When I was in Greenough, Montana, I came across a bear cub. I was off this path, and I thought, If there's a bear cub, that means there's a mother bear somewhere nearby. So I doubled back. If I'd kept going, I'm sure they would have eventually found my sneakers, and that's about it.

Al Roker

Categorized in : Back Thought Mother Path

In our society leaving baby with Daddy is just one step above leaving the kids to be raised by wolves or apes.

anger baby kids

In the pregnancy process I have come to realize how much of the burden is on the female partner. She's got a construction zone going on in her belly.

realizing female pregnancy

I don't make plans, because life is short and unpredictable - muc... by Al Roker

I don't make plans, because life is short and unpredictable - much like the weather!

life-is-short weather inspirational

I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family. by Al Roker

I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family.

family-love family cooking

We already had an adopted daughter, 10-year-old Courtney, from my previous marriage. To me, there is no difference between 'natural' and 'adopted.' My own childhood showed me that when it comes to loving your kids, concepts like that don't apply. I was the oldest of six, and three of my siblings were adopted. Mom and Dad even took in foster children. 'There are no limits to how much you can love,' Dad always said.

daughter mom children

If somehow every volunteer vanished tomorrow, so much of this country would come to a standstill: schools, hospitals and libraries. You can't name an institution that doesn't depend on volunteers.

names country school

I have been blessed with working with the best in the business. by Al Roker

I have been blessed with working with the best in the business.

has-beens blessed

There is no quick fix. At the end of the day, you still have to do the work to maintain your weight. It can't be a diet. You have to change your life.

changing-your-life the-end-of-the-day weight

I know I need to exercise. For some people, exercise is like breathing; for others, like me, it takes effort. Exercising is what I need for my metabolism and for a better sense of well-being.

breathing exercise people

Never give up your day job. I do all sorts of things, but at the end of the day, it all boils down to The Today Show, and I love doing this thing, and they will have to blow me out of here with dynamite before I leave.

giving-up blow jobs

I get bitter, angry and disbelieving and I tell my kids there a lot of idiots out there. I also want them to know that being successful is not the real world - that their parents get treated better because they're on TV.

real successful kids

Watching the scenes out of New Orleans, if you turn down the sound it could be the Sudan or any Third World country. But it's not. it's the United States of America.

new-orleans country america

I've never been part of anything so great as those three kids. by Al Roker

I've never been part of anything so great as those three kids.

fathers-day dad kids

When Courtney's mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it. You don't have to try to impress your kids. If they're not getting what they need from you, they will let you know.

dad mother kids

My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence follo... by Al Roker

My first college roommate greeted me with a shocked silence followed by, 'So. . .you're black.

black silence college

If I was having a bad day, eating was like self-medicating. But if you abuse food, you still have to use that substance that you abuse every day. You have to learn to use it responsibly.

abuse bad-day self

They wrapped her up like a baby burrito to show to Mom. Here were a mother and her daughter and I love them both so much. I couldn't wait for Courtney to come to the hospital so I could have all my women together.

daughter mom mother

I was just thrilled to get the gig to begin with. Ten years later to still have it is not only thrilling but also somewhat of a puzzlement.

gigs stills years

Always be yourself. At the end of the day, that's all you've really got; when you strip everything down, that's all you've got, so always be yourself.

be-yourself yourself day you

Tuesday nights are sushi nights, so we go out then. by Al Roker

Tuesday nights are sushi nights, so we go out then.

out go sushi tuesday