Daddy Dan

To all you mothers out there: Happy Mother’s Day!
I hope you all have a wonderful day, and I hope all of your efforts have been as appreciated as my wife’s efforts have been appreciated by me, although I may not tell her as often as I should.
My wife, as I always knew she would […]

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“Every asshole in the world says he loves somebody. It means nothing. It still doesn’t mean anything. What you feel only matters to you. It’s what you do to the people you say you love, that’s what matters. It’s the only thing that counts.” - Stephen, The Last Kiss
I read this quote […]

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This is supposed to be a “Daddy Blog” chronicaling my life as a father, but I’ve been focused on other topics lately, so I thought it was time to provide an update on how The Babito is doing…….

His Mommy took him for his 15-month checkup yesterday and he’s doing great.  He’s been battling a cold […]

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I found this meme (slightly edited) on the Perpetual State of Flux site. It deals with reflections from 2007, which is an interesting topic since the year is winding down.
1. Where did you begin 2007?
I began the year in Corona, in the same job, and with a little four-month old son, […]

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“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.”  - John Wooden
My number one New Years resolution this year is going to be to put 100% effort into everything I decide to do.  Being so busy with […]

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I had these up previously here but took some of them down because they were making the site load too slowly.  I’m going to try again. 
Here’s the photos I took at this year’s Christmas parade at Disneyland a few weeks ago

And there’s more if you….

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On Sunday evening we went to Mass.  Church is an adventure with The Babito, especially since he’s been able to walk.  He never wants to sit on our laps.  He loves to stand up and hold onto the pew in front of us.  Whenever the choir sings, especially if it’s a more upbeat number he […]

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A fascinating article in the latest issue of Wired Magazine talks about a Silicon Valley startup, 23andMe, that, for $1,000, will take a sample of your DNA (through saliva that you send in), scan it, and tell you about both your genetic future and ancestral past. 
 The results will tell you which diseases and conditions are associated […]

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…..your calves feel like you’ve just finished running a marathon when all you’ve done is put up the Christmas lights.
That’s right, I put up our fake tree and Christmas lights this weekend.  I didn’t even put that many lights up.  There’s a long string that goes along the entire front of our house and strings […]

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The hottest gift for 2007 appears to be……….gift cards.  According to one study, U.S. gift card sales are expected to grow from $27.8 billion in 2006 to $35 billion in 2007, a gain of 25%.
Now, I don’t mind getting gift cards as gifts, at least when they are for stores where I shop, but you […]

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