When I was asked by RadioDad.com to write a blog about what made my dad special I thought back to a gift my sister gave our dad on his 75th birthday. My mom had held a big birthday party for him that year and hosted over 100 guests in our family restaurant in New York. It was one of the last times we got together and he couldn’t have been happier to see all the friends and family members that came out to celebrate. My sister, Terry Ann created her “75 things I love about you” for my dad and it was his favorite gift that day. Three short...
read moreShot this video of my new invention, this afternoon! Hey, if a dad can’t use his kids…..who CAN he use?! Tweet
read moreWelcome to the latest Radio Dad podcast. This is episode #7 and here I talk a little about the report about teens drinking hand sanitizer to get a buzz!!!! Also, The 9 year old in L.A. who made an arcade out of cardboard boxes, Caine Monroy, obviously has to have a dad who is a dreamer and who gudes and encourages this young man and I talk with George Monroy here! Then it’s an interview with Allen Krehbiel, (here’s Allen’s website), the Denver based musician who just released his CD about being a dad, “Heart Of A...
read moreI was just reading about the latest, or perhaps just the newest (or it’s not so “new”…I’m just hearing about it now), trend among teens. In the last month in L.A., several teenagers have been brought to the emergency room after drinking…..HAND SANITIZER! Last year there were 622 cases of this, nationwide and this year there are already over 200 cases reported! My first thought was “…how bad do you have to want to get high that you have to drink hand sanitizer”? Then I thought about...
read moreI was contacted by a singer/songwriter/dad in the Denver area, Allen Krehbiel. Allen just recorded a full album of tunes about being a dad called “Heart Of A Dad”. Allen sent me this link to his video for “More Like A Dad”. I have to admit, it got to me! Take a look and then let Allen know what you think…better yet, buy his album! I will be interviewing him in the near future here for our podcast so keep...
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read moreI’ve said before that Great Dads equal Great Kids! This is a fine example of that. 6 year old Drew Cox knew his dad has cancer and that it was expensive to treat. So Drew did what all, hard working, self reliant, American kids do…he made a lemonade stand! When word got out about the stand, throngs of customers came to buy…..$10,000 later……well look at this video! Way to go Drew…AND Randy (Drew’s...
read moreThis is a guest post from Tracy Taylor (see her info. below)….Thanks Tracy! My dad was my greatest influence and truly my favorite person in the whole world. Growing up, he always made me feel special and let me help him on various projects around the house. He was a dreamer and had an entrepreneurial spirit. He lived by the motto, “nothing ventured, nothing gained”. In my adult years, we built several businesses together and he always encouraged me to be an entrepreneur, like him. He passed away in 2004 and every time...
read moreI have spent the last year hearing a young man’s name come from my oldest daughter’s lips, about every other sentence. She is 18 and her boyfriend is out of High School and is out on his own. The name Chaeys has become part of our family language. My daughter is very serious about this relationship and from what I can tell…legitimately so. I only have known this guy from a distance. Just seeing a picture or 2 and asking questions of my daughter about his hobbies, work, likes, dislikes. I have formed an opinion,...
read moreIn this episode of “The Radio Dad Podcast”, Mike Austin talks with Dave Howard from Bicycling Magazine about choosing a child’s first bike and taking a bicycling vacation…a GREAT idea with gas prices on the rise! Next it’s an interesting insight into the relationship between a successful ‘Dad-preneuer’ and his daughter, in an interview with Tracy Taylor, CEO and creator of myturnyourturn.com, a parenting website for divorced and separated parents! Wait until you hear all the things Tracy’s dad...
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