Blogger

Regular readers of this here blog probably know more about me than they should, but if you're interested, I'm the subject of today's "Meet the Blogger" over at Real World: Venus vs. Mars today.

I also want to throw a big thank you out there to uber-blogger Shelle, who runs that site. She is super dedicated and organized and has created a blog that encourages healthy, interesting and sometimes funny discussion and debate between the sexes. I'm proud to be a contributor.

Pack Mentality

The last few years of elementary school and the beginning of junior high were difficult for me. Shifting social strata caused my one time close friends to rise to the top while I sunk to the bottom. There were a lot of lonely times, as I was left without a circle of friends. Thankfully, that began to change as I segued from tween to teen. And it's because of that experience that maintaining a close group of friends has always been one of the most important things to me.

I am incredibly lucky because I have an excellent circle of friends. These are guys that I've known for nearly two decades, since we began college. (Really, it was that long ago???)

The awesome Shelle over at the awesome Venus Vs. Mars blog asked me to write a little something about friendship. So click on over there to find out more about how my pack came together.

Home Alone

Much like in real life, I like to get out and roam around every once in a while. This is why you'll find me writing posts on other people's blogs (always invited though, I think it's rude to crash). As a result, those of you who visit my actual blog page will notice a new section in the upper right hand corner that provides links to the other places I've been recently. Those of you checking me out in a reader, now you have incentive to click through and visit every once in a while.

Today, I'm back at Venus V. Mars to give the male perspective on being home alone. But honestly, it's really more of a me perspective than should stand for all males. Here's a peek:

My wife and kids have left for a week and I am on my own. It is day 2, Saturday. A day filled with endless possibility. One that has not been pre-planned or scheduled.

Ghost Story

It's Halloween week over at the Venus vs. Mars blog and I'm there today to share a story. Here's a peek:

To this day I can’t explain what actually happened that night, but not a Halloween has gone by since that I haven’t thought about it.

Click over there to check it out. Happy (early) Halloween.

Everyone Needs a Little Redirection in Life

Wow...I've been busy and have really spread myself around the internet today. Check me out at the following locations:

At Venus Vs. Mars I have a post about romance, my dad and my wife. (No, it's not as scandalous as it sounds. What do you think, my life is like Gossip Girl?)

Over at Offsprung, I'm running a contest sponsored by the movie The Vampire's Assistant.

And at Hot Dads, we have another awesome installment of our award winning feature* "Ask Hot Dads."

*Do imaginary awards count?

Food For Thought

Hey gang. I'm camping out at Venus vs. Mars today. Normally I talk about the differences between WonderWife™ and me, but today I'm talking about our similarities. Check it out.

On Compatibility

When I asked my wife if she thought we were compatible she said, "We are. We shouldn't be, but we are."

The rest of this post is over at VENUS VS. MARS today. The theme of the week is compatibility, if you haven't already guessed that. Check it out, it's a good one.

I'll be back here later this week with some fresh new geeky goodness. Promise.

Redirection: Venus vs. Mars

I've always gotten along really well with women. I have a lot of women friends. Most of my bosses have been women. My wife is a woman. This camaraderie has extended into my blogging life as well, where the women bloggers outnumber the men by a great majority. A couple of fantastic women Shelle-BlokThoughts and Andrea-Blogging Mama started a new blog called The Real World: Venus Vs. Mars and invited me to guest post. Needless to say, I was honored and flattered.

So click on over today to check out my post. They're a good bunch. I think you'll like 'em.