Hi Reader Dad Joke: Why was the baby strawberry crying? Because it's parents were in a jam. Song of the Week: Hello - Walk off the Earth (ft KRNFX) I had the fantastic opportunity to teach in Dublin this weekend (and before you ask…yes it’s true...the Guinness just tastes better in Ireland…and I split the G on first try…if you know you know). I met up with some good old saffa mates and made some new friends to add to the Paediatric Chiropractic tribe. Something different about this weekend...
11 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: Why do babies scream so much? Their womb service got cut off! Song of the Week: Ellie Goulding - Still falling for you They say you only really learn something when you teach it. I can vouch for the fact that, at least in my case, this is 100% true. Teaching something makes you examine the subject from every angle. Every time I teach something I come away with a new perspective. Especially when there a question that makes me take a step back and re-examine what I thought I...
25 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: What do you call a fish wearing a bow-tie? So-fish-ticated Song of the Week: The Gambler by Kenny Rogers I still remember the smell of sawdust mixed with smoke, the lights flickering overhead and the beat of the music as it washed over me. I couldn’t have been more than 7 years old, and it was the coolest place I had ever been to. My dad is a lifelong country music fan, and he had taken us to watch Lance James play live. Lance was a good ol’ South African country legend...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: Why don’t chiros make good secret agents? Because they always crack under pressure. 🕵️♂️💥 Song of the Week: George Ezra - Shotgun I heard something wild this week. It was a demo of an AI answering service for a chiropractic practice…and it was good. Like scary good. As with most of these advancements, once you knew it was AI you could start picking out the inconsistencies. The voice was monotone, the answers were generic…but hey it did the job and if I didn’t know any...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: Which vegetable has the best kung fu? Broc-lee Song of the Week: I believe by Douwe Bob Hello from Schiphol airport in Amsterdam. I have just finished teaching the updated “Common Conditions in Infants” seminar to a great bunch of paediatric chiros and I’m seeing my flight time being pushed back later and later on the board (hold thumbs that I’m home by the time you read this!) On the flight over I eventually picked “Atomic Habits” by James Clearly from my bookshelf....
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: What's the best way to save your dad jokes? In a dadda-base. Song of the Week: As it was, Harry Styles When my son James was little, he was bow legged. Now I don’t mean like a “smidge” of bow leggedness, I mean like I was worried. He would run with his tibias flung out sideways and I remember my dad saying one day that he couldn’t “catch a pig in a passageway”. Now had I only known that varus knees are a normal variant at this age and that I could have done a quick Q angle...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: Where do bad rainbows go? To prism. It's a light sentence, but it gives them time to reflect! Song of the Week: This week was weird. I am just back from South Africa and I’m sliding back into the groove. One thing I have been looking forward to, was a parent chat I had scheduled on this Friday at a local health centre. However, I only gave my topics in really late as I was travelling and so the advertising wasn’t what it should have been (note to self…don’t procrastinate!...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: What do cows like to read? Cattlelogs Song of the Week: Anders Nilsen - Salsa Tequila I remember putting forward a talk for CPD/CEU points for chiropractors years ago. It was by a good friend of mine who is a sleep consultant. The points were however declined on the basis that “chiropractors don’t work with sleep issues, they are MSK specialists.” On the face of it…yes…but also…what? Sleep is an issue that most parents we see in practice are dealing with alongside what we...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader Dad Joke: My wife asked me to stop singing "Wonderwall" to her. I said, "Maybe..." Song of the Week: Wonderwall by Oasis I’m currently out in South Africa teaching a series on cranial adjusting and I have just finished an amazing day in Johannesburg. There’s a definite lack of sunshine…but it’s warm and I am surrounded by family and friends…and that’s what counts! Whilst travelling I came to an unfortunate realization. It turns out I’m not 24 anymore (shocking I know). This...
3 months ago • 3 min read