Wow, Google has really outdone itself with today's doodle (currently live in countries where it's already May 23rd). We've had plenty of great ones before featuring great writers, artist, scientists and, er, snowflakes, but this one features some of the best interactivity I can remember in a while. Today would ...

Wait…most newborn babies are ugly. Not all. Yours wasn’t, of course. Little cherub, it was. (A monkey cherub.) The other day I was looking through my Facebook albums, more than aware that everyone else has albums entitled things like ‘Las Vegas 2010′ or ‘Mallorca 2007′ whilst mine consist of ‘Cov ...

It's not just for chicks. This past Saturday, I had the privilege of being one of two guys (hey Todd!) in a room full of nearly 200 women.  I could have easily clammed up and hid in a corner, being grossly outnumbered in this estr...

How long can one lost amphibian entertain three preschoolers?

These dang car makers and their tear-inducing commercials. Thanks to Rahim Hirji for the heads up on this one.

For those of you who enjoy our GeekDads podcast, we’ll broadcast the recording session live tonight. So if you’d like to waste an hour and participate via chat room, stop by right here at 7:00 this evening, Pacific Time. We hope to see you ...

Bruce Jenner shows us how giving up on yourself is the key to being a great father.

304. Sometimes a listening ear is all she needs. For everything else, just smile and fix it. Her mom’s not the only one who can safety-pin a dress. (photo: Eric Peacock)

This past weekend my wife had a meeting in Astoria, Oregon, so we decided to tag along and make a short vacation. We'd never been to Astoria before and I didn't know much about it (other than that The Goonies was set and filmed there). We only spent most of ...