(Note: I originally posted this on my personal blog, but felt it was also relevant here on Dadomatic.  I hope you don’t mind the repetition if you are a visitor to both.) Last night I went to a Memorial Tribute arranged by a co-worker and friend whose father passed away ...

It has been said that on Facebook you’re friends with people you went to school with; on Twitter, you’re friends with people you wish you went to school with. There is little doubt that Twitter is a useful social networking tool: you can keep abreast of news as it breaks, ...

You may know furniture designer Erich Dieckmann from such carpentry workshops as the Bauhaus and the Staatliche Bauhochschule in Weimar. Which covers the 1920s, the time frame attributed to this little painted pine kid's chair. It has that Dieckmann...

My 13yo daughter A- has a new obsession: the national clothing chain Aeropostale. Their clothes are cute enough, but why people are willing to shop at a store where 90% of the merchandise are billboards for the brand is a bit beyond me. Shows how deepl...

Last month, I got a chance to review IK Multimedia’s recently released iRig and AmpliTube combo for the iPhone. Not only did it sound great, the AmpliTube software looked awesome, providing access to numerous authentic effects boxes and amp combos that emulate their real-world counterparts. Now IK Multimedia is back ...

(The third in a series of posts on the creating of Waltzing in Perdition.com For the first, click here.) And now you understand why I just don’t understand why people call me a perfectionist. In the next post, I’ll tell you what a nightmare it was finding a coder who understood ...

About the Book People come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, which is what makes life interesting and fun. Inspired by a trip to a nail salon with his teenage daughter, first time author Blair Hahn is pleased to introduce My Purple Toes, a creative chi...

Welcome back puzzlers. After sifting through grids, emails and the occasional carrier pigeon delivered solution the winner of this weeks $50.00 Thinkgeek gift certificate is Ralph Czerepinski who correctly identified the following: Rene from Troop 86 worked at the Rifle Range and worked at camp for 6 years. Brendan from Troop ...

Here's another batch of yummy Culture Brats goodness:The Anna Faris Rule.Would you wear brass knuckles from your earlobes?The story of my first Swatch watch.Debbie Gibson and Tiffany wrestling.The top 18 Nicolas Cage roles.A look at the Tron: Legacy ma...

Segundo is rapidly losing the baby look and starting to resemble a little kid more each day. His vocabulary is increasing and he’s able to communicate exactly what he wants and for me to understand him. We are moving away from having babies or even toddlers and into having two ...