We are the the ones in charge…
When mum pops out,
We are the ones on the couch,
We are the ones at the grill,
We are the ones that drank all the beer,
… And We ate all the pies.
Doodie Calls! --comic from xkcd.com
I started the 2FatDads site with Steph almost 5 years ago and before that we probably wasted a couple weeks wages contemplating the idea of doing something cool on the web. It’s come a long way from being a funny bobble headed homepage in jest then eventually a cool slide show in iWeb. I graduated the site from self hosted Blogger to self hosted WordPress last year as I transitioned from ASP 3.0 (Classic) to PHP/MySQL (LAMP 4 us Geeks). We lost some Dads along the way, and although this saddened me, it also made me re-think the direction of the site a few times. The one thing we all have in common apart from having kids (all boys BTW) under the age of 2, is that we all get a little annoyed when someone on the Internet is wrong.
Now in it’s sixth regeneration, (only 7 more to go), we, the [TWO Fat Dads], have been lucky enough to enlist a few good [TOO Fat Dads]. Whether through bribery, cold Canadian beer, or the promise of more diapers along their gadget, tech and geek quests, we couldn’t be happier to share their journey. It’s the one thing that unites us all and keeps us from going insane at two in the morning.
Francois Fortier
Chief Executive Dad
I’m a web developer, a techie, a geek and media junkie, a Montrealer and one of 2 Fat Dads. I blog on a semi-regular basis over at JohnnleCanuck.com and 2fatdads.com. I Tweet far too often about the Habs, Technology, being a Dad and of course Canada and The Great White North, so follow @JohnnyCanuck.
I’m pretty much driven by my need to Get Out into The Great White North and exploring this Planet ERF while trying my best not destroying it in the process. I’m very GREEN as it also give me a really good excuse to be CHEAP.
- Location: Montreal
- Website: Link
Stephane Denault
Dad
A Hard Rocker, WoW gamer, Lego Builder and the other one of the Fat Dads. I’m planning on working to get rid of the fat part sometime in the coming decade. I’m totally addicted to recycling and composting. I’m currently addicted to: Heroes, Lost, House and WoW. I have seen all of these movies more times than any one person ever should: Aliens, X-Men, Die Hard and Tango and Cash. I used to spend quite a lot of time reading, mostly anything fictional and I hate sappy stories. For a guy who has spent most of his career on the phone this is still my favourite quote: “Yeah I called her up, she gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her, or something, I don’t know, I wasn’t really paying attention.” Harry in Dumb and Dumber. Still laugh at that one!
- Location: Montreal
- Website: Link
Eric Schultz
Dad
Headed for the second star to the right and straight on ’til morning…
I like to bike, and hike, and swim. Well, actually, I’d rather not have to swim but given my propensity for falling off/out of whatever boat (sail board, kayak, canoe, etc.) I’m on/in I figure being a decent swimmer is a good idea. And it helps keep me clean while I save on hot water.
- Location: Montreal
- Website: Link
Steven McGurn
Dad
A Montreal based software developer by trade, father of 2 boys, happily married to an equally gadget hungry and amazing wife. So that’s the bullet description. I’m also an avid reader, play in a 20+ baseball league, am passionate about the web and open source. I like to voice my opnion on companies that overreach their power on consumers, technology, switching from PC to Mac, evaluating technology that I’m either buying or yearning to buy. Recently into doing my part to be more environmentally conscious, I’m now looking into ways to offset my CO2 footprint, while still running a PC and not regressing into the stone age. I’ve been called a geek, and have no problems with that. My rants can be followed on twitter @mtl_steve
- Location: Montreal
- Website: Link