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Cal Ripken To open Modern Media Man Summit

Paul Banas — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:28:38 +0000

and I'll be speaking too on Day 2! Modern Media Man Summit is proud to announce that baseball’s all-time Iron Man, Cal Ripken, will be where he spent his baseball career–in the opening line up–when he joins in the first ever men and dads blogging conference in Atlanta Sept. ... During his opening visit, M3 is offering the first 20 purchasers of VIP ticket package using the Code RIPKEN in all caps, a chance to save $200 on the cost of the weekend’s events, but also entrance into a drawing where one lucky winner will receive the chance to have an individual photograph with the baseball legend. [From Cal Ripken To Throw Opening Pitch At M3 Summit | M3 Summit ]

More to come on this ground-breaking event.

Four time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champ Jimmie Johnson is a Dad

Paul Banas — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:31:04 +0000

Wait until he has to chase a toddler around the living room.

Four-time and defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson is now a dad.

A baby girl was delivered to Johnson and wife Chandra Wednesday. Both mother and daughter are doing fine, according to a Hendrick Motorsports spokesperson.
[From Jimmie Johnson Is Now A Dad]

New world record: New Dad at 79

Paul Banas — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:30:44 +0000

There's a new kid on the geriatric dads block, and has a new son. He had to beat out a man a year younger and more virile than he was to win the record. At 79, Raymond Calvert is the world's oldest new dad.

I hope I'm still humping like this at 79, though it's a bit hard to believe that no special drugs were involved, unless you count his 25 year old partner.

Calvert and 25-year-old girlfriend Charlotte became proud parents of tiny Jamie Rai ten weeks ago.

Little Zac Hanson (of The Hansons) to Be a Dad again

Paul Banas — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:11:47 +0000

It seems like this guy should be about 40 by now. But I guess he was the little tiny Hanson in the boy band. And now little Zac is all grown up and a dad two times at just 24.

Another baby is on the way for Zac Hanson!

The pop rocker, 24, and his wife Kate are expecting their second child, he revealed Thursday on nationally-syndicated radio show Kidd Kraddick in the Morning.

A Great Dad: Gilles Marini?

Paul Banas — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:32:02 +0000

What’s the most important thing your own dad taught you about fatherhood?

My father was a really hard-working man. So he taught me how to be a man. That was really his job. And by a very young age, I learned from him that working was a part of being a man. That’s why I was never scared of work. I think I worked from about age 7 on and never really stopped. I owe him so much. I will never be a third of the man he was, but I’m going to keep trying.

[From A Great Dad: Gilles Marini | GoodyBlog]

Warning Labels on Choking Foods?

Paul Banas — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:27:07 +0000

The American Academy of Pediatrics, the nation’s leading pediatricians’ group, is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to require warning labels on foods that are known choking hazards, and to evaluate and monitor food for safety. The Academy says that food should be subject to monitoring in the same way as toys.

Will Smith most popular celebrity dad?

Paul Banas — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:02:04 +0000

I'm only looking for three votes in that category. Poor Will Smith has to appeal to bigger numbers.

Movie ticket selling website Fandango.com has done a poll ahead of Father’s Day (June 20 in the U.S., Canada and U.K.) of movie fans’ favorite father/son and father/daughter actors and actresses, and Will Smith comes out a winner.

It could happen to you! Dad delivers son on the bathroom floor

Paul Banas — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:15:04 +0000

But probably not, especially if it's your first. Better chances for 12 plus hours comforting your baby before the inevitable, "PUSH!" Waterford plumber Brian Hines typically tends to toilets, but on Tuesday, he helped his wife deliver their baby boy on the bathroom floor. [From Dad delivers son on the bathroom floor | freep.com | Detroit Free Press ]

Google launches Translate for Animals – video!

Paul Banas — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:36:04 +0000

April 1, 2010 (San Francisco) I'm not a big Google fan, but these guys are doing some incredible stuff these days. Now, it's Google Translate for Animals. Full details are available on the Google Translate for Animals page, which has a full write up on the science and technology involved. Dr. Doolittle would be overjoyed that the day when we "talk to the animals" is finally here.

On my Desk this Week: The Power of Half by Kevin and Hannah Salwen

Paul Banas — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:15:24 +0000

The bookshelves are filled with this type of thing: the guy who lives and dresses like Jesus for a year, the couple who give up the phone, television, and computer, and of course, Julie writing about her adventures with a year full of Julia Child recipes. ... of the concept book, and we're all curious to imagine what insights can be pulled from a year of slavish devotion to a book gimmick. The Power of Half is different, of course, because it appeals to our better natures and takes on a cause. It is not a marketing exercise, nor I think, did it start as a self-help ritual to bring order to this family's life. Instead, The Power of Half grew out of a realization any of us above the average income in the United States (notice, I did not say median) at least sometimes feel: that with the vast majority of world citizens consuming far less than we do, living on far smaller parcels of land, and driving tinier cars, we might be able to cut back quite a bit and not feel any real psychic pain. $1 of each copy sold will be donated to Rebuilding Together, a charity serving America's low-income home-owners at no charge to those with greatest need.