I remember the day I learned that the Coreys had a drug problem. My cousin had loaned me a copy of Tiger Beat from a few years before (I jumped on the Coreys bandwagon a little late, being born in ‘81, and by ‘92 everything was all Jonathan Brandis and ...

One of the most useful tool for me to get the word out about my blog is twitter.  Every Friday is something labeled Friday Follow (in the dad blog world its Fatherhood Follow/Fatherhood Friday) in short its #FF [Link]. I post three lists: the dads, the moms, and the brands/groups/others.  Theses ...

Take Your Child to Work Day is fast approaching — April 22 will be upon us before you know it. Chances are, your place of employment is already making plans to host and entertain more than the usual number of immature people who show up for work every day. We can ...

Running barefoot is actually the best thing for your feet and knees, and wearing conventional running shoes is bad. That’s the news according to a report published at the end of January by Harvard biologist Daniel Lieberman. Of course, I knew all that already because of Born to Run by Christopher ...

It was March 2nd, 1904 that Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts.  Today we pay tribute to Dr. Seuss’ 106th birthday. While most commonly known for his children’s books (he wrote over 60 of them), “Dr.” Seuss was both the editor-in-chief of the college newspaper and also drew more ...

Our kids love their tech — from iPods to hand held games to game consoles and TV. They have reached the age where the time-out is no longer effective as a means of getting their attention and helping them learn from their choices. We have found something, however, in taking ...

As Black History Month enters its final weekend, I thought it might be interesting to bring up the subject of Benjamin Banneker. While there is some controversy about Banneker’s place in history, it seems not unreasonable to say that he was quite probably not only the first African-American geek, but ...

Author Jeff VanderMeer, who has a long relationship with GeekDad, is up for a Nebula award! VanderMeer’s Finch, has been nominated for 2009 Novel of the Year. The awesome start to 2010 for the VanderMeer household doesn’t stop there; a few weeks ago Jeff’s wife, Ann VanderMeer, was named Editor ...

Now you to can try and make the Kessel Run in less than 12 Parsecs with Hasbro’s latest release. For the first time ever the iconic Millennium Falcon will be available as a flying R/C vehicle. The controls are simple and the blades are on the inside which ...

Image via Wikipedia Tonight on the Discover channel (8pm ET/PT), a mystery three millennia old is solved by researchers who bring a little CSI: Ankara to the question of who King Tut’s parent were. Because of the turbulence surrounding the throne at the time, his own short reign and, well, the ...