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TANNING MAY BE AN ADDICTION

If you’re hoping to extend your summer tan or get a jump start before your Labor Day getaway by using a tanning bed, you may want to think again.  More than half of adults think a “base tan” is a healthy way to protect skin from sun damage, according to a recent survey by the [...]

I HAVE THIS WEIRD SKILL I WISH I COULD GET PAID TO DO

Every year on the 4th of July, Nathan’s hot dogs sponsors its Nathan’s Famous July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest and this year is no exception.  However, there is some controversy swirling around this year’s competition.  It seems contract negotiations between last year’s champion, wiener-eating wunderkind Takeru Kobayashi and Nathan’s have broken down and he [...]

MY PARENTS LET ME PLAY WITH FIREWORKS

Fireworks are illegal for private citizens to own in most states.  You can buy just about any kind of fireworks in 22 states – Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.  That means for most [...]

WHO IS THE BEST TV DAD OF ALL-TIME?

In honor of the 25th anniversary of The Cosby Show last year, Time Magazine printed a list of the 10 most memorable fathers in television history.  It could be fun to use this list as the jumping off point for the topic, “Who Was the Best TV Dad of All-time?”  Here is Time Magazine’s Top [...]

MY DAD SUCKED AT TEACHING ME THIS

Let’s face it.  Our dads weren’t good at everything a dad wants to be good at.  Any good dad spends a lot of his free time trying to teach his kids all manner of things, how to ride a bike, throw a baseball, etc.  But not all dads are successful in teaching these lessons.  For [...]

DADS ARE OBSESSED WITH THEIR KIDS

The National Center for Education Statistics interviewed biological fathers of 9-month-old children who were living with their kids.  Two out of three fathers said they talk about their child all the time.  75% said they are always thinking about their child, and 66% said it was more fun to buy something for the kid than [...]

A DAD’S GOT TO DO WHAT A DAD’S GOT TO DO

Some women are not very good at getting their guy gifts that he really wants.  So why not ask the guys in your audience to tell you what they’d really like to get for Father’s Day this year?  Compile a list of the Top 5 Gifts Dad Really Wants for Father’s Day as a public [...]

FATHERHOOD IS CHANGING

Fatherhood has undergone a huge change in the past 50 years.  In 1965 fathers were spending 2.6 hours a week on child care; by 2000 that figure had reached 6.5 hours.  Unfortunately though that’s still just half the amount of time women spend on child care.   Today there are also three times as many [...]

WHAT ARE YOU GRILLING ON MEMORIAL DAY?

You can expect to see more half of the grills in your neighborhood fired up today.  58% of Americans say they barbecue on Memorial Day.  That is second only to 4th of July when 75% of us use our grills.  Our favorite food to grill, by far, is steak.  56% of us will be grilling [...]

WHAT ARE THE BEST MOM-ISMS?

When we were growing up our moms gave us all kinds of advice, some good and some not so good.  That advice was almost always posed in the form of a mom-ism, something mom said over and over the exact same way every time she said it.  For example, whenever my brothers and I had [...]