Archive for November 2009

The Journey Begins

Nov 30th, 2009 | By Devon White

Today’s post is really a beginning. I’m a neurohacker at heart and by profession. I design behavioral software. That means I create media designed to [...]

Happy Melancholy-days! Five Reasons NOT To Be A Scrooge This Year!

Nov 29th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
Happy Melancholy-days! Five Reasons NOT To Be A Scrooge This Year!

We are in that awkward time between Thanksgiving, and New Year’s, when the various “Holy Days” (a.k.a. Holidays) kick in.  Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, [...]

Caterpillars and Butterflies

Nov 27th, 2009 | By Doriano "Paisano" Carta

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and the whole family settled down to watch The Hannah Montana movie. While I’ll admit that I think her [...]

Thanks and Misgivings: A Remarried Dad Looks Back and Ahead

Nov 26th, 2009 | By Joel
Thanks and Misgivings: A Remarried Dad Looks Back and Ahead

The day after Thanksgiving, my wife Anne and I took my kids to Disney’s High School Musical on Ice. What could be more patriotic than ice dancers simulating basketball to a syrupy Disney soundtrack? The kids were mesmerized, and I dropped cash at the souvenir stand as if I was competing for their attention with Thanksgiving itself…

A Question of Affection

Nov 26th, 2009 | By phillymac
A Question of Affection

As a dad of four beautiful girls (and a lovely wife – seen below 4-5 months pregnant with our son) affection, and the subsequent display, [...]

New Addition to the Dad-O-Matic Family: Gary Vaynerchuk!

Nov 25th, 2009 | By Doriano "Paisano" Carta
New Addition to the Dad-O-Matic Family: Gary Vaynerchuk!

Just like a proud papa, we are over-joyed to announce a new member to the Dad-O-Matic family! Please welcome the one and only, Gary Vaynerchuk from WineLibrary TV! He’s not only a successful business owner in the wine industry and wildly popular in the social media arena, but he’s also a successful author of a [...]

Ten Reasons To Be Thankful For Your Kids At Thanksgiving

Nov 22nd, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
Ten Reasons To Be Thankful For Your Kids At Thanksgiving

If you are a parent, you should have no trouble looking for things to be thankful for this holiday season.  You need look no further [...]

Teaching My Son to Lucid Dream

Nov 22nd, 2009 | By Devon White

As an astronaut of consciousness I had to raise my son Miles as a lucid dreamer. I started with no particular agenda or expectations when he was about three and a half. That was three years ago.
Today Miles is a natural. He thinks about and experiences dreaming in a way I’ve never experienced before. For [...]

A First-Year Father’s 13 Things to Be Thankful For (Podcast)

Nov 20th, 2009 | By Jason of Kim & Jason
A First-Year Father’s 13 Things to Be Thankful For (Podcast)

In a few weeks, my daughter Lucy will celebrate her first birthday. Last Thanksgiving, we had to skip the traditional two-hour drive home because my [...]

A rant about new Star Wars action figures

Nov 19th, 2009 | By Dave Delaney

I was a 70’s baby. When I was a kid we often played with our favorite Star Wars action figures. Each one stood about 5 inches, yes “stood”.
Maybe I’m getting old, but the Star Wars action figures today suck.
I remember the GI Joes from the generation before me seemed massive in comparison. The classic dolls [...]

The Sony VAIO P-Mercial: Family Fun With Video

Nov 17th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
The Sony VAIO P-Mercial: Family Fun With Video

As the latest mission for the Sony DigiDad Project, we were loaned a Sony VAIO P Series Lifestyle PC mini laptop and told to go [...]

Mid-Movember (Upper) Lip Service

Nov 16th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
Mid-Movember (Upper) Lip Service

It is November 15.  Two weeks ago I introduced you to my hairy situation, having decided to grow a moustache this month in support of [...]

Stale Daddy Jokes

Nov 9th, 2009 | By Michael Carrasquillo
Stale Daddy Jokes

Dad, King of Comedy…
Growing up in a highly opinionated, and comedic laden, Latin household you would think that new jokes would present themselves often and [...]

Digital Tattletales and the Case of the Taken Tahini

Nov 8th, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
Digital Tattletales and the Case of the Taken Tahini

There is no doubt we live in a digital world. You wouldn’t be reading this blog if we didn’t. As a “Digital Dad” [...]

What To Do With Leftover Halloween Candy

Nov 6th, 2009 | By Buck Rogers

A couple of tips on what to do with your excess Halloween candy. There are several options. My personal favorite is donating it to the troops.

New Mobile App Helps Parents Track Where KidsEatFree!

Nov 3rd, 2009 | By Doriano "Paisano" Carta
New Mobile App Helps Parents Track Where KidsEatFree!

KidsEatFree offers an extremely useful service that tracks all of the places where kids eat free (hence the name). Parents just enter their zipcode and [...]

The Gang’s All Hair! Grow A ‘Stache For Charity Cash!

Nov 1st, 2009 | By Jeff Sass
The Gang’s All Hair! Grow A ‘Stache For Charity Cash!

Today is November 1, and I just had a close shave.  No, I didn’t avoid an accident.  I actually had a close shave… with a [...]