When we had our kids, just seven years ago, "designer" stuff was just just being delivered. DaddyTypes was able to find it, but the average consumer was blissfully unaware. Then there was Boon and all the beautiful things designed by Rebecca Finell. Now there are a lot of baby companies making beautiful, practical products. Skip*Hop is one of these companies (love their new … [Read more...] about Review: Soapster from Skip Hop
Sweet Sally’s mail order treats for the holidays
The good people at Sweet Sally's send us cookies from time to time. This is just a big "thanks" to them for keeping us fat and happy while we sit at the computer all day. We listed them in top food gifts to send for father's day, and that could go for the holidays for anyone a long way from home cooking. For Thanksgiving and beyond, they just sent us their Pumpkin Scones and a … [Read more...] about Sweet Sally’s mail order treats for the holidays
OT: Rant on email and forum spam
I have been very patient, but my personal and professional spam is now out of control, consuming more and more of my day as I try to weed through what are legitimate business propositions for GreatDad and Pregnancy Magazine, and what is pure garbage. Most of the time, it's easy, but it still takes time. Then there is the curse of friends' hacked email accounts, where they send … [Read more...] about OT: Rant on email and forum spam
Not everyone likes new Parentlode column by Lisa Belkin
Lisa Belkin, who has written the Motherlode blog on NYT.com for years, has decided the grass is greener over at The Huffington Post. This in itself, I find kind of sad, since Lisa has built her reputation attached to the New York Times brand, but so goes the world of new media. But the story has made an interesting turn since Ms. Belkin used the move to change the name of her … [Read more...] about Not everyone likes new Parentlode column by Lisa Belkin
How to choose an email for tweens
First of all, a confession. I am a shoemaker and my children have no shoes. I've been working in the Internet since 1996, but my daughter, at 11, is clearly the last one in her class to get an email. Opening that Pandora's Box is something that I push off month to month, day to day, hour to hour. Now, at long last, a teacher is requiring that all six graders have an email. It's … [Read more...] about How to choose an email for tweens