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Camping In The Comfort Of Your Own Home? {Plus A $500 Gift Card Giveaway!}

July 19, 2016/651 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files/by Chris Read

As we excitedly planned our camping trip for this upcoming weekend, I decided to set up our tent in the living room to make sure all the pieces were there. I walked away for maybe 2 minutes and when I returned I was shocked to see that the kids had already filled the tent with […]

The Changing Face of Masculinity

June 17, 2016/134 Comments/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

For the longest time I associated masculinity solely to World’s Strongest Man competitors like Mariusz Pudzianowski and Magnus Ver Magnusson, and I don’t think I was alone in that belief. Times have changed quite a bit in the last few years, for the better, in my opinion and I think it’s great that my children […]

Schick Yourself & Feel Great About It!

June 14, 2016/15 Comments/in Reviews, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

The truth is that I’ve been tired lately. Working multiple jobs while trying to coach and be there for the kids as they take part in multiple activities. It’s our own fault for letting them try all the sports they wanted to all at once instead of making them choose one or two. My fault […]

My Moment With Gordie

June 10, 2016/0 Comments/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

They called him Mr. Hockey and for good reason. The only professional hockey player to play the sport in six different decades and one of the greatest ambassadors you could ever ask for, Gordie Howe was and still is hockey. As news of his passing spread across the hockey world today, I was reminded of […]

Why Bees Matter More Than You Think

June 7, 2016/1 Comment/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

I’m a little embarrassed to admit that up until a few weeks ago, my knowledge of the honey bee was limited to two things. The first was that I was secretly afraid of them and the second was the Honey Nut Cheerios mascot… What? I said I was embarrassed by it! The funny thing is […]