In no way am I disrespecting the Occupy Wall Street movement that has spread from my beloved city of NYC out across the nation. Instead I'm giving credit where credit is due to all the DADs out there who have generated so much online content in the forms of blogs and sites that they can no longer be ignored.

Defiant & Dad, Circa 2006

Jason Avant recently wrote 3 Things You Should Know About Dad Bloggers. Please read it. This article chronicles, showcases and myth-bust this "phenomenon" otherwise known as the Rise of the Dad.

Of course we're not MOM. We're not even trying to be. And that's the point.

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It has happened again and I'm beginning to feel a little weird reporting the watershed of good news that has been coming my since July and then began piling on during my birthday week back in September. I don't want to ever come off as if I am gloating or bragging. I suppose the greater damage would come from not reporting/sharing the good news and having you all take that action the wrong way. The damage control required just isn't worth it.

So here goes...after spending the day serving as a chaperone on a field trip to a pumpkin patch with my daughter's Kindergarten class I was blessed with the news that I've been selected to be on another Top 50 List of Dad Bloggers. This time it's Babble's Top 50 Dad Blogs of 2011. The information they have there isn't exactly current based on what my blog is right now but all this means is that I need to update my About Me page.

This time I'm Number 21. And that guy, Fred Goodall a.k.a. Mocha Dad is right there with me...again! I just can't seem to shake the dude. Just jokes. We both began blogging within the year of 2008 and I'm honored to share any space with him. Other blogger buds who made it with me include @CK_LunchBox and @DadStreet.

Again. I have to thank all of you reading here for being the reason the light is currently shining my way.

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