Rising...

Well, it's been a long time, but I think I'm ready to get back to business here. I promise a few more posts here at the mother ship, but for now you'll have to make do with what's available on the satellites. Here's a taste:

Ah, summer time. Any dedicated Super Dad worth his cape will tell you that it’s time to plan trips to every museum and zoo within a hundred miles, stage impromptu twilight bug hunts in the backyard, take weekly hikes at the local nature center, and generally make every waking moment an educational experience that your child will never forget.

For the rest of us, though, the days between June and September are the longest of the year, and not just because they really are the longest days of the year, if you know what I mean. (To continue reading at TheBlogfathers, click here.)

And if you're looking for a movie to soak up the last few days of summer, stop by the Mellow Hut for my review of a new John Cusack/Morgan Freeman movie, The Contract. And for the baseball fans out there, check out my BrokenCowboy site for an interview I did last week with ESPN's Jayson Stark.

Hopefully that'll keep you busy for a while. Now get reading...