Hubby is a volunteer fireman, so my kids have gotten the benefit of playing on the trucks, trying on the gear, riding in parades, etc. Pretty much everything that's cool about it.
I think it'd be pretty hard to find a normal kid who doesn't think firefighters are cool and want to do all that stuff.
But you are correct, Fury look adorable yet badass in the gear!
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[BusyDad] Haha yup, but a kid in a fire outfit and you can make a calendar out of it. It's the universal law of kid pics. But boy was I feeling like a boring dude when Fury was getting the tour. No matter what I do with spreadsheets, it will never outshine the fact that Joey gets to man the water cannon.

Joey doesn't look as big as he is (buff-wise) in these pictures
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[d Hubby] mmhmm rub it in.

I'm definitely outside your desired demographic, but I still enjoyed the eye candy pix.Thanks for sharing.
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[BusyDad] First a little clarification. My "primary audience" is based upon stats, not my desire for certain segments. Everyone is my desired audience. So enjoy the eye candy because it is as much for you as anyone else. I'm sure Joey would say the same :)

My son is so adorable. I wanna eat him up!
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[d Hubby] I can't argue with that.

A kid, a fireman, a CUTE fireman and a CUTE fireman in UNIFORM. That's not below the belt - it's just WRONG. Mrs. BusyDad will have to slap you.
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[BusyDad] So wrong but you love it. You love it ZJ. WAHAHAHAHA

Fireman and Cute kid? Have you no shame? (secretly taking note for future post to be written sometime, couple years maybe, after everyone else has forgotten this one.)
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[BusyDad] (dude I don't think there is a necessary latency period between fireman posts. Feel free to throw one up anytime)

I'm with Zoeyjane. She stole my comment. Cute fireman - that one was below the belt. But, enjoyable, nonetheless.

KEEP BELIEVING
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[BusyDad] Don't worry Angie, for the record, you "hated that post." I'm with ya.

That worked so well that even d'Wife left a comment. You have mad skilz, yo. Color me impressed. :)
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[BusyDad] Amazing what you can do when you check your pride at the door isn't it?

I fit your demographic. YAY! And that fireman is one hot man. No pun intended. Growl! I'll bet you wished I didn't fit your demographic now don't ya. LOL And Fury sure is one cute kid.
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[BusyDad] No no, you go ahead and stare. I did this for all of you. My thank you to my loyal readers.

Not only am I in your demographic, I'm in your geographic. HOT fireman is welcome in Burbank any time :)
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[BusyDad] April this comment cracked up d Wife (I read it to her out loud). If I ever get a book deal, he's coming along on the tour. I need to drum up an audience.

Oh Jim, while you were at it, why didn't you just stop by the pet store and pick up a dalmation puppy to throw in the pictures as well?

Super cute, my favorite is the one with him in the turnout pants. Regarding your tidbit about trucks vs engines, I recently got set straight by the god-daddy after mistaking them for one another... careful - he's a little sensative about that!
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[BusyDad] First, thanks for not kicking my ass for exploiting Joey like that :) And yes, I thought at least I had to go home and get Krypto or something. And yes, the first thing that he made sure to communicate to both of us was the distinction between a fire truck and a fire engine. Get it wrong and no sticker for you!

Oh. my. God.

OM NOMNOMNOMNOM.
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[BusyDad] I was waiting for you Maria.

Oh and screw you - I'm 23. :P
Is he down with the swirl? Hmm?
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[BusyDad] Just going with what the stats say. I love all my readers, young, old, and yes even the dudes. *tip toeing around the swirl question for fear of getting in trouble*

Oh jeez. Come on really? You really need more traffic, so much so that you would go to these lengths?? I never thought you had it in you but I guess I was wrong.

And if a hot fireman with a cute kid is wrong, I dont ever wanna be right. Rawr. You even got d Wife commenting on muscle size here. Maybe its time to trade in that tie for some kind of uniform? HAHA.

Now I know what we can use to motivate Maria to get her ass to So Cal, assuming Joey is single of course!
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[BusyDad] Traffic is an addiction I must feed. Even if it means I need to resort to plastering fireman pics all over my blog! And seriously, a business suit just cannot compete with a shiny badge and honking ass red truck - I mean Engine. Actually in the late 90's during the dot com bust, I actually considered going to fire academy, but my mom yelled at me.

Mils had my thoughts exactly! Just put a dalmation puppy in there and that'll be a record low. What, not enough chicks hitting your blog? :)
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[d Bro] It's never enough. You non bloggers don't understand!

Hubba hubba...

Oh, wait, no...
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[BusyDad] It's ok dude. Get some rest. It's been a long day.

Yeah, that one´s below the belt! Be still my heart... haha :D
Just wanted to write a comment so you´d know you have (at least one) Icelandic reader... love the blog, and Fury is the cutest kid I´ve ever seen (bar my two girlies). Have a good week!
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[BusyDad] That is so cool, Hildur! Thank you for letting me know that I am international!

Way to play to the ladies. :) First some killer grub recipes, now pix of a cute kid. What's next (or should I not ask that)?
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[BusyDad] I like to consider it properly aligning my editorial content to appeal to my primary demographic segment, statistically speaking. Luckily I seriously do like to cook. That will continue. Fireman will appear sporadically as needed.

We will ignore the fact that I am not in the targetted demographic - ahem - but it still worked.
Fury is an absolute doll...oh, and the fireman, he ain't too bad either ...
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[BusyDad] Nope, you are bullseye my target: a parent. "Primary audience" was just statistically speaking based on preconceived arbitrary cutoffs that marketing folks use. I would hope that everyone loves Fury and that everyone who loves men love Joey and that based upon those two factors, I get a spike in traffic!

Hey, your camera phone takes good pics! I did a live shot at Fire House 206 in Alexandria VA last year and I didn't know the difference between the two, either. I did get to see the Jaws of Life... have him show you those things next time... giant lobster claws (I mean "lobstah" for you!)
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Weather Kim in DC
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[BusyDad] OOHH! I would love to see the Jaws of Life at work too. Fury would die - that would be the equivalent of seeing a real life Transformer at work. That would be truly pissah.

Well, I guess I am old seeing as I am not a part of that demographic thing. Nice pix though! Joey should definitely start a blog ;o)
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[BusyDad] No, because if you are old, I am old. I ain't goin out like that. Those are arbitrary marketing segments. The stats just come in like that (oh boy, one should never bring age into a post. lesson learned! haha). Joey is truly hilarious. A fireman blog would just make him a superstar.

Phew...I just fit into your demographic! For the record, I don't know a woman of ANY age who doesn't enjoy looking at a cute kid AND a hot fireman.

I'm sure it's just an accident *ahem* yeah, right *ahem* but 2 of the 3 of shots of Mr. Hot Fireman feature his left hand sans a wedding ring, I mean seriously, boys...you're killing the ladies here.

Oh, and I'd dial 9-1-1 and dial it often if that meant HE shows up to save me! We don't breed the hot variety of fireman in my town.
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[BusyDad] He has no wedding ring because he is not married *duck and cover here it comes* or should I say *stop, drop and roll*. In fact, very few of my friends are married. And they have much cooler jobs than I do. Maybe I should put out a calendar?

You desire me? I'm flattered.
You know, first you tell me that, then you (as you say) hit below the belt) - and damn Joey's cute!
Lucky you hooked me in before this post - I've still got a legit reason for popping by.
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[BusyDad] Aw, thanks! It's nice you know I mean more to you than fireman pics :)

Okay... too funny. Gunning for the demographic indeed!

We just saw Second City in Toronto, and they had a whole skit about a woman who kept setting fires in her apartment so she could live out her firefighter srx fantasies. It was pretty funny.
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[BusyDad] You know what's really funny? That happens in real life all the time. I've heard it from the source! There are crazies out there, I tell you.

Damn. Joey is hot. Is he single and interested in this particualr part of your demographic? And please-raise it to women aged 37-I am on the cusp, you see, and don't want to have to stop reading your blog just because I am freaking old.
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[BusyDad] I am bonking my head over this demographic thing ;) I did not set it. Statistically speaking my largest contingent of visitors falls within the females 24-36 bracket. that is all. Kori, you would be desired on my site if you were as young as 18 or as old as 95. In fact, it would be damn cool to have some sugar mama types on here. Joey is not married. That is all I am authorized to say :)

Not to sound like a broken record... but Yum!!! I LOVES me some Joey the Fireman!!!... and I didn't know it til I saw this post. OMG- Imagine if the photo resolution was higher!
I'm in your demographic, and I'm pretty new to your blog (just started reading last week), found you through Whiskey in My Sippy Cup, after her gushing post about you following BlogHer. I really enjoy your writing!
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[BusyDad] Thanks Jenny - that WAS in incredible post she wrote! And not to worry, I was mentally prepared for a bunch of "yummy" and "he's hot" comments. I have the capacity for about 50 more before I have to cut you all off.

I would def say that pictures of cute kids, and hot fireman def falls into the category of drumming up traffic.
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[BusyDad] And I'm totally entitled to a couple traffic drives per year. As if you would mind...

Well for a little while longer I'm still in your target demographic, and I'm totally enjoying that eye candy.

Oh and Fury's cute too.

But Joey? Really cute, really!
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[BusyDad] I'm very happy what I do for you is thoroughly appreciated!

Joey's hot and I'm so down with eye candy, there's nothing wrong with it. Just because I'm married doesn't mean I'm dead. K? KThanx.. But Fury is way cuter :-)
Yep, you totally hit below the belt, but that's alright.
You're a comment/hit whore like the rest of us :-)
Hee Hee Hee.
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[BusyDad] Rachel, I am so glad you understand me the way you do.

He's cute! The fireman, not the kiddo. I mean the kid is cute too, but the fireman's hot. :S You know what I mean!
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[BusyDad] It's cool, JT, I simply appreciate the visit ;)

I'm 37!! Screw your demographics! Joey wants me.
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[BusyDad] That is why you rock, Momo.

LoL, if you have them do a full calendar I'll subscribe.
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[BusyDad] Ok, so I have probably 6 or so friends. I'm sure you all don't mind repeats though.

*Hanging head and kicking dirt with his toe after reading all these comments* Firemen. Hrrmmmph.
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[BusyDad] I know, Matt. I know...

Wow, he is VERY cute. I bet you'll get even more hits if you do shirtless pics (ahem)...Of course, this isn't for me or anything...haha
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[BusyDad] Well that would just be exploitation now wouldn't it?

wow, my first time here, Did I just luck out or what?
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[BusyDad] either that or everything from this point on will just be a letdown...

Yum. Men in uniforms. Yum. Yummy....
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[BusyDad] These feeding frenzies are side effects I must accept in return for more traffic.

Hmmmmmmm....

(checking out enrollment opportunities for firefighter training so I can look like that...)
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[BusyDad] I wish there was some sort of online correspondence "firefighter certificate" or something like that.

Ooooh... not just a fireman... but a REALLY CUTE one too! *wipes drool* Does he have a blog??? ^_~
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[BusyDad] Nope. But because of this, he's thinking about it!

I assume there was a photo of a kid or something in there somewhere... was a little distracted. Rawr...

Wonder if I start a fire in my driveway he will come and take care of it for me? He may need a boat or something. But Australia ain't THAT far...
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[BusyDad] Wow, my poor kid. He's been upstaged by our dog before, and that I think he accepts, but a grown man?

I'm 25 and those pics totally worked for me, though I been a reader for awhile now, this post is just icing =).

PS: I got my dad samples of the super yeast, him and my niece are staying with me for the week but I doubt it will be long at all before he starts experimenting with it once he gets home. I'll probably post about it in my new blog as he plays jr microbiologist with it.
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[BusyDad] Hi Karen! It's been a while (at least since you commented). Good luck on the new blog and let me just say that if you post about your adventures brewing beer with industrial grade yeast, it will be epic.

A hubba hubba! Don't let my hubby see me commenting on this HUNK of a post. I'm talking about FURY of course ;)

Let your buddy know that he has new fans at the 9NEWS NOW traffic and weather offices... too bad Kim is engaged!

Fury is perhaps one of the luckiest kids and you... a great dad! Now... lets see him in a space suit!
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[BusyDad] So that means me and Joey get to appear on the news if we ever make it to DC right? Ok. I'm on the phone with my peeps at NASA.

Wait, reading the comments people state Fury was in the pictures too, I'll have to go take a second look. All I saw was hot Fireman!
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[BusyDad] It's ok. This time. He was there so I wouldn't feel like a complete sell-out.

He's hot....Hey I'm on fire! Hey Fireman....I'm on fire!
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[BusyDad] Haha all I can think about is "settle down, Beavis"

Oh my!! Joey is hot to say the least! And yes you have a cute kid. . . .But not as cute as my three!
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[BusyDad] I ain't mad atcha.

Hey - 39-year olds like eye candy too!
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[BusyDad] Mindi, I would never deny you. Have at it!

I would love to have HALF your traffic!!!
lol!!!

zya!
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[BusyDad] My traffic's not that high. Just very vocal and comment-happy. But I have NO problem with that!!

Oh that is too cute! Both of them -- that fireman is a hottie!

Careful he might pimp your kid and use him to troll for babes...
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[BusyDad] Too late... they've had a routine going for years now. :)

Ok, I've been in hiding but I had to come out just to comment on this one. First off, you know that I am a happily married lady. BUT...I enjoy some scenery every now and then. It reminds me that I am a woman (and looking but not touching reminds me that I am a LADY). But I digress. Something about a man in uniform. My affinity for men in uniform dates back to the mid-late 70's. My dad was in the Air National Guard, therefore every work picnic of his or get-together with the buddies always involved multiple men in uniform. They are so....gosh....I dunno...amazing. They all seem like heroes. They have that tan from being outside a lot...but from hard work, not trying. They have those muscles in all the right places. They have a rugged, sexy thing going on. They also always seem to have a certain measure of humility. They don't know how hot they are. They have no idea how desirable they are. And even if your pal Joey didn't have the face of an absolute angel, I would probably still dream about him every now and again. Thanks for that.

Ok, gonna go hose myself down...possibly attack the hubby tonight after FAR too long. Thanks again. Whew!

You whore.
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[BusyDad] SDub - this is why I love my readers. Who else could get a comment that starts of as a tribute to the brave men in our armed forces and end with calling me a whore. Love it!

Oh, my. "Smokin'" is the only word that comes to mind.

For the record, my dog walker recently told me she thought I was 30 or 31, so while I'm technically older than your demo, I look the part. (Yes, I pay her, but she gets paid to pick up dog poop, not shovel bullsh*t, so I believe her.)
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[BusyDad] Although a large part of my job involves the trading of BS, I would have to agree with your dog walker. You'll just have to take it on good faith :)

um... how do you spell "hummana hummana hummana?"
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[BusyDad] There's a silent k in there somewhere, but I'll just read this to him, how's that?