Day 2 Recap of Dad 2.0 Summit 2017 – #Dad2Summit

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During my Second Day at Dad 2.0 2017 I spent a lot of time talking. I started off with some breakfast and then headed to the opening keynote. After that I was walking around the marketplace and was asked if I wanted to take a test drive in a Kia Niro. The car was loaded up with cameras of all sorts plus a cameraman in the front passenger seat and an interviewer in the back seat. She asked me questions as I drove around La Jolla a bit. I enjoyed driving the car and had a fun time with the question and answer. I do love what Kia brings to the conference each year and doing the drive was so much fun.

I then went through the marketplace for a while and talked with a bunch of the sponsors. I was interviewed by Hero Clean, a new cleaning product service for men. They have a really nice product and message. I enjoyed talking with them and had a fun time doing the interview.

Much of the afternoon was a whirlwind. I went from sponsor to sponsor, session to session. At 3:00 I went to the Dove Men +Care Suite and got a haircut and goatee trim. The goatee trim was minimal but the haircut was as close to shaved as I could get it without actually shaving my head. One day I will go all the way, but not today.

After that I was interviewed by Josh Temple of HGTV, who was at the Rheem booth. It was a fun interview and I’ll have that to post soon.

In the later afternoon I talked to a few of the other dads who produce videos. We’re part of a Facebook group and I wanted to do a quick spotlight with them, just a small thing. You can find all of them in the video below. There are links out to all their channels.

Tonight was a special trip, thanks to General Mills Cereals, to Ballast Point Brewing company. We had an excellent dinner and then a tour of the brewery. They have some major brewing facilities. I did have their lager and enjoyed it very much. Desserts were Cereal Inspired desserts including a Cheerios and Trix Marshmallow bar and Cinnamon Toast Crunch Chocolate Truffles. Both were very good. Look for me to do more about General Mills closer to #NationalCerealDay, March 7th.

It was another nice day at Dad 2.0.

Holy New Fun Packs, Batman!! LEGO Batman Story Pack is Out Today! – LEGO Dimensions

Batman Robin and Batgirl

I’ve been anticipating the release of this new LEGO Batman Story Pack for weeks, mostly because I just kept seeing Target’s put it out on the shelves early. Teases! But also because of the work I’ve been doing with Brian at Built from Bricks. We did a great Clayface build and are going to review this Story Pack once I get back from my trip to Dad 2.0. I’m also going to see the LEGO Batman movie tomorrow night thanks to LEGO!! I’m very excited for this and can’t wait to talk about it with Brian!

For now check out the gameplay trailer for this Story Pack!

There are actually three other new packs that came out today as well: The LEGO Batman Movie Story Pack, the Excalibur Batman Fun Pack and Knight Rider Fun Pack — includes new characters, vehicles and Adventure Worlds, expanding the LEGO Dimensions world even further. Continue reading Holy New Fun Packs, Batman!! LEGO Batman Story Pack is Out Today! – LEGO Dimensions