While you may have noticed that the blog was offline for a while, it does not mean I’ve retired.  Life got quite busy for a few months and — as such things occasionally go — I was hit with a bit of inspiration and motivation to retool the original skepdad blog. Though I’m not straying completely from the blog format, but in an attempt to create something a little less scattered, a little more useful, and a whole ton more interesting for myself to publish, skepdad is going to become something of a rotating, semi-monthly publication. Unlike the blog — where updates, though sporadic, occurred whenever I got a chance — the new skepdad will more resemble a six-annual-issue online magazine. On or about the 23rd of every other month I’ll be releasing a whole swath of new content. Starting in November, 2009 (then following in January, March, May, July, September, and then repeating) skepdad will feature a collection of articles, information, and other media for you to consume — and then get on with your busy parenting lives.

Other features?

No more comments. It’s not that I’m getting rid of user feedback, but instead I’m going to leave the discussions to all those great skeptical forums that exist and use your emails and input as a kind of “letters to the editor.”

Themes. Rather than the seemingly random topic-by-topic writing you’d find in a blog, I’ll be picking a theme for each “issue” of the site. For example, the first issue will revolve around “fear” and each of the articles will tap into that thread as they address a unique topic.