This post was inspired by my friends, Ralph and Silke. I just hung up the phone (with them) and wondered how Ralph was doing in the diapering "little Ralphie" department, and found this video. My laugh for the day!

Enjoy!

There's a good book on the next page for new dads, check it out, click on read more below... then scroll down

  Be Prepared, August 13, 2006

By

Oleanna

At first glance, Be Prepared looks like it might be a joke book. The bright yellow handbook format cover shows a child in a backpack strapped onto a smiling, manly fellow in a lumberjack shirt. Front backpack straps replace the man's suspenders, baby bottle, rattles and other toys are at his waist, toolbelt style, and a pacifier dangles from a strap in his fingers. It captures attention. 

Likewise, the inside of the book captures attention with well designed layout and graphics. Readers recognize the content, presented with abundant wit and style, is playful but not a joke. This is a creative, purposeful production with solid, helpful information delivered in fun, maybe over-the-top, masculine terms, but quite real.