One day, back when the world was in greyscale, my mum – then just a young girl – was playing up at the dinner table. This annoyed her father (my grandfather, of course), who warned her that if she didn’t stop misbehaving, he would take his bowl of baked beans ...

The picture below is a scanned copy of the letter that Caleb's preschool teacher gave to parents on the first day of school. It was very moving, and yes, I cried a little the second time I read it. Man enough to admit it! I just wanted to share this ...

This past week, there has been devastation in Pakistan, an MI6 employee has been found dead in a sports bag and 33 Chilean miners have a long wait before they see daylight again. But, for people in the UK, tongues have been wagging about one thing. A woman who lobbed ...

This is just a quick post about something I have been thinking about for the last week or so. I am at home by myself right now while the kiddos and Mommy are out at a birthday party and I have started doing too much thinking again. So this is ...

I have no idea where this comes from, but Ella will push her bin of toys around the house and say, “Obey! Obey! Obey!”  Sure we teach her to obey.  At the dinner table tonight, out of the blue, she quotes one of the Bible verses we’ve been working on. ...

Here at GeekDad we are fortunate to spend time reviewing and exploring the increasing number of applications design to entertain, educate and amuse our children. The sudden rise in accessible touch technology through smartphones and tablets combined with the business model provided through App Stores to developers has turned application ...

By now I’m sure most everyone has heard about the half billion eggs being recalled by a couple of Iowa farms. So far, about 2,000 people have reportedly become sick, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Food and Drug Administration only says hundreds were sickened. But while driving to ...

So many words come to mind when I think about how Day 2 of being the at home parent went. But only one word will suffice as the lead off to this post: TRYING! If there was ever a specific day that I could say my highest and total respect for ...

BEWARE! Daddy has taken over for two days being the at home parent! Insanity is soon to follow! Okay, so it wasn't that bad. But, it definitely was a new experience and there was much to learn from just the first day. Let's break down what's...

As I mentioned before, I have a stack of things to review and frankly, I’m tired of looking at it. In fact, I think I’m done reviewing stuff unless someone sends me more stuff. In the meantime, humor me as I keep my word while spreading it at the same ...