Speaking of Toys…
Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time whining about all the toys my son got for Christmas. Mostly I’m just jealous. But no worries, ’cause now it’s my turn! Today I head to Las Vegas (my first time!)...
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CES-capades: Part 1
Losing my Vegas virginity and my CES virginity on the same trip may not have been the best idea. There is a lot to take in. Everything is just…big. Any by “everything” I mean the Strip, the conference...
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CES-capades: Number Part 2
Yesterday, I mentioned the trend towards combining technology with hands-on, physical components. Lenovo is using the term “phygital” to refer to their new tabletop tablet computer (see yesterday’s...
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The Perfect is the Enemy of the Ish
I can’t draw. I’ve never been able to. But, one day back in elementary school, I got lucky. I drew a horse, and it actually looked like a horse! It was glorious. But the tail wasn’t quite right. So I...
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Toy Story
There are a lot of children’s stories about toys that yearn to become real. There’s the classic Disney flick Pinocchio, the melancholy children’s book “The Velveteen Rabbit” and the heartwarming and...
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Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift: Storypanda Books
I’ve never done this before. I’ve never used my blog to promote a product. There just aren’t a lot of kids’ products I’m comfortable plugging. But I got an opportunity to explore Storypanda’s...
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Big Sad Voodoo Daddy
I don’t consider myself the superstitious type. I occasionally knock some wood and usually try to say “rabbit rabbit” at the start of every month, but that’s about it. Of course, that was before I...
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Scrimping and Caving
A few weeks back, after abandoning potty training due to the onset of trauma, Mom and Buried and I took a quick run to Target. While there, we decided to buy some off-brand diapers to get us through...
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A Letter to My Son Regarding Father’s Day
Hey kiddo, You may remember I wrote a similar letter on Mother’s Day, in which I begged you to behave so that your mom could relax and enjoy her special Sunday. This letter is a little different. For...
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Happy Father’s Day
I hope whatever gifts you get – or give – get a better reception than that clown Jimmy Olsen’s! The post Happy Father’s Day appeared first on Dad and Buried.
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Learning is Detrimental
Do your kids ever surprise you by knowing something you haven’t taught them? Something you wish they didn’t know? The other day, while we were driving home from somewhere, my son started pointing at...
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The Toddler’s New Clothes
First things first: I am NOT advocating for a society in which our toddlers run around buck-naked all the time. That’s insane. But I do have some ideas about children’s dress codes. My kid is growing...
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Touch Me, I’m Slick
Here’s the problem with smart phones and tablets and all the other fun, exciting new technology that is taking over our lives. Well, the problem besides the fact that they are taking over our lives....
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The Secret to Happy Parenting
Despite my incredible and potentially family-exploding advice, I am not a parenting expert. But neither was Giorgio a musical prodigy when he discovered the sound of the future. Nor was penicillin...
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Scared Kidless
Email is a funny thing. As a world-famous blogger who hates his kid and once mentioned Bronies, I get A LOT of weird spam. Most of it regarding my penis. But sometimes I get asked advice and sometimes...
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You Got Toddlered: Coffee Table
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Dress Road
This morning I helped my son get dressed for school. It involved choosing superhero underwear (Green Lantern), choosing a superhero shirt (Batman), putting on superhero socks (Spider-man) and tying on...
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The Parents’ Passive-Aggressive Holiday Gift Guide
As you know, I have a son. He’s three years old and I love him to death. He’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me that I occasionally wish had never happened to me. This Christmas is the first...
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Christmas Shift
Is there anything more annoying than asking your parents what they want for Christmas and hearing them say, “For you and your brothers to get along”? Yes, there is. Asking them what they want for...
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A Slightly-More-Realistic Christmas Poem
For some reason I occasionally catch the parody bug, like a younger, better-looking Weird Al. Today, I happened upon the classic “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem, and decided to give it the old...
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