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Announcement: There is a DVD from their 1976 show. Think it was German. Musik Laden. https://t.co/vax8IMU0kx Updated: Fri Jul 01 14:34:08 +0000 2022
Announcement: BigBamBoom. Loved 1984. Key question is… can John still do a cartwheel? @halloates https://t.co/a6zcIciJXH Updated: Fri Jul 01 14:24:43 +0000 2022
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Announcement: My stache tribute to John Oates too. :) https://t.co/DlPlWi9otF Updated: Thu Jun 30 02:09:44 +0000 2022
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Jimmy Rollins - he got the worst of it since my glove… https://t.co/EuwZHlizTH Updated: Wed Jun 29 20:28:46 +0000 2022
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Announcement: Seems like using games as punishment wasn’t a very creative idea. :) https://t.co/pKRTl27qBC Updated: Tue Jun 28 01:59:36 +0000 2022
Announcement: I have to wonder if an interpreter has ever been suspended for his actions in a brawl. Must be precedent-setting. :) https://t.co/Isvc96J5OX Updated: Tue Jun 28 01:42:10 +0000 2022
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Lessons and tidbits of wisdom gained from the sport of parenting and the game of fatherhood. Contact me via Twitter @TheDaddyGames with your comments and stories related to my blog posts.
Art Regurgitation Concentration (ARC) – The amount of time you spend picking up “art” from your living space in a given day measured in square feet, divided by the square feet of your space. Anything over 10% is a problem.
Paper Recycling Balance Point (PRBP) – The ironic see-saw battle between having good recycling practices and the fact that your child who lectures you about it, creates a ridiculous amount of paper to recycle from his artistic prowess.
Tidbits per Schoolday Quotient (TSDQ) – The number of activities your child tells you they did in school divided by the number of activities they actually did.
School Silence Horizon (SSH) – The amount of time it takes from the time you pick up your child from school to the first time they tell you anything about school.
Happiness Batting Average (HBA) – The number of children who are happy divided by the number of children you have in your family. .300 is the mark of excellence.
Happy Streak (HS) – The number of consecutive days one or more of your children are considered happy
Rock Hour (RH) – The conversion between 60 minutes in an hour to a real-time hour when there are rocks to be picked up by your children. Depending on the number of rocks, a rock hour is usually 2.5 hours.
Foot Laceration Rate (FLR) – The number of cuts a parent will suffer on their foot per time told to not bring rocks into the house.
I don’t quite get the fascination, but kids love rocks. They adore them. They want to collect them, bring them home, and put them in a high chair.
Screeches per Hunger-Minute (SHM) – The deafening number of screeches of protest as it moves with minutes of hunger in waiting.
Tantrum Zone Filibuster (TZF) - The physical area a toddler can roll in while protesting a dining option. This is measured in square feet or in rolling distance.
My wife is an attorney and apparently, so is our one and half year old. Only problem is our toddler specializes in an area of law that, for the good of civilization, does not exist.
Time of Revolt (TOR) – The duration of a child’s protest as a function of the surface they are protesting on. Bonus points for a bed of nails, hot asphalt, and mud.
Defiant Decibel Level (DDL) – The volume by which “No!” is yelled by a child under 18 months old.
Slowdown Rate (SR) – The speed of deceleration caused by your child’s slow eating. It is measured in missed or late appointments per week.
Digestion Protest Factor (DPF) – The circular trap a parent enters when your child is both tired and hungry and instead of food, tired just feeds hungry and vice versa. Measured in your hair loss.