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• Basking

  My eldest son has been talking about next Thursday since before last Thursday. This Thursday, tomorrow, Thanksgiving, my house will be packed to the gills with family, immediate and extended alike. People will congregate throughout the house, talking to, at,... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 2:00pm EST
  by Holmes

• Happy Thanksgiving from WKRP and DadCentric

  Number of comments: 7
  "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." One of the all-time greatest sitcom sequences ever just happened to be Thanksgiving-themed; we found this clip a couple of years ago, and it's a holiday classic. Enjoy your turkey,... [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:00am EST
  by Jason

• Odds are You Didn't Win the New Dan Zanes CD

  Number of comments: 11
  Only one of you kiddie music tolerating readers will receive in the mail my review copy of 76 Trombones, the new Dan Zanes and Friends album of (mostly) Broadway tunes. Is it ZenMom, who is looking for revenge against her... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:01am EST
  by Kevin (Always Home and Uncool)

• To-mate-o, To-mat-o

  Number of comments: 11
  "I want some cock," he said somewhere behind me. I was talking to the neighbor. We were sharing beers and laughs and suddenly silence. "What did he say?" the neighbor asked. "I want some cock," he said again as if... [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:21pm EST
  by Whit

• What Does A Controversial Article in Working Mother Magazine Have In Common With Katy Perry?

  Number of comments: 2
  Earlier this week, an article entitled "Custody Lost" appeared on the Working Mother website. The article, which you can read here in its entirety, bemoans the trend of stay-at-home-dads winning an increasing number of custody battles. Our friend Greg over... [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:38pm EST
  by Jason

• It's Hard to be a Pimp. By Which I Mean: Dadblogger.

  Number of comments: 17
  Dude, this interweb shit is hard. Every week, coming up with something new to say about the sovereign state of dadhood? Hell, there's just not that much that happens in my world that's interesting. Honestly — is your life that... [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:06pm EST
  by TwoBusy

• Leonid

  Number of comments: 5
  I thought about waking him up. Yeah, 11:00 PM is late for a kindergartner, but this? Oh, he'd dig it. Of course, I wouldn't inform him of my plan. The surprise would be better - a tap on the shoulder,... [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 4:56pm EST
  by Jason

• Win the New Dan Zanes '76 Trombones' CD

  Number of comments: 18
  My review copy of Dan Zanes and Friends' Broadway album 76 Trombones was thisclose to the donation bin when I realized that one of you dedicated -- nay, downright sexy -- DadCentric readers deserved it more than those freeloaders at... ' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:50am EST
  by Kevin (Always Home and Uncool)

• Yo Gabba Gabba Live! There's A Party In My City: The DadCentric Review

  Number of comments: 7
  The hottest ticket in LA this weekend? Yo Gabba Gabba Live. Four shows at the Shrine Expo Hall, two on Saturday, two on Sunday. The PR firm that works with the show hooked me up with some free tickets for... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 4:30pm EST
  by Jason

• Downclimbing

  Number of comments: 10
  I used to be a rock climber. I started rock climbing because heights terrify me. I was a quick study; you have to be, because if you aren't you tend to fall, which can kill you. I have the mind... ' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 12:25pm EST
  by Jason

• A Grateful Nation

  Number of comments: 1
  To everyone that offered their thanks on Wednesday, "You're welcome." No, that's really not right of me. That sounds rather snotty, dont'cha think? Let's start again. Thank you. I think I can speak for many of us who have donned... [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 12:17pm EST
  by mr. big dubya

• Odyssey

  Number of comments: 15
  He sits behind me, back and to the right. The light flashes across his face in bright bursts of fluid, blinding white, illuminating his broad smile and the exhilaration in his eyes as the car shifts effortlessly over alternating hurdles... [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 10:11pm EST
  by TwoBusy

• A Mother's Arms are Made of Tenderness and Children Sleep Soundly in Them

  Number of comments: 19
  Heat, as an extreme, exists only in a relative sense. It is the hottest thing they have ever known and therefore it is the hottest thing ever known. I tell them that it is not, that my coffee is actually... [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:27pm EST
  by Whit

• The Moment Is Passed

  Number of comments: 3
  Their faces are all smiles, their little bodies eruptions of laughter. They are embodiments of joy in its purest form. And they are not the only ones in this picture subject to the feeling. The parents too are caught up... [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:02pm EST
  by Holmes

• Dan Zanes Goes Broadway: A Review of "76 Trombones" and Rock 'N' Roll Loss

  Number of comments: 5
  A Marlboro Light haze and the sweet staleness of spilled beer most likely filled the room the first time I met Dan Zanes. He was just a minor rock god then although Rolling Stone magazine and Miller High Life were... [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:36pm EST
  by Kevin (Always Home and Uncool)

• Ford, the Inflatable Rear Seat Belt, and the Mechanics of Lifesaving

  Number of comments: 2
  Ever been to a press conference? It's weird. There's a podium and stage lighting. TV cameras. Boom mics. And there are journalists. Real journalists. Next to you is a guy from the New York Times, on the other side of... [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 1:09pm EST
  by Jason

• What We're Doing Here

  Number of comments: 13
  I walked in late, the last to arrive; yesterday was a travel day, and it had been delays and missing the invitees' dinner and a steak with three Martinis to make up for that. The rest were sitting at the... ' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:04am EST
  by Jason

• Dear School System

  Number of comments: 10
  As my twin daughters begin the long, slow descent from the gentle arms of pre-K into the savage maw of Kindergarten and the infinite abyss of public school education that lies beyond, I hereby request that the following items be... [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 10:02pm EST
  by TwoBusy

• Catacombs and the Forbidden City - A DadCentric Book Review

  Number of comments: 1
  You know how I feel about the books and the action and the mystery and the stuff. I'm for it. I'm always looking for the next Encyclopedia Brown to come along. Maybe a Three Investigators. Hey, it could happen. That's... ' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:02pm EST
  by Whit

• Post-Halloween Reflections: In Defense of That One House

  Number of comments: 6
  I don’t know. Maybe I shouldn’t write this post. Ah, screw it. So Halloween is over for another year. Jack O’Lanterns are rotting on their porches. Hollow plastic pumpkins have been filled and emptied again. Costumes have been traded in... [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:30am EST
  by Holmes

• DadCentric Reviews: The Jimmies, "Trying Funny Stuff"

  Number of comments: 2
  Statement of Full Disclosure: the PR guy who works for the self-described "ridiculous and burgeoning rock band for kids" The Jimmies emailed me a few weeks back and asked me if I would like a copy of their new DVD/CD... [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:24pm EST
  by Jason

• The New Nissan Sedans - A DadCentric Review

  Number of comments: 3
  I spent a recent weekend hanging out at Nissan's San Diego headquarters driving fast and taking chances. I had to sign waivers. I think. The good people at Nissan flew me to San Diego, put me up at the W... [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:09pm EST
  by Whit

• A Happy Ending

  Number of comments: 9
  A week chock full of Events, and as of 6:45 PM PST Monday November 2, I'd yet to even begin a post. DadCentric is my job. Writer's block isn't an option. If I were my boss, I'd fire me. Two... ' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:39pm EST
  by Jason