Randy goes without a mask, but for good reason. Jason’s hit the breaking point with the quote-unquote schooling. Things just aren’t adding up and he needs a YouTube laptop. Randy heads out on a(nother) biking adventure … Camping! And not to take the easy route. What about fitness, what’s the motivation, is it better than […]
Randy and Jason tackle the progression of technology from the age of phone trees to the youth and their cell phones. But first, the weather. Education is not the teacher’s fault, but something needs to give soon, or one of our hosts is going to melt down. When’s the right age to send nudes, and […]
Randy and Jason are trying to figure out how many people it takes to make a change. It’s government, just vote. Our old favorite soccer pops up and of course bike lanes. We have some follow-up on the bed situation. Jason braves the movie theater to get some popcorn while Randy qualifies his satisfaction.
Randy and Jason debate when night ends and morning begins. What to do with a kid that just won’t sleep in their own bed, ideas welcome! New experiences with school sports and the joys of seemingly endlessly running at cross country practice. Nobody has a clear idea of the exact right thing to do.
Jason gets a new chair! No more squeaking but Randy doesn’t care enough. He got his own new free junk, off a beach! We combine some codes, all the while examining the deficiencies. And we are giving and will imbue you with these skills.
Randy and Jason discuss the weather and running shoes. Don’t step on acorns. A long weekend means off-the-grid adventures for Randy while Jason sits idly at home. Factfulness gets a rave review from Jason, even if he can’t remember actual facts… The kids get out of the crevices in the ground and safely escape the […]
Randy and Jason deliver a pro browser tip! Just in time for Virtual School or home school or hybrid or in-person or some other one off education style! Do you know who’s watching your screen? Is internet a utility and who’s regulating it? Randy gets out of a hole with his car and goes grocery […]
Randy and Jason are wrapping up the summer, and getting tired. of. the. bickering. After Jason spends a week at the beach all they can talk about is body image and what’s actually healthy! Are there no limits to their judgement? What is there to talk about besides back to school, politics and COVID? Zoom […]
Randy and Jason continue on the school plans, the committees have committees! Can we socialize safely, people in the house, or just on headsets? Randy gives us some headset pointers. COVID project abound, from Minecraft to 3D Printing, but what’s useful and where can Jason find parts?! Randy has an old-timey dynamo and that’s enough. […]
Randy and Jason scout the scouts…. is it worth it? If it will save you on the rapids, it’s worth it for sure. Kids are working their best lives, is it working for me? Who’s responsibly biking and do you assume they are going to be making the safe turn? Can you believe that school […]
Jason and Randy check the mail to find COVID again. Always and forever, who’s a denier and who believes? There’s always tradeoffs in unsolvable problems, but coal rolling is never the answer. Everyone is stressing about decisions, but it’s all good, take a year off. But it’s not that easy, even for the rich dynasty […]
Randy and Jason are out of things to talk about so it’s all jokes about shooting the sun in the face when the tint won’t work. More weak math as meters and yards are compared, sorry for all you metric people out there! Detailed analysis of #RoosterMoney (link below) and the fun party game (link […]
Jason and Randy get called out via eMail and it goes south from there. Alright, get the right bicycle and take Coronavirus seriously! We get the last word, easy in this format, but are appreciative of the challenge. Summer school is in session because statistics and probability lessons are desperately needed. References:Bicycle Bell Boston: “Read […]
Randy manages a crisis in nearly real time, while Jason needs to know where his place is. Tired and irrational kids aren’t helping either, but how tired are Randy and Jason themselves and what’s the impact of the tiredness and stress on their approach to racial issues. Wait, what !? How can that be related […]
Randy and Jason start talking about … can you believe it …. bicycles, again. Hey, it could be taxes or soccer! How to help your neighbor who thinks they know what their kid wants? Jason has a lead on Go Kart wheels, even has he has to use first aid skills, again. New friends are […]
Randy and Jason face conflict head on, and it is almost as close as can be. Tensions are running high, but they look for room for improvement. Keep those hips solid, don’t break! Should we open it up? Demonstrations go on regardless, and it’s understandable.
Randy needs to call his nurse friends to get the real scoop. But first Jason reminds us that we don’t even know what we don’t know. But the weather is changing and the kids are making forts! That is, when we can pry them away from the video games. The addiction is bad, and concerning!
Week 99 and the Covid Cloud continues to hover. Politics, police … do Randy and Jason just have a problem with authority or is it something deeper, Wait, doesn’t everyone? Let’s get open minded and fix all the ills of society. Starting with getting everyone at least one boat.
Randy and Jason give weekly updates on the #homeschooling during #Covid and someone tries to remove all expectations. Are they really loosening the #SocialDistancing restrictions and separately, why is it that kids like to wear blankets when sweatshirts exist? They beg for their kids to “JUST TRY, please!” and don’t hand off the RC Controller. […]
What are we doing new here in week 72 of #Covid #Quarantine? Jason is out of things to say, but Randy won’t torpedo the show! Just don’t get caught waxing nostalgic in from of Randy … the old ways aren’t better! Young intrigue from the opposite sex for the boys, what are their intentions and […]
Randy addresses the mic problem from 269 head-on as we peak behind the Dads Being Dads curtain. While they’re peeking at things, they look inside the computer and discuss flops. School was cancelled, can Jason stay engaged, or will he and his kids give up? They advise a writer how to get up from his […]
Well, social distancing is still a thing… who knew it would last more than 3 weeks … besides EVERYONE? Randy and Jason talk masks, closed roads and how Randy is ignoring everything from the schools, it just comes so late. Ok, not everything, just most things. But he helps the kids with the friendly communications, […]
Should we reopen? Jason has a controversial take and Randy doesn’t shoot him down immediately! You think school is boring, trying listening to Randy and Jason go on about #unschooling, #homeschooling, #badschooling during this #COVID pandemic. Jason equates toilet paper to wages and salary and threatens to fire a kid, while Randy comfortably eats delicious […]
More #CoronaVirus, more #SocialDistancing, pro tips galore! While home/school life settles into a routine, Randy and Jason find the woods alarmingly congested. Randy finds out if the Tell Tale Heart is just as scary in Spanish and Jason introduces his kids to the Marvel Comic Universe and evergreen classic #TheSimpsons. Don’t forget to review your […]
Randy and Jason compare isolation successes and fails, which mean Randy tells how how things are going well and Jason explains how the system is failing. Broken bones, obstinate kids and cabin fever make for a volatile mix. Does the answer to refused writing assignments lie in skipping through movies about Vegas Tycoons? #ShelterInPlace #Covid19 […]
Surprise… we talk pandemic. Hope you are all surving #Covid #SovialDistancing #ShelterInPlace and #HomeSchooling. We will give you all the protips to get you through! We’ll be back next week!
Jason channels his inner Clark Gryzwald on a trip to Wally World, er the ski mountain, which causes some serious introspection. Randy gaslights his daughter into eating extra vegetables but rewards her with extra jelly beans all the way to trail number 5! Pro Tip: Have your kid put the fresh veggies on the plate […]
Randy and Jason get into some heavy issues, tangentially related to parenting, and not so much fun: Race and Cancer. We touch on endless background checks, taxes and phones for kids, who’s the lucky recipient? And what’s their etiquette like?
Randy and Jason have a length debate about appropriate books for 14 year old girls, something neither of them have any experience with at all…. yet. This somehow pivots into the worth of drivers ed. They do good with some corporate sponsored volunteering, or do they?
Jason unloads the guild of how #TargetTori was treated, and what that means for humanity before Randy and Jason ramble all over on this one. Jumping out of email bankruptcy and super boring lists all the way over to ski slopes and exciting lists of winter accoutrements. Randy does rescue a baby on the stairs […]
