Actor Andy Garcia once portrayed a heart-of-gold businessman in Denver who had fatal dealings with a loan shark, the result of a desperate effort to save his expensive lifestyle and floundering company. The business model for “Afterlife Advice” involved archiving video tapes of terminally-ill patients, who won’t be around to ...

This is a post I wrote on my own blog a few months back. I thought it would fit nicely here with the dadomatic community. If you have children and you let them play on social media websites, or are wondering what to do because your child is asking for ...

I’m thinking about the challenges faced by previous generations of parents. I’m thinking about parents that had to cope with the arrival of Rock ‘n’ Roll or the Sexual Revolution; parents that had to send their kids off to the factory or the draft. I’m thinking about these parents as I ...

Dear Mr. Dad: We’ve always taught our kids to say “please,” “thank you,” “excuse me,” and the other basics. But where are the rules about texting and using cell phones and all those other things that didn’t even exist when our parents w...

Sure, we show lots of geeky gifts that entertain the inner child and the actual children, but what about that gift for the dads? Well, here is a selection of gifts for the dads out there, each of which has its own geek cred. Senso Golf Glove A great holiday gift for ...

If you watch The Big Bang Theory regularly, and even if you only tune in now and then, you may recall the first episode in which Wil Wheaton appeared playing an “evil” version of himself. The plot in that episode revolved around a fictional Magic: The Gathering-esque card game called ...

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and research lately about kids, parents and technology. One of the clearest trends: kids are using technology at a younger and younger age. Many of the biggest tech companies have picked up on the trend and are now offering products aimed at the ...

What would your teenage self think of your adult life now? I know that’s a question many of us have pondered. I’ve often seen messages “to my younger self”: what people would tell their high school-age selves if they could send messages back in time. Imagine this scenario: what if, fifteen ...

This is going to be a long one. No, that’s not what she said. It was me. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, people. Anyway, what I’m trying to type is that it is once again time to clean out the ol’ review closet. That means you’re all winners. ...

As the #OccupyWallStreet protests spread around the globe this weekend, intensifying in some places into open conflict with authorities, it was inevitable that the movement would strike at the heart of GeekDad’s cultural landscape: LEGO. #OccupyLegoLand is an (affectionate) parody page that gives voice to LEGO minifigs, working in horribly exploitative ...