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Clark Kent's Lunchbox : Ice Box Art: The Ratio of Hotness to Craziness and The Life-Cycle of Dating

Fri, 9 Sep 2011 01:10:12 +0000

Barney is never wrong and always legend...wait for it...dary.

Clark Kent's Lunchbox : Summer\'s Over

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:37:10 +0000

I've started this comment at least a dozen times, yet the words escape me. Just know that I'm thinking of you and that I hope that the clarity you need comes with some expedience; that one day soon your whole family is together somehow, somewhere, someway.

Social Media Monitoring and Engagement - Salesforce Marketing Cloud : Professional Services

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:04:21 +0000

I totally agree with the points you made, but I'd pay good money for the Oracle of Omaha to use the shizzle or nizzle in an interview, such as "The hizzle needs to get its shizzle together and raise the debt ceiling, my nizzle". That would be priceless.

Clark Kent's Lunchbox : The South Park Theory on Metrics for Determining Top Dad Blogs

Wed, 25 May 2011 13:02:18 +0000

That would be either guy's most or least favorite session at Dad 2.0, but regardless it is sure to be the most awkward. :) My recent post The ring chose him

Clark Kent's Lunchbox : High Fructose Corn Syrup: SNL Commentary

Fri, 20 May 2011 14:19:23 +0000

Absolutely loved that SNL spoof. That could be dissected for days. My recent post The ring chose him

Clark Kent's Lunchbox : http://www.clarkkentslunchbox.com/2011/05/on-killing-and-death-of-osama-bin-laden.html

Thu, 5 May 2011 16:15:39 +0000

I totally agree with you. I'm glad we didn't just lob missiles into the compound, see what happened and hoped we got him. Clinton made that mistake after the Cole bombing and don't even get me started about what the Bush administration did. The surgical strike with the SEAL team was a much greater risk, but as you said the way in which it was handled - carefully, deliberately, methodically - was the key to its success. My recent post Our Canadian Pharmacy

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Wed, 4 May 2011 20:46:46 +0000

We all deal with situations in different ways. Some chose jubilation and celebration, chants of USA and lighting of cigars. Others chose more restraint. Then there were people like me that were cracking jokes on Twitter because, well, that is how I cope. The death of Bin Laden provides some measure of closure to the awful events of 9/11. I lost a few friends in the attack and will never forget where I was that morning - in the waiting room at my doctors office for an examination because I had cancer scare that thankfully turned out to be nothing. While I understand the people that chose to be restrained (even those that would chastise others fake morality quotes and all), but I chose to celebrate the moment. Not celebrate the death of a human being (and one could argue that Bin Laden wasn't human, but the embodiment of pure evil), but celebrate what I hope will bring a new era where those that seek to advance their ideology through the use of terrorism will think twice about taking action against our country thanks to the brave men and women who take up arms to defend it. My recent post Our Canadian Pharmacy

Clark Kent's Lunchbox : Rumors Surrounding the Formation of a Secret Dad Blogger Summit Confirmed at Mom 2.0

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:03:35 +0000

"This changes everything, again!" Please God tell me that's not the slogan for Dad 2.0. Well done, my liver will take three days to recover from thinking about this post. My recent post The shirt off my back

Devour : Pre-Salting Poultry and Meat

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:25:35 +0000

I've been pre-salting my meat (or dry brining as some are calling it) since I read an LA Times article on the perfect Thanksgiving Day turkey a few years ago. It truly is a simple step that produces amazing results.

Clark Kent's Lunchbox : Daddy Blogging is for \"Losers\"

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:21:44 +0000

To me, the opportunity for dads isn't necessarily with brands like the moms. Sure, there will be a few dad bloggers that get some lucrative, well paying gigs with brands to produce content for them and the like. However, those dads that are truly in this to develop a career, or a solid secondary stream of income, will find ways to apply the knowledge gleaned from blogging to outside opportunities, which appears to be the best way to generate positive cash flow. However, there are risks to this strategy. Initially I blogged for myself and to connect with other dads. As the dad bloggers began to gain attention I started getting some opportunities I couldn't pass up (read: paid, and reasonably well at that), especially food related ones because that's what I do. Unfortunately, it seems to have changed the complexion of my blog's content. Part of it is definitely my fault. Between these opportunities, some client work I've been fortunate to come across and the birth of our daughter I've had less time/energy to blog about dad/parenting related things. Page views and subscribers have been up, but engagement is way down - almost nonexistent. And since, in my opinion, that is the mark of a successful blog, I'm failing miserably. I haven't been very good reciprocating with other bloggers by commenting, I've been blog stalking for the most part. I'm to the point that when I've fulfilled my commitments to a few brands I think I may be shutting things down. I have lots of things I'd like to write about, but half of them wind up being half baked ideas that I never get around to completing. I'm not a parenting expert (nor do I wanted to purport myself to be one) and I'm not good enough a writer to do more of the creative pieces like you. I'm thankful for the opportunities I've had outside of my blog and maybe I've come to that proverbial fork in the road where my blogging life has gotten too far away from its original intended purpose. My recent post The shirt off my back

http://www.theodddadout.com/ : Step up your blog game – Part III

Sun, 3 Apr 2011 04:31:32 +0000

Hey Dan, obviously this reply is WAY overdue. I apologize for that. I don't get notifications when someone comments and I just failed to swing back by to see. To answer your questions: 1. Yes, you need to reinstall plugins and themes. I only add the plugins that absolutely necessary and there aren't very many that I actually end up adding. 2. Honestly, not sure. I use simple scripts through my host to do a whole fresh install of wordpress. Then I import the XML file of my blog and, most importantly, set that install of Wordpress to private to block search engines from crawling it. I'd hate to get my blog busted for duplicate content because of myself :) There may be a way, but it is way outside my technical capabilities. I guess you could copy your Wordpress install in its entirety to a new subdirectory and then use the search and replace plugin to repair any broken links. The reason why I caught this comment, albeit a few decades late, is that I'm updating my personal site (separate from my dad or food blogs) where I hope to build my professional portfolio (moving from Thesis to Genesis). I don't have much on that site so I imported the XML file, but another way to do it, since I'm mostly looking at what I need to adjust for themes I've thrown in some dummy content with the boilerplate latin filler you see in publishing. Sorry again for the ridiculously tardy reply and I hope all is well. pj

Clark Kent's Lunchbox : Charlie Sheen. Porn Stars. Fatherhood. Winning

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:06:01 +0000

I can only imagine the search queries you're gonna get after this one. My recent post Welcome to the Lockout

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Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:52:23 +0000

I've been staring at this comment box for the better part of 45 minutes now. For as long as I have been reading your blog I've followed the story between you and your ex and I've always been annoyed at her antics. But this, this makes me mad. Mad that she pulled this bullshit on you. Mad that she continues to use your children as pawns in her pathetic little game rather than realizing it isn't all about her and that those boys need their father. This took a lot of stones to write and I'm proud of you for it and more proud to know you. I'm also very happy that you have someone like Ashley that is as loving and supportive as she is. You certainly deserved that after all you've been through. My recent post St Patrick’s Day Dinner

Greg Hoffman Marketing Gorilla : Where Are All the Daddy Bloggers?

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:15:32 +0000

Like Ron I've made money as a result of my blogging experience, not my actual blog. Although that has changed slightly too with some work I've done for a new recipe website. I started my blog on a whim and was fortunate to find an interesting community building around fatherhood. That led to me thinking about how I could use the skills I've learned from my blog and apply it towards a second career. A kind of do-it-yourself MBA of sorts. I've done three product reviews in two and a half years of blogging and the only giveaway I've ever done I paid for the books I gave away myself. I still have no designs on trying to generate revenue from my site, but I can see how affiliate marketing would be a great way to do that assuming you had an engaged audience and a program that fit.

http://www.theodddadout.com/ : Top 10 Ways Good SEO is Like Good Sex

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:37:03 +0000

Great, Dan. Looking forward to more of your posts.

Clark Kent's Lunchbox : The Romantic Game

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:59:07 +0000

I'm with Jack. That might have sent me straight for the brown liquor. My recent post Pizza is the perfect food

Clark Kent's Lunchbox : The Tex Files: The Episode Where Mulder and Scully Have Words With The Ever Elusive Weatherman

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:55:49 +0000

The weatherman probably deserves it :) My recent post Pizza is the perfect food

Clark Kent's Lunchbox : Angels and Demons: Part 1 \"Sparky\"

Sat, 5 Feb 2011 20:20:12 +0000

Preparation? What's that? :) We've been winging it, but then again Drew (Benspark) and Daniel (QAQN.com) are very experienced podcasters. But I did hold my own when we interviewed Peter Shankman a few weeks ago. So, are you hosting this at Vimeo? Are you able to extend a feed to iTunes that way? My recent post Valentine’s Day the Right Way

Clark Kent's Lunchbox : Angels and Demons: Part 1 \"Sparky\"

Sat, 5 Feb 2011 03:02:55 +0000

Have fun with that. The guys and I at Road to Thin started one in December and I'm putt one together for my pro-bono client. Editing audio and video files has been a combination of fun and frustrating. My recent post Valentine’s Day the Right Way

Clark Kent's Lunchbox : Tasks For Toys

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:37:32 +0000

When my kids are old enough to care about Christmas I totally plan on leveraging it to my every advantage. I'm one of the guys who rolls his eyes when red ribbons go up before pumpkins have turned to mush, but I'm pretty sure my attitude will change in a few years.