by Tobin Walsh
***While advanced access was provided, all opinions are my own*** To keep elementary school aged kids locked into a movie for 90 minutes requires more than an intriguing storyline. My kids need action, visual splendor, a good story, and something Continue reading Family Movie Review: The Magician’s Elephant on Netflix (out March 17th)
While the monuments and the National Mall serve as the focal points of any D.C. trip (for my tips on those spots click here), there are a bunch of other places to visit and local sights to see. Here’s is Continue reading Visiting Washington D.C.; Part II: Non National Mall/Museum/Monument Stuff
Planning a family trip to the nation’s capitol is overwhelming. Between having to make reservations at some sites but not others, planning for getting around in a big city, and preparing to efficiently do as much as possible in a Continue reading Visiting Washington D.C.; Part I: Monuments and Museums
Beginning the week of March 13th, the PGA Tour comes to Palm Harbor, Florida and the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Resort and Spa. Stay locked into The Good-Bad Dad as the (totally) unofficial home of all the kid-friendly happenings in/surrounding Continue reading The Unofficial Home for Family Stuff surrounding the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship
Setting: Cyrpto.com Arena, Wednesday, February 7th, nearing midnight EST LeBron’s fade away hits nothing but net, eclipsing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA scoring. Reporters, celebrities in attendance, James’ family, and dignitaries spill onto the basketball floor. Those spectators lucky enough to have Continue reading To Post to Your Story or To Tell the Story: Memories lost behind the iPhone camera
I first interviewed Country Music star, Walker Hayes, in November 2021. At that time, Hayes’ Fancy Like was a global internet sensation, spring boarding this father of six into the music industry limelight. Nearly, eighteen months later, we were able Continue reading Take the Fame, Just Give me Jesus: Walker Hayes on Faith, Family, Fame, and his upcoming Duck Buck Tour
***WTR (“What’s Toby Reading”) provides reviews of books I’ve recently read – some titles were provided free of charge, some were not. All opinions, though, are my own.*** Don’t Google “Peggy Orenstein’s sweater”, please. No, I promise, reading Orenstein’s Unraveling: Continue reading WTR: Unraveling by NYT bestselling Author Peggy Orenstein
Your kids have heard of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s significance to modern U.S. History – at least the basics. They have likely read or heard excerpts of his “I Have a Dream Speech.” Schools are (rightfully) starting to frame the Continue reading Four Things Your Kids MUST Know about MLK
The Christmas cards we send out are lovely. It’s cool to leaf through those we receive each day during December. I promise I LOVE seeing how much your kids have grown. I do. When I read, though, that the waste Continue reading I WASTE You a Merry Christmas
When I finish a good book I typically think of a person that could benefit from reading it – usually one of my brothers, my older kids, my parents, or my wife. That subtle, personal touch makes the gift of Continue reading Gifts That Aren’t Phones, Volume 2: Books for Dudes