Life on Park Street

Ep.19: Rockin’ and Gruntin’

familyfishbowl — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:37:06 +0000

My life is really just one long string of embarrassing moments. Zippers down in Target, grunting at the dinner table . . . you name it, if it’s stupid, I’ve done it. Now I’ve added a new one to the list.

Ep.18: Father’s Day Presents

familyfishbowl — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:34:18 +0000

Every year I tell my family not to bother with Father’s Day presents. You know, because I want them to think I’m an adult. Problem is, they always listen to me . . . and trouble follows . . . .

Ep.17: Swinging Til It Hurts

familyfishbowl — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:26:10 +0000

We took the boys’ Christmas present out the other day–a pitching machine. And I, a fool, decided to show them how it’s done.

Ep.16: Getting Old

familyfishbowl — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:24:22 +0000

Suddenly, out of the blue it hits: Old Age. I don’t know what happened. A couple days ago I was young, strong, good-looking and able to sit in my chair at night without grunting involuntarily. Yeah . . . a couple days ago, I was fine. And now this . . . .

Ep.15: The Nervous Talker

familyfishbowl — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:29:17 +0000

Every now and then, some new horrible memory moves into my brain–a memory I had blocked out for years and years. Well, that happened just the other day…and wow! There’s a reason I’ve blocked these memories out….

Ep.14: Help Me! I Talk Too Fast

familyfishbowl — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:20:58 +0000

This time we go to the archives of a little radio blurb I produce for the company I work for. See, whenever you put yourself in front of the public, you’re going to get complaints from bitter old people and angry youths. For me, it was the old people that got on the band wagon and called a local call-in radio show to voice their disapproval over my little show. But then I heard about it and issued this response the next day. It’s easily my favorite of all the shows I’ve ever run and immediately after the airing of it, the complaints quit coming….

Ep.13: Christmas Decorating with Dad

familyfishbowl — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:38:43 +0000

I took a day off the other day because the kids were off from school. And rather than sit and relax and just enjoy each other’s company, I decided we should put up our Christmas tree. You know how it went from there . . . .

Ep.12: Belly Button Lint, Kites and Father’s Day

familyfishbowl — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:36:54 +0000

Dad did it all. He cared about us, played with us . . . had a belly button lint collection that he kept in a wicker chicken on top of our fireplace mantle . . . . You know, the kind of things every dad does.

Ep. 11: The Crinkled Papers

familyfishbowl — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:29:30 +0000

Ok, this has happened to everybody, right? You get home from work. You’re tired. And the kids have trashed everything. Yeah, that’s not a new experience. However, how often have you started chewing your kids out only to discover that the stuff they’ve left lying everywhere . . . the stuff you’re chewing them out about is all stuff that . . . well, you’ll have to listen.

Ep.10: God is Laughing

familyfishbowl — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:17:35 +0000

God seems to thoroughly enjoy teaching me lessons. Easter Sunday was just the latest example.

In this episode of Life on Park Street, listen as proud father, Dan Hansen, talks about an Easter Sunday meeting between his angelic children and a little missionary man during the Easter Sunday service at his church.

Ep.9: The Pine Wood Derby, part 1

familyfishbowl — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:07:56 +0000

Not long ago, my son came home from his church youth group meeting with a bag full of father and son bonding. It was the materials for our Pine Wood Derby Race Car. Our first Pine Wood Derby Race Car.

Ep.8: I Hate Halloween

familyfishbowl — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:09:21 +0000

I hate Halloween. I hate all the candy. I hate all the trick-or-treating. I hate the costumes. I hate the crying kids, the carving of the pumpkins and the judgment God seems to rain down on us whenever we celebrate it. Yeah . . . I hate Halloween.

Ep.7: The Hardware Store

familyfishbowl — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:26:23 +0000

A trip to the local hardware store to pick up some necessary, toy-fixing supplies turns into a memorable event that I never saw coming.

Ep.6: The End of the World and Some Old-Fashioned Fun

familyfishbowl — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:24:43 +0000

The economic collapse last week led reasonable people everywhere to conclude, as I did, that the world was ending. However, not many of them probably sat down and spelled that all out to their kids. Yeah . . . that’s the difference that sets me apart as one of the Elite Parents. My honesty. And my willingness to freak the kids out.

In this episode of Life on Park Street, listen as End Times Prophecy Expert, Dan Hansen, talks about economic woes, the ultimate End of the World and about how to enjoy the lead up to Armegeddon the Good Old Fashioned Way.

Ep.5: The Kids Are Working

familyfishbowl — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:58:29 +0000

Sometimes I let myself think that I’m one of the Elite Parents that God has placed in this world–you know, a parent who was put on this earth for a purpose: to bring unending joy to his children and to share his wisdom with the suffering masses. Yeah, sometimes I think that. And then God shows up and tells me what He thinks about all that . . . .

Ep.4: Probes and Little…Sausages

familyfishbowl — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:26:45 +0000

I attended seminary for only one year. But during that single year, I learned all kinds of stuff about the human anatomy. Of course, it wasn’t openly or intentionally discussed . . . but we covered it pretty well in a roundabout way.

Ep.3: Three Days Gone and Still Jiggling

familyfishbowl — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:25:54 +0000

I don’t know when it happened or how it happened, but the other day I woke up fat.

In this episode of Life on Park Street listen to fitness guru Dan Hansen as he talks about being short of breath during meals, about sweating while he sleeps and about what he thinks his funeral will be like.

Ep.2: Seminary Shortcut

familyfishbowl — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:11:22 +0000

Shortcuts are great. Shortcuts are cool. When they work. When they don’t work…well…they’re painful. And expensive. And embarrassing. And par for the course for me.

Ep.1: I Love God More Than You

familyfishbowl — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:24:06 +0000

When kids are involved, even a peaceful dinner can disintegrate into a complicated series of veiled threats, a fair amount of yelling and, of course, a lengthy argument about who loves God more than everyone else.