Author: BWDad
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Dad’s Day 2026
Well dads, fathers, step-dads, and daddies, today’s the (terribly wet, cold, grey) day for us, eh? Classic Alberta. “All hell for a basement,” for real. We’re taking it easier this weekend. Board games, watching street food videos from around the world, takeout BBQ, and of course, monkeys jumping on the bed. Contrary to doctor advice!…
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Ice Cream – Made By Marcus
Wow, another ice cream joint so soon? I’d say it’s because of summer, but really because the next few weeks will be stacked with other family/seasonal fun. Marcus made his start in Calgary, but we won’t hold that against him. With a staggering 5 locations in that city and 3 in Edmonton, it’s an impressive…
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Heeere’s: Red Deer!
Today’s entry is the start of a series focused on the AB part of the blog. And the opinions of featured locations from the Dad herein. With that… Hey, it’s more than just Gasoline Alley! Even if that part hosts the country’s arguably nicest washroom. Located on the river that gave it its name, Red…
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Biking Season! (And Safety)
Spring finally arrived a couple weeks ago and the kids were psyched to get their bikes together. They’ve already tuned theirs up and have been riding all over. I was set to get mine ready to go for this weekend, but AB inevitably happened… (youtube) But rainy days pass. Eventually. What’s important is to proactively…
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Ice Cream – Kind
Look, it’s not all fun and games in this province lately. There’s serious discussions to be had and hard (and sometimes very obvious and easy) choices to make. And while they’re all worth talking about, today I’m referring to… Ice Cream. Hand made. Artisanally crafted. Cold. Sugary. Any flavour you can think of. There are…
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May Long Plantings
If you’ve been in AB for any length of time, you know we get about 4, maybe 5 months of warm outdoor weather. Sometimes requiring a coat. If we’re lucky. We usually have to wait ’til May around the Victoria Day long weekend to get outside and get planting and sunning. But also if you’ve…
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This Day For Moms
What a coincidence! The second post on a dad blog is about moms and how we relate to them. Like my mom and her mom and her mom before that, I grew up around some strong, stubborn, get-things-done type of women, most of them moms. Much like a lot of Alberta (and let’s face it…
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Comic Book Day/May the 4th!
Location: Warp 1 Song: Bad Lip Reading – Seagulls! Youtube short We’re a day late, but what a way to open with some nerdly love for comics and reading! Mini-me got to go down to the Friendly Local Comic Book Shop (LCBS) on May 2 for Free Comic Book Day (now Comic Giveaway Day I…
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Testy Test
Here. We. Go. A repository for dad thoughts from a different type of Alberta dad. Will contain ideas, places, peoples, ice cream reviews. Will not try to sell you things, use clickbait, or any other silly tactic. Views and (educated) opinions, unless specified, are mine and mine alone. -B (the dad in PBDad)