📕 DAD WISDOM 

Planting Seeds

You think they're not listening. Through all the bedtime stories, the random car ride conversations, the repeated life lessons that make you feel like a broken record. Sometimes it feels like you're just talking to the wind.

Then one day, out of nowhere, your kid handles a situation with wisdom you don't even remember giving them. Uses words you once used. Shows patience you tried to teach. And you realize - they've been collecting these moments all along.

They're always listening. Even when it doesn't feel like it. Especially when it doesn't feel like it.

BADASS DAD 

Mark Cavendish

35 Tour de France stage wins. 165 professional victories. They don't call Mark Cavendish the "Manx Missile" for nothing. But between breaking cycling records and getting knighted, he's been sprinting home to five kids and making sure he doesn't miss the important stuff.

"What's the point in doing anything unless you can share it with those close to you?" he says. While he was making history on two wheels, his wife Peta was holding down the fort with their growing crew. That's why every victory lap included FaceTime calls home.

His parenting philosophy? Simple: "I never push them into anything. I never stop them doing anything. All I ever ask is that they work hard and they don't give up." Coming from a guy who bounced back from Epstein-Barr virus to keep breaking records, that hits different.

Want some inspiration this weekend? Catch "Mark Cavendish: Never Enough" on Netflix. Trust us on this one.

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DAD TOYS 

Whiskey Barrel Bar Cabinet

Detroit craftsmen turned old whiskey barrels into the bar centerpiece you didn't know you needed. Holds 15 bottles, adds character to your setup, and comes with a built-in conversation starter. Because sometimes the thing holding your bourbon should have as much history as what's inside it.

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DAD BOD 

Supplements That Matter

A new study dropped on slowing down Father Time: 1 gram of omega 3 and 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily knocked about 4 months off DNA age markers. Throw in some strength training, and the effects get even better.

Translation? That fish oil you keep forgetting to take might actually be worth remembering. And maybe grab some sun between Zoom calls.

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JUNK DRAWER 

Lead From the Front: Steve Jobs ideal meeting size? 3-5 people. Never more. His logic? More people meant less done. Every room got the smallest table possible.

Takeaway: Keep things simple – at work and home.

THE SPOT

Spaces that make you wanna stay a while

Imagine hiking 10 miles into the Grand Canyon to find turquoise waterfalls pouring over red cliffs. That's Havasupai Falls - a hidden oasis that looks more like a desktop wallpaper than real life.

Your reward for the trek? Multiple waterfalls to explore, including a 200-footer you climb down using chains and ladders. Plus crystal-clear swimming pools that'll make you forget about the hike back out.

Pro tip: Permits are harder to get than concert tickets, so plan way ahead. And maybe skip telling the kids about this one until you've locked down reservations.

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DAD HUMOR