Dads Being Dads

Jason thinks Randy kinda looks like a dandy, while Randy says everyone hates their own name. More chatter about badges, birth names and failing grades. Does marijuana smell that bad, that far away? Indoor soccer emails cause some drama and there is an ER visit, but it’s not the kids, whew!

Randy makes soccer weird with the pass back, while Jason is doing some housekeeping and tweeting. The boy vents and communication channels are reestablished. The kids are trending upward, will it stick? Well except for premature labels and nameplates, which fell off too early.

Randy is distracted by old starving cats, while the kids would rather be chilling on the swing set. Always more soccer updates. Jason has a proud moment with the parents yelling his kid’s name. The Rubik’s Cube is winning over school work and Valtenlines Day is hard to say.

Jason’s signing because he has nothing … but Randy is encouraging him to make a plan. Would private school work as a carrot? M&Ms are underrated and chaos is prevalent on the Soccer field with the coaches. Jason needs some indication that he has a handle on things, because the lack of clear communication is […]

Randy and Jason have a cadence problem with too many pain points. A rocketship to dinner with $30,000 tickets might be the answer. When does #TaxTheRich loose to a fundraising bike ride? Randy acts the hoodlum and Jason is unimpressed. Survivorship bias is real, but unintuitive. Can we get 10 guests for a virtual meetup? […]

Kid are back to school and Jason is freaking out and has to sit the kids down and explain. There’s a mountain of school supplies in Randy’s kitchen and the folders are very complicated. Shenanigans with homework and soccer teams abound. While Jason’s listening to books about CRT and Intersectionality Randy’s angling for an outdoor […]

Randy’s kids write home, but it’s forced and actually they don’t even write. The kids just done care. There’s a reunion on an island and the parentage is so awkward. Jason wants and ADU and if you look, there are paths everywhere. Fat Johnny can’t hike far though, but at least there are specific limits […]

Jason tried to bore the show to death with minutia about lawn mowing. But Randy saves it with detailed and cringy comments about summer camp pictures. Are camp communications a sound business idea, or just another way to move money between the rich. Soccer already … not until there’s time with cousins!

Jason is every grateful, and Randy is too, we think. Jason breaks down the California itinerary while Randy cannot even feign interest. Except for the wax anatomy, now Randy has questions. Randy gets lost in the north without even a shirt or a glass of water and things get dicey.

Randy is unsatisfied with camp, it doesn’t encapsulate everything but counselor in training is a nice gig. Jason forgets everything about math. The bike parks are insanely fun and dangerous! Popsicle art should last forever. Friends check in with friends.

Randy is home alone but burdened with eggshells, even though he recommends you wear the slimy armor. Jason’s summer activities are less math, more fun. And as far as youtube goes, buy the sand, favor The Simpsons, forget the Socialists. Someone’s hanging out under a bridge, and someone else doesn’t want to be the intermediary!

Randy and Jason survive the internet outage, but the super hot weather is a new challenge. The tests are still looming, but school will be over soon. To get new skills, you have to start, the confidence will come later. But soccer, there’s a lot of burnout. The drama is winding down, what to talk […]

Randy and Jason truck through an internet outage because they are distracted and stressed about soccer. Jason brags about some hardware that Randy won’t share. The both share the end of school academic stress. Jason celebrates “Independence Day” and Randy meets new friends at the climbing gym, 30 feet up.

Randy’s facing death by a thousand cuts, and each one sounds like a car horn in an open field. Jason faces the music on the soccer field, and isn’t complaining, but would like just a little support. Commiseration over school work is healthy and healing, please join in. One of the kids starts writing and […]

Jason and Randy discuss candy … for the standardized tests. The kids need it and they also need a ride home. How to contend with a short handed soccer team and what about all this running for fitness? Randy is living a mask free life, but Jason has a board meeting to contend with.

Jason’s angry and always, is Randy too? Is it COVID? Or is it Soccer and those ridiculous high kicks. Randy has photo evidence, and he’s going to tell you about his process. Did we remember to get pizza for Mother’s Day and how strong is your mask tan?

Jason and Randy are back and discussing the benefits of eating bears. But first you have to hunt them, and is that ethical? Randy watches Netflix, if you can call it that and Jason can’t deal with the Zombie genre, fast or slow, smart or dumb. But one wonders, are the prisons of today the […]

Randy and Jason share the horrible things they’ve said. COVID Coordinators are the worst jobs in the world. Randy discussed getting agreement on a 70k net gain while Jason succeeds to back off a rant, or so he thinks. And back to the soccer talk.

Randy and Jason palaver over palindromes before reading some really amazing and validating emails. “The ones who cared didn’t need my help, the ones who needed my help didn’t care”, a timely paradox. We got through and Randy went camping with a bucket of fireworks while Jason suggests to drive it like it was stolen. […]

Randy and Jason discuss priorities, what’s important to the kids, is it really just vending machines in the lobby? Does the district matter, and how well known is the competition? Everyone eventually throws out their arm, it’s incredibly difficult to discuss these things. And body image and self worth and where to draw the line, […]

Randy and Jason are back, Randy is all about the academics, but hates the current book he’s reading. They deep dive into the SSAT, and private school considerations. Meanwhile Jason’s trying to outsource soccer, but in the end it’s all about “Less Attitude, More Aptitude”™.

Randy and Jason discuss the benefits of doing things poorly. Private school vs Public school and what it takes to be successful in education. Is it better to aim high and adjust or take it easy? It’s hard to gauge anything, let alone what the right academic path is for these two.

Randy gives Jason a detailed description of HVAC systems. Math problems are still confusing, but changes are being made. Who should tutor? Randy apparently is qualified, are the kids ready? Jason likes compound interest, not influencers!

Jason’s trying to catch up after a rough evening. Maybe online sweepstakes are the way out for Randy? What about those vaccines, how can we book and what time frame are we in for the old people? There’s a bubble about to pop, the math bubble and Randy is throwing a fit? Where do YOU […]

Jason and Randy are trying to avoid discussing and schools, but it’s unavoidable for the Dads. At least it was quick. And on to spring and bicycles, where to get one and on the cheap? They are planning camps, and trying to use the tech gear, and wool, not cotton. What will it be like […]