I thought our whole family had gotten flu shots this year until while planning to leave for a holiday trip it was realized we’d forgotten someone … our puppy. The boarding kennel she was going to stay at asked us as we made arrangements for her stay if our dog had been given a flu …
Tim Burns
Tim Burns is the father of 8-year-old twins. He blogs about the adventures of parenting from a fun-loving dad's perspective at ageekdaddy.com. A connoisseur of comic books and remote control cars, he enjoys family road trips and is an avid Detroit Tigers fan.
Attention Disney Sci Fi Lovers – 7 Ways for Dads to Geek Out at Disney World
Disney World is known for providing magical childhood experiences where kids can meet fantastic princesses, be wildly spun around in giant tea cups and ride in the air with a flying elephant. That doesn’t mean dads can’t have some fun of their own during a visit, especially if you are a science fiction fan like …
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Kidsburgh USA
I’m sure many people who have never ventured to Pittsburgh picture the place as a city filled with factories, steel mills and warehouses based upon its industrial past. Looking to spend some time bonding and having fun with my nine-year-old son, we embarked on a weekend getaway to Pittsburgh where both of us were familiar …
Museum Salutes Michigan’s Arsenal of Democracy History
My son and I spent some of our Memorial Day weekend exploring a museum that chronicles the role Michigan played in manufacturing military equipment, vehicles and weaponry during the 20th Century. Switching its numerous automotive assembly plants over to building machine guns, jeeps, tanks, and war planes earned Michigan the moniker “arsenal of democracy” during …
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Fuel Efficiency Tips for Summer Road Trips
Family road trips provide a lot of freedom when it comes to controlling and enjoying the course of a vacation. These treks though can also be very liberating for your money when it comes to separating it from your wallet to pay for gasoline. Of course, you need fuel to get your vehicle to and …
Spring Break at the John Ball Zoo
As any traveler knows even the best planned trips can be negatively impacted by that uncontrollable adversary known as Mother Nature. We had planned out a road trip to explore the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan during my children’s Spring Break from school. The weather forecasts had been showing a nice weekend full …
A Moment of Zen at the DIA
Give yourself a moment of Zen by taking a stroll through the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Japanese Gallery which showcases oriental treasures from the museum’s permanent collection. During a walkthrough of the space my family found the place to have a sense of peacefulness that radiated from the objects on display. The artwork has a …
Flying with Peanut Allergies
When the topic of peanuts comes up the first thing many of us think of is enjoying them as a snack at baseball games or during an airline flight. But for a growing number of families when it comes to this topic what comes to mind is food allergies. According to the Asthma …
How To Plan Summer Vacations Without Wrecking Your Finances
I admit it! I have a tendency to splurge on having fun with my family during summer vacations then come home to credit card bills and bank statements that tend to be more troublesome than initially expected. Seems like I’m not alone though. A survey by the consumer credit reporting agency Experian found that 68% …
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Maple Sugar Time
We stopped by the historic Van Raalte Farm while my family was in Holland, Michigan for a weekend road trip to learn about how the maple sugar that is used in candy and syrup is made. March is the ideal time of year in Michigan for creating maple sugar. The freezing temperatures at night combined …
How to Avoid Spring Break Intestinal Distress
Spring Break is supposed to be about having fun in the sun. Unfortunately, numerous vacations are ruined when an upset stomach or intestinal distress caused by a foodborne illness leads to most of the trip being spent sick in the bathroom or stuck in a hospital bed instead of having fun on a beach or …
Step Back in History Using Augmented Reality
Remember the Alamo! Texas militia yelled out this famous battle cry as they battled Mexico’s army for the territory’s independence in honor of a fallen garrison of their comrades who were wiped out on March 6, 1836 trying to defend a fortified former Catholic mission. Roughly 200 men led by James Bowie, Davy Crockett and …
