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[dvczerfs]

R.I.P. HARRY KALAS, WE WILL MIS YOU!!

 

[Carolina Mouse]

I think I qualify for membership. My dog isn't named "Epcot", but I meet the other requirements! How many Disney Dads buy their wife a Disney website and then hijack it? ME!!

 

[KTME]

R.I.P. HARRY KALAS, WE WILL MIS YOU!!

Today is a very sad day in Phillies Baseball. Thanks for all the great memories Harry!!!!

 

[porknbeans]

I just heard the news this morning. A sad day for Philly fans.

I had to post on the husbands website. They needed a little testosterone to ballance things out. It seemed there are some very unhappy wives out there (and sometimes rightfully so).

 

[WDWfeelslikehome]

I havea question for my fellow Dis' Dads. I posted on the family board, but I figured I would come here to the experts. Here's the short version: DS3.5 broke his arm, just got casted and we leave in 5 days for a suprise trip to WDW. He thinks we're gong to see "Uncle Mortimer". He loves to swim and climb, so Dw and I may have to be very creative in avoiding certain areas. Had planned to let him play at F&G play areas. Any thoughts or experiences welcomed. Thanks.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

R.I.P. HARRY KALAS, WE WILL MIS YOU!!

Ditto. Hard to believe he's gone. I was born in 1974, so his is the only voice I've ever known when listening to my Phillies.

 

[I'mNoPrince]

I havea question for my fellow Dis' Dads. I posted on the family board, but I figured I would come here to the experts. Here's the short version: DS3.5 broke his arm, just got casted and we leave in 5 days for a suprise trip to WDW. He thinks we're gong to see "Uncle Mortimer". He loves to swim and climb, so Dw and I may have to be very creative in avoiding certain areas. Had planned to let him play at F&G play areas. Any thoughts or experiences welcomed. Thanks.

ziploc bags ,tape and vasaline will do just the trick.

small bit of vasaline around about 1 inch above the cast. this will help seal and tape the bag in place let him have a it.

As for the climbing well he will have to decide if he can support in the areas that he can.

The thing is there are TONs of things to keep him busy that he might not even notice he is not around water or climbing on something.

Sorry for the little guys injury I know that really stinks to be inhibited in any way while at the world.

 

[WDWfeelslikehome]

Thanks for the tip on the vaseline. I never would have thought of that. I'll be sure it's on my list when I get the vacation goodies later this week.

 

[zuperdaave]

I havea question for my fellow Dis' Dads. I posted on the family board, but I figured I would come here to the experts. Here's the short version: DS3.5 broke his arm, just got casted and we leave in 5 days for a suprise trip to WDW. He thinks we're gong to see "Uncle Mortimer". He loves to swim and climb, so Dw and I may have to be very creative in avoiding certain areas. Had planned to let him play at F&G play areas. Any thoughts or experiences welcomed. Thanks.

The F&G play area near Canada has two sides (although not formally separated) - one for under 5 and one for over. From what I can remember, the under 5 area didn't have anything too "dangerous." If you can keep him on that side and stand right with him, you should be safe. Good luck!!

 

[stopher1]

Interesting thread if you haven't seen it already:

To all the Husbands...

The thread got me thinking last night... being Easter and all... you have to ask yourself... "Are you holy?"

I saw that thread a couple of days ago and was laughing so hard as I sat there in my holey shorts! My DW is so ready to get rid of them, but I won't let her. While I didn't post on it, I did find the thread very amusing.

 

[Emma's Dad]

I think I qualify for membership. My dog isn't named "Epcot", but I meet the other requirements! How many Disney Dads buy their wife a Disney website and then hijack it? ME!!

Now we have a web-site pirate on our hands Welcome aboard, matey!

WELCOME TO THE DIS DAD'S CLUB!

You have been added to the DIS Dad's Club list

 

[Emma's Dad]

OK guys... the Podcast folks need some help this Friday (April 17th) from 10 - 10:50a EST and 12 - 12:50p EST

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2149756

If you can, please show your support

 

[Emma's Dad]

My DW started her Facebook page about 3 weeks ago so she could find one of her old high school friends. Since then, she has accumulated well over 50 "friends" and she is becoming much more interested in keeping up-to-date with her Facebook profile.

I... on the other hand... do NOT have a Facebook profile and have not had much desire to create one. And now my DW is teasing me because I don't have one. Which is (for some reason) annoying me. So here's my question to you guys... Do you have your own Facebook profile?

 

[stopher1]

My DW started her Facebook page about 3 weeks ago so she could find one of her old high school friends. Since then, she has accumulated well over 50 "friends" and she is becoming much more interested in keeping up-to-date with her Facebook profile.

I... on the other hand... do NOT have a Facebook profile and have not had much desire to create one. And now my DW is teasing me because I don't have one. Which is (for some reason) annoying me. So here's my question to you guys... Do you have your own Facebook profile?

Yes, since last August. My DW got into it first - and for the first 4-5 weeks I refused to partake, but then sometime in August I broke down - and I must admit it's been a lot of fun. I'm currently above 250 friends, but only because I opened myself up to more than just true friends and family members. But that's ok. It's actually been really fun to reconnect with old friends, as well as to see very disparate parts of my past come together in this way. I actually was able to reconnect in person 2 weeks ago while in Seattle on business with an old friend from my Disneyland days as a cast member. That was pretty cool. Hadn't seen them in nearly 20 years. Felt wierd as I was driving to that dinner - but was very, very comfortable within moments of walking through their door. It actually seemed like only 20 months had passed us by - not 20 years! Plus it has become a great way to communicate with folks quickly and easily with whom I'm involved with regularly now (Boy Scout troop, church friends, etc) thanks to Facebook Mobile and accessing it on my phone.

Social networking is everywhere now - just like these boards. We've even set up a page for our company now, and the regional team that I serve on, as well as having our own fan page. What's really the most fun, at least to my way of thinking, is that Facebook was started by a young punk in college for college kids, and later expanded for high school kids, but now the largest user group on FB are the 30-60 year olds! It's a great way to learn about what the younger set are up to (i.e. my teenage son and his friends) since they are very open in what they post...

 

[KTME]

My DW started her Facebook page about 3 weeks ago so she could find one of her old high school friends. Since then, she has accumulated well over 50 "friends" and she is becoming much more interested in keeping up-to-date with her Facebook profile.

I... on the other hand... do NOT have a Facebook profile and have not had much desire to create one. And now my DW is teasing me because I don't have one. Which is (for some reason) annoying me. So here's my question to you guys... Do you have your own Facebook profile?

I started about the same way Stopher1 did. My wife got into it first and I kinda followed. It has been fun to catch up with friends that I have not seen in a while. Of course there are the people that you do not want stay in contact with but they are easy to ignore. The DIS Boards even have a Facebook page.

 

[Carolina Mouse]

My DW started her Facebook page about 3 weeks ago so she could find one of her old high school friends. Since then, she has accumulated well over 50 "friends" and she is becoming much more interested in keeping up-to-date with her Facebook profile.

I... on the other hand... do NOT have a Facebook profile and have not had much desire to create one. And now my DW is teasing me because I don't have one. Which is (for some reason) annoying me. So here's my question to you guys... Do you have your own Facebook profile?

I have been of Facebook for a couple of months, but my DW refuses. The kids wanted to get on, and I studied it for a while.

So, I allowed my children to have FB pages, so long as:

1. I control their passwords;
2. Anyone who wants to be their friend must be my friend.
3. I can delete (and have deleted) their friends who say/do things I do not approve of (foul language, bullying, etc.).

As for me, I love it now. I actually found a long lost cousin I haven't seen in 20 years! Pretty neat, actually.

 

[trennr]

Any of you DIS-Dads interested in a DIS-Dad Fantasy Football League.

My idea would require around 60 participants
...and a prize pool big enough to fund your next Disney Trip.

I'll post more details if I get enough interest. Hope to hear from you soon!!!

 

[I'mNoPrince]

I have been of Facebook for a couple of months, but my DW refuses. The kids wanted to get on, and I studied it for a while.

So, I allowed my children to have FB pages, so long as:

1. I control their passwords;
2. Anyone who wants to be their friend must be my friend.
3. I can delete (and have deleted) their friends who say/do things I do not approve of (foul language, bullying, etc.).

As for me, I love it now. I actually found a long lost cousin I haven't seen in 20 years! Pretty neat, actually.

DW just today started a Facebook. DD and myself have had MySpace for some time and go by about the same set of rules that you do. I don't have her friends as mine but do log into her page and control from that way.

I have a feeling I'll end up doing things for DW on her page and end up with my own but I have enough already on-line to keep me busy.

 

[porknbeans]

I've had a facebook page for a couple of months. I have reconnected with several friends from high school and college, but don't see the appeal of it for more than that. Then again, I also don't enjoy texting...

 

[CannonBoy]

Last year, after a long and stubborn fight against all that is social networking, I finally broke down and signed up for a FB account. Both my DW and mother had both signed up within a week of one another, and being their on-call computer geek, I was immediately asked a number of questions, which I could not answer. I signed up to help them, thinking that I wouldn't use it...

What I found was something completely different. I was able to reconnect with friends (new and old). Some of which I haven't spoken with in over 10 years.

FB can get quite bloated with the "cute" little apps. I'm sick of all the silly requests to take quizzes, pass drinks, join causes, etc. But, what I do find powerful about FB is that I no longer have to worry about whether or not I have the latest contact info for my friends. By sending them messages through FB, they control what e-mail address to which it gets sent.