June 19th is approaching swiftly: a day that quickly overtook Valentine's Day as my 4th favorite holiday of the year! NOTE: Maybe we keep that holiday-preference amendment between us, and my wife doesn't have to know.. I know a guy who recently made that day synonymous with duct-tape for me (click here for the Ohio-related explanation) and that's not far from the vibe I'm hoping to instill on Father's Day at my house. I want Rad to buy me tools - I don't need them, it

Last night, as I was tucking a Paw Patrol advocate into bed, I realized that today would be the perfect chance to be a responsible dad and lead by example! It is Primary Voting Day in California, and I invited Radley along to the polling booths - easy sell, cuz it was at the Fire Station! After I finally convinced him that we weren't there to take photos with fire trucks, he watched adamantly as I poked holes into the little booklet (beside the names of each candidate I'd