A Guy's Perspective: New Music To Listen To On A Date

Recently, I posted a question on my Facebook page asking friends what new music I should check out. I got 19 responses, and ended up downloading 24 new albums. After listening, there was some really good music in the list. I wanted to narrow it down to a top three though, and I wanted to take a different approach to that. Several of the people who offered advice on what to listen to were women, and I wanted to use that for the benefit of the Bro Council readers. I, like many men, tend to rely on a standard mix of Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, Van Halen, and many other artists that a lot of women just don't care... Read More

The one thing that I continue to learn about being a Daddy is that every day is a new adventure full of unexpected twists and turns. The other day, my son and I traveled to Ohio to help my mom move out of her house and into an apartment. For the most part he and I had a great time and it was fun t watch him help in his small 4-year-old way. Halfway through this time of helping and adventuring the story of our day took an unexpected (now funny) twist. We are driving the first load of stuff from one house to the next when MJ screams: "Daddy! I've got to go pee pee!" I politely ask him to hold it and he says: "No! Daddy,... Read More

(Editor's Note: You know how much we love our beards here at Bro Council, and the writer who submitted this article has a beard himself. That being said, he writes some things that will probably be considered pretty controversial to some of our readers. This is not an official stance of Bro Council. If you want to rebut him feel free to do so in the comments section!) There comes a time in every semi-employable young man's life when he must consider: what is it that I want to do with this coarse, coiled gift from the most high that is sprouting, unevenly, from my impeccable mug? It is at this very moment that we all choose... Read More

We all have a lot of thoughts and feelings about the terror events of last week in Boston, and I'm going to share some of mine here. If you're looking for comedy, read one of my previous articles, or wait for my next one, which should be coming sometime around the first week of May. I scrapped the premise for that one for the time being after the events. I didn't lose my sense of humor, but something about what happened just made me realize it's a time for something more important. If you followed the news last week, you either followed the so-called "old" media, such as a cable network or newspaper; the so-called... Read More

This past Thursday my family experienced a loss. My mom's dear friend and housemate of 10 years passed away. She was like an aunt to me and a grandma like figure to our kids; the pain is real, even for my son MJ. This was the first time I think my son could fully understand the finality of death. Before when we mentioned someone's passing it was not a concrete idea for him, but this death surely was. Thursday morning, when MJ crawled into bed with us, I told him the bad news. I said: "MJ, Auntie Pam died today." He then replied: "When is she coming back Daddy?" I then had to sadly share: "Buddy, she's not ever coming back.... Read More

This week, I've been reflecting on my time as a father and stumbled across a writing I wrote just one week after my first child was born. What I wrote then still holds sway with how I feel now and even more so! In this Daddy Chronicles I will share my own experiences as well as some advice along the way. As I was reminded by the quote at the end of this entry: Being a Daddy is a BIG deal! On April 16th 2009 at 8:02pm our Son Marvin Elijah Nelson was born. He weighed in at 6lbs 4 oz. and was 18.5 inches long. 

I am now the proud father of an amazingly beautiful baby boy!

Being a father is new for me, since this is my first... Read More