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Canadian Spotlight – Stompin’ Tom Connors

March 6, 2013/2 Comments/in Canadian Spotlight, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

Canada lost a legend tonight. A message on Stompin’ Tom Connors’ official website confirmed that the singer of the wildly famous and amazingly Canadian, The Hockey Song, has passed away from natural causes at the age of 77. He left this message for his family to pass along to his fans upon his death: “Hello […]

Walking in the Shadows

March 5, 2013/11 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files/by Chris Read

It was one of those situations where you don’t really think about what you are about to do until you actually do it. When I signed my son up for skating lessons, I did so under the pressured haze of our city’s crazy registration system. Other than being excited to share another of my favourite […]

Gangnam Style Has Taken Over My Toddlers

March 3, 2013/4 Comments/in THE BLOG, The Daddy Files/by Chris Read

I have never been annoyed by the Gangnam Style song, even though it has been on YouTube for about 7 months and has been redone and parodied thousands of times over. This is probably a good thing considering the fact that my children have recently developed an unhealthy obsession with singing and performing all of […]

Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph DVD/Blu-Ray Combo Hits Stores March 5th

February 28, 2013/3 Comments/in Reviews, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

To say I am excited would be an understatement. When Wreck-It Ralph first came to theaters, I was first in line to take my son. Did I push a few people out of the way to get there? Maybe. What do you want from me? I was really excited to see this movie and it […]

On Sportsmanship And Teaching Your Children To Be Amazing Human Beings

February 26, 2013/1 Comment/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

It’s not often that a YouTube video causes me to burst into tears, but this one did it. I don’t know if it’s because it made me think about all the values my late father instilled in me or because it was exactly how I want my kids to turn out. I know this, for […]