Hey, That's My House

Hi, all. A little housekeeping note. Google deleted all of Da-da's subscribers when they forced Da-da to accept Google's new draconian editing format (which you probably never see), which is slower and harder to use. Anyway, c you see on the right-hand sidebar. If you don't see the feed you want, let Da-da know so he can add it. And be sure to feed those dogs.

Da-da's Gothic Children's Bookshelf for the Haunted Parent

Da-da's Gothic Children's Bookshelf for the Haunted Parent

Bronco & Nagurski LOVE flaming spider stories. Das ist Superaffengeil.

From Here To "Attornity"

There's nothing worse than a none-too-fresh baby.

[NOTE: An "attornity" is any amount of time spent waiting for attorneys to do anything.]

The Triumph of a Man Called Da-da is...

...keenly anticipating this fall's back-to-school fashions. Yes, this year, UNCLE FESTER PLAID is IN.
Good thing, as Da-da's looked like this for years.

The Triumph of a Man Called Da-da is...

The Triumph of a Man Called Da-da is... looking dapper while holding a sleeping primate.

Da-da's Glamor Night Job is All Glamory

Freddy... er, Da-da says, "Come again! Da-da slime you long-time!"

So, Da-da's taken a break from being Bad Mall Santa Da-da and the Easter Bunny during off-school hours to be... Frog-Headed Guy! Seems some weird all-night shoppers in some weird all-night markets reeeally like this kinda thing and, well... Da-da makes awesome frog noises, so you do the math. The late-night things Da-da does to help bring home the sushi. Too bad he has kid duty during the day. Luckily, store management lets Da-da wear the frog head home! The boys love it. Ma-ma LOVES it. (Once you've been with a frog, you never go back.) Speaking of the impossible, where's Doug and Emmy Jo? (No one's getting that one.)

Do the Da-da Dance

When all your brain cells are dead... you might as well dance.

The One Where Da-da Fixes Decades of Societal Ills and Vaguelly Waxes Tofflerian

This is a must-read for parents -- esp. parents of boys. It will surprise no one who knows Da-da (can anyone EVER really know Dada?) that Da-da goes against the grain in just about everything popular culture espouses, but esp. shuns the two grotesqueries mentioned below. Needless to say, Da-da would be an obvious candidate for living Off the Grid if he didn't dislike the hermetic lifestyle so much. Really, wearing bandages in public is kinda the same thing, anyway, but in a fun-n-freaky sci-fi way, which pleases the aliens living inside Da-da. (At least SOME OF THEM. Most of them say, "Hi," btw.) Anyway, all this Da-da-ness notwithstanding, past the jump is an excellent article exposing two main ontological traps for young men (and some young women) in developed nations (NOTE: the article posits this as, "America," but Da-da extrapolates this to mean any country with a Western appetite and ample electricity and politicians who should all be chucked out the air-lock.)

These Two Traps Are Absolutely Destroying The Next Generation Of Young Men In America

endoftheamericandream.com
June 5, 2012

Have you ever noticed that our young girls seem to be far ahead of our young boys and that our young women seem to be much more “together” than our young men are?  Have you ever noticed how many young American men almost seem like zombies and find even the most basic human interactions extremely awkward?  Well, this didn’t happen by accident.  Researchers are finding that there are two traps in particular that are absolutely destroying the next generation of young men in America.  One is video game addiction and the other is pornography.  In the old days, the parks and ball fields of America would be flooded with young boys after school was done for the day, but now our parks and our ball fields are very quiet.  So where did all the boys go?  Well, they are all sitting at home staring into computer screens.  Yes, there are also young girls and young women that are addicted to these things, but the truth is that these addictions are far more prevalent among young men.  Unfortunately, it is not going to be easy to reverse the damage that is being done to the next generation of young men in America, and that is very frightening.

These days, most parents don’t consider video game addiction to be a major crisis.  Many parents are just glad to have something that will keep their children occupied and out of their hair.

Another Dynamic Sunday at the Two-Boy House

It started with a push. Ok, more of a throw.

Followed by a retaliatory punch.

And then some general Hulkage.

Accompanied by some good-natured Ultra Man-agement. Your basic Sunday chaos.

But then it got nasty. OK, that's ONE for burning your brother.

And nastier. That's TWO for both of you.

And that's THREE.

TIME OUT in the Naughty Chairs for both of you. AND NO TRANSPORTING OUT.

Ok, all done. Time to make up. Don't overdo it

Here are some additional rules for the rest of today. Now go play.

Uh huh.

Here we go again.