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When Fatherhood and Sports (and Bad Mushrooms) Collide

I was watching the Nickelodeon show "Yo Gabba Gabba" with my daughter recently to see what all the hype was about. Basically I was trying to find out whether it had any educational value at all or was most likely better suited for a group of stoned college kids. The jury is still out on that one.

Anyway, I was just about to turn the show off when I looked up and saw perennial NBA All-Star and Phoneix Suns Power Forward Amare Stoudemire doing some crazy dance on the show. The whole thing was so weird and trippy that I had to post it here for all of you fellow dads. Check it out.

Call me old-fashioned but I can't imagine Larry Bird doing this in a million years!

Bad Serving Worse

Our eldest isn’t exactly short. She isn’t exactly tall either – not by a longshot. She’s petite, I guess (as if any nine year-old girl isn’t), and holds the esteemed title of being the shortest in her class. This is perplexing since her mother is a good 5’7 and her father is over 6ft tall. A couple of growth genes got lost in the stew. What’s more perplexing is her choice of extra-curricular activity. We gave her several to choose from: art class, swimming, soccer, karate, etc., but she decided the best option for after-school sports was, of course, volleyball. You know…the game of giants.

At first I was a little sketchy on her decision given her height disadvantage. She can practically walk under the [already lowered] net without even a limbo bend. But, after watching a few practices and the first real “scrimmage” with another team, I have no worries at all now. I was relieved to find that all the kids suck and – most importantly – our daughter isn’t the suckiest. And as a parent, this is very important.