Andrew Kardon 
You may not believe me, but it is true. Back in the 1990s, I won an office Beard Off! A large handful of the guys in the office (all of us in our early 20s), joined in. We started the month completely clean shaven and then had a full 6 weeks to grow the fullest, bestest beard ever. Some had splotchy blonde beards. Others had all of three hairs on their chinny chin chins. The …
My childhood can be summed up in 11 La’s. As in, “La, la, la, la la la, la, la, la, la, laaaa.” Otherwise known as The Smurfs theme. Yes, I remember spending soooo many Saturday mornings on the couch with my sister Beth as we watched Papa Smurf lead his merry band of Smurfs (and one Smurfette!) on all sorts of adventures. My favorite Smurf was clearly Handy Smurf. That guy was the McGuyver of …
Okay, okay. I’m married. Geez, coming on 17 years this month! Even still, these days, my mouth has been salivating for something new. Something sweet. Something… subzero. Yes, I was invited to work on a campaign for the ice cream gurus at Klondike. I said yes and… well… let’s just say if it wasn’t illegal for a number of reasons, I might have to marry one of Klondike’s ice cream bars. Sure we all know …
Disclosure: I have partnered with Life of Dad and Michelin for this promotion. I have received compensation for my participation, but my first car memories are my own. I’ve never been a big car guy. Yes, I like driving and do appreciate a good car. But I’m not a super car buff like my nephew Max, or a member of the Car Collectors Club like my buddy Ethan. Granted, there were two amazing cars I …
Two things summed up a big chunk of my childhood: Star Wars and cereal. I have crazy awesome memories of sitting in front of the TV every Saturday morning watching cartoons and stuffing my face with bowls of cereal. I also have a real detailed recollection of a big argument with my friend Chris in Elementary School. Return of the Jedi was coming out soon and he had read the storybook adaptation (which always comes …
