Category: My Family

Without a family, one seldom thinks long term

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Your baby is hungry? Feed them anywhere and anytime!

a happy and a healthy baby
I am always surprised that breast-feeding is ever an issue anymore?

Although many men and women feel somewhat emancipated from the stereotypical gender expectations of prior decades. it appears that a holdover from our mother’s/ or grandmother’s time still hangs on. It all has to do with breast-feeding. Should a mother breastfeed and where and when? Ask anyone and they will give you their — often stern — opinion on the subject. I have heard all kinds of half truths and truths. Some women claim not to breast-feed because they are ‘busy’ or because it will hurt their figure or because it’s old fashioned. None of these ‘reasons’ really work for me. It should be all about what’s best for the baby…. or am I old fashioned? Continue reading “Your baby is hungry? Feed them anywhere and anytime!”

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Can Men Write Advice Columns?

Men seem to write — but can they write advice columns?

Let’s just say that I have read a lot of advice columns over the years and frankly, they all seem to be written by women. I am not saying that women don’t have an interesting perspective, but it does have a female twist and we’re the one’s getting twisted.

Dear abby
Dear Abby seems to be hitting it’s ‘next generation’ phase with the daughter taking over the long run column. The perspective hasn’t changed much. In my humble opinion, she sides with aged parents over the needs of adult children and future generations. Personally, a child’s college tuition comes before grandma’s world vacation. Continue reading “Can Men Write Advice Columns?”

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Hey, MEN! Time to improve your minds…. make babies!

Dad's getting Smarter!
Dad’s getting smarter day by day

In my never ending effort to improve the male of the species, my never hard working research team has discovered a fascinating bit of knowledge that the world feminist conspiracy  and population bomb folks have somehow kept secret.

“Fatherhood produces changes in very high
cognitive-level areas,” said Kozorovitskiy
at a meeting of the Forum of European
Neurosciences in Vienna, Austria, last week.”

Yep, making babies is good for men’s minds. Well, actually, becoming a father improves the male brain! This ground breaking discovery was published in ‘The New Scientist’ Magazine 27 July 2006.

Now, all this research and data came from monkeys… so, it may be a little optimistic. But, they wrote it down and I am putting it on the internet… so it must be true, right?

Besides you really, really want to believe it’s true anyway!

So, men…. ‘Coach Dad’ offers the following advice….
practice, practice  and practice… make babies and get smarter!

 

Roger Freberg

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A salute to Toby Keith…. this beer’s on me!

 One of my favorite country singers is Toby Keith.

 

Me and the TobeMeister!

I had a chance to meet Toby Keith last year as he wandered into our little part of the world, shake his hand and realize that he was a big man…. don’t meet too many around these parts. 

When Toby was in Baghdad entertaining the troops, my daughter listened to his free concert … actually –to her credit — she ( a lieutenant ) gave her men all the tickets she got so they could see him in person… Kristin had to listen from a great distance. So, when Kristin arrived home… we took her to see him live…. up close and personal.

He is a great American…. no doubt about it!

 

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This music video gave me some of my biggest laughs… especially when Toby slips a couple of pills to himself before his date with ‘twins.’ The above YOUtube link may die soon… CLICK here for the REAL thing!

We need More Toby Keiths.

Roger Freberg
PS. Check out Toby Keith’s Fan Site!

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The SUPERIORITY of MEN! Ahem, at least in Darts!

Classic Example Why Men are Soooo Wonderful!

Did my title grab your attention?

One of the fun things about genetic research is that we are beginning to reaffirm some of the thoughts commonly held not all that long ago… the fact that men and women are not clones of each other…. and viewing men and women as two distinct populations demonstrate many differences that can not be easily explained by the impact of the ‘environment’ or ‘societal’ expectations and training. Some of this stuff comes from our biology, like it or not.

Back to darts!

An interesting article in Human Nature Review makes some fun observations regarding , ” with no more data than that gleaned from a passing glance at your hands, a stranger might infer whether you are likely to have homosexual inclinations, are highly fertile, may eventually suffer from a heart attack or breast cancer, have musical aptitude or sporting prowess, and a suprisingly long list of other characteristics.”

Besides all of the above, here is the really really important stuff:

” Manning notes that the male digit ratio may be functional… thus increasing throwing accuracy.” He adds,” Today, this sex difference may be seen in male superiority in throwing darts.”

Nothing new here… we knew it all the time!

 Hmmm….Maybe that’s why I have to throw with the ‘crummy’ set of darts at home.

                       Typical Superior Dart Player... Male, of course!

Typical Superior Dart Player… Male of course.

Roger Freberg