In 2004, a show called "Dream Job" premiered on ESPN. The premise was simple (and some might say, ahead of its time). Eleven contestants, selected in a nationwide search, competed to land a job as an ESPN anchor. The actual competition was well designed and well executed, and every week, contestants battled one another by... Continue Reading →
The “Dad” Guide to Going to the Movies in 2017
Spoiler: We went to see "The Greatest Showman," and it's really good. Before I got married and then after I got married but didn't have children, I (and the wife) went to movies almost every week. No blockbuster, no rom-com, and no award nominee went unseen by us almost to the point that when films... Continue Reading →
Calm Down: The New Star Wars Movie is Good
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT I was born in 1980 at the height of the Star Wars craze. While I never jumped all in, I had the requisite amount of love and appreciation that a young boy should have growing up (i.e. using a flashlight as a light saber, trying to lift the dog up with the... Continue Reading →