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Danny Evans chose to write for a living in spite of his parents' contentions that he'd make a perfect rabbi, and the past two decades have confirmed the wisdom of his decision. Had he made the opposite choice, he would not have experienced ejection from a Major League clubhouse by a Hall of Fame manager wearing nothing but a scowl. He would have missed a Denver omelet breakfast with Tiger Woods, a terrifying stare-down with a Nazi hunter, four magazine cover stories, a rejection letter that included the word ?putz?, and a call from an associate editor declaring she loved his idea but wanted someone else to write the article.

Evans graduated from Fresno State University in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in journalism, and he spent the mind-num Danny Evans chose to write for a living in spite of his parents' contentions that he'd make a perfect rabbi, and the past two decades have confirmed the wisdom of his decision. Had he made the opposite choice, he would not have experienced ejection from a Major League clubhouse by a Hall of Fame manager wearing nothing but a scowl. He would have missed a Denver omelet breakfast with Tiger Woods, a terrifying stare-down with a Nazi hunter, four magazine cover stories, a rejection letter that included the word ?putz?, and a call from an associate editor declaring she loved his idea but wanted someone else to write the article.

Evans graduated from Fresno State University in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in journalism, and he spent the mind-numbing year after that as high school sports editor for a newspaper in the Mojave Desert. That was all it took for Danny to realize his dream of becoming a reporter was like dreaming of being eaten alive by the Teletubbies. He ran for his life and has spent every year since in the advertising industry, writing ad copy for (among other products) hazelnut-flavored coffee creamer and ?urinal burgers? (the little pink antiseptic discs used in high-traffic men?s rooms). While working as Senior Copywriter for a Fortune 500 HMO in late 2004, danny started a blog called Dad Gone Mad (www.dadgonemad.com), in part because he needed a distraction from the monotonous written regurgitations of Medical Necessities Your Health Insurer Won?t Cover Because Our Stakeholders Need New Yachts And Frankly We Don?t Give A Shit About Your Perforated Colon. DadGoneMad.com has won national recognition (St. Louis Post Dispatch Blog of the Day for June 12, 2007 -- need we say more?) and has lead to speaking engagements on Sirius Satellite Radio, Jumping Monkeys, and at SXSW 2007 (recordings available upon request).

Danny has been a contributing writer and consultant for Babble.com, Disney's Family.com and the now-defunct Snarkywood.com. His words have enlivened the pages of Good Housekeeping, Details (about 15 characters worth), Men?s Health (the aforementioned ?here?s $75 to make you go away?), Southwest Airlines Spirit, Orange Coast, the Los Angeles Daily News and Tall Magazine (yes, there is such a thing -- correction: was such a thing).

Danny lives in Orange County, CA with his wife Sharon and their two children.

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Daughters Gone Wild – Dad Gone Mad

There is nothing as scary for a father than your little daughter turning out to be an escort or to be engaged in sexual activities with the aim of making money. We all know how parents are attached to their children and no matter your age you will still remain your parents ‘baby’. It is towards this end that most parents want to be involved in every decision that affects the lives of their childre

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“I totally remember what it felt like to be so full…Full of promise, full of dreams, full of shit. Mostly just full of yourself. So full you’re bursting. And then you get out into the world, and people empty you out, little by little, like air from a balloon…You try like hell to fill yourself up with fresh air, from you and from other people. But back then…it was so damn effortless to feel full, you know? All you had to do was breathe”
― Jonathan Tropper

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“It is not down on any map; true places never are.”
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

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“We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

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“She wants to know if I love her, that's all anyone wants from anyone else, not love itself but the knowledge that love is there, like new batteries in the flashlight in the emergency kit in the hall closet.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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“You swear you’ll never become your parents. You listen to edgy music, you dress young and hip, you have sex standing up and on kitchen tables, you say “fuck” and “shit” a lot, and then one day, without warning, their words emerge from your mouth like long-dormant sleeper agents suddenly activated. You’re still young enough to hear these words through the ears of the teenager sitting beside you, and you realize how pitiful and ultimately futile your efforts will be, a few measly sandbags against the tidal wave of genetic destiny.”
― Jonathan Tropper, How to Talk to a Widower

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