There are many different kinds of fathers: there’s the Dad who will teach his children how to properly swing a hammer and the Dad who will teach his children what to yell when they miss and smash their thumb instead. Sometimes, it’s the same Dad (not that I’m speaking from personal experience)…. In the past, I described my father’s parenting style. But as any Dad will tell you, those descriptors change year by year, day by day, minute by minute. This Father’s Day, I thought we’d honor The Top Ten Dads We’ve Known, (Been)
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“Time to grab your go-go juice, check your coloring book, and hit the super slab. Don’t forget to pay the cash box, and flip your ears on – just in time to hear the news about some gator guts on the road-watch out! Hit the road long and hard all day and make sure you stop at the mandatory chicken coop in Jacksonville. When you’re done for the day, carry on right through to Miami and park at the TA for the night.” Right now I bet half of you are nodding your heads
Read more →After a challenging 2005 summer season, Hebrew National, the hot dog company, needed to get back on track and generate strong sales. Their mission was to step up to the plate as a mainstream, national brand and find a way to attract new consumers outside the traditional kosher-consuming population. Their solution? Appeal to uncompromising parents who served their family only the best and were willing to pay more for it. They created commercials intended to teach people how kosher practices ensure only the best cuts of meat….”no ifs, ands, or butts.”“Butt humor” seems to
Read more →Memorial Day Weekend 2007, John Moore, Pulitzer Prize-winning senior staff photographer for Getty Images, visited Arlington National Cemetery. There, in “Section 60”, he met and photographed family members of American soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan who had flown across the county to remember their loved ones. One of those people was Mary McHugh. He snapped this photo of Mary at the grave of her slain fiance, Sgt. James Regan. It was her first time visiting the grave since his funeral. Moore wrote an incredibly poignant account of his visit and the hours leading
Read more →We’ve finally moved back into our house, despite the fact that our remodel is far from complete. Currently, our fridge and toaster oven are in our garage, which is serving as our temporary kitchen. It sure makes for an interesting morning routine: I pour milk into the cereal and toast the English muffins, deliver breakfast inside the house, and then head back to the garage to work on packing the kids’ lunches. I’ve always been in charge of lunches, but my repertoire consists of basics: bananas and peanut butter, Lunchables, and occasionally some reheated
Read more →Bionic vision. Supersonic hearing. And “Spidey sense.” Sound like the superpowers your Mom had when you were growing up? At Matchmaker Logistics, it is the Year of the Superhero and mothers definitely top the list. Read last year’s Mother’s Day blog post where kids talked about moms and their “magic” superpowers. At Matchmaker, we’ve also been getting in touch with our inner superheroes. To accompany our sales presentation, we’ve created our own superhero avatars. In the online world, an avatar is a graphical representation of one’s self. Some people use their own photos; others
Read more →In just a few days, I turn fifty. I can still remember how excited I was when I turned five. Technically, I should be ten times more excited. But at fifty, there will be no balloons, bounce houses, pony rides or Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Instead, I’ll be moving my family back into our home after several weeks of temporary apartment living during a major remodel. That’s life, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. There are those who deny their increasing age: “I’m not fifty. I’m just 5 perfect 10s!” or“I’m actually
Read more →“A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” ~ Don Corleone to Johnny Fontane Last weekend, I had the privilege of becoming a godfather once again. My eldest daughter, Emily, and I took a great father-daughter trip up north for Weston’s christening. Weston’s parents are close family friends; in fact, Weston’s mother is godmother to my youngest girl. For many people, just hearing the word “godfather” brings up images of The Sopranos or classic mafia movies like The Godfather and Goodfellas, even though a godfather’s duties have very little to do with granting
Read more →Ask any one of our Carrier Sales Representatives what they like most about their jobs and the first thing they’ll mention is: “The relationships we have with the drivers.” There are some incredible men and women out there on the road. Many of them go the extra mile to make our lives better, and we’re thrilled when we can give a little something back in return. In early March, our Project Manager, Tammy Brown, was booking a driving duo for their very first load with our company. She learned that Tim (the driver) and
Read more →CORRECTION: Thanks to Paul, one of our readers, it has come to our attention that it will not be required by law for all drivers to have a sleep apnea test in order to pass a DOT physical. Drivers who do need the test, however, must go to one of the providers listed on the FMCSA’s National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners, who have been given a set of guidelines for screening drivers for sleep apnea. Drivers who have been diagnosed with sleep apnea will only receive a one year certification and must carry
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