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The Clever Dad: October 2009
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Projects, ideas and information for the modern, hands-on dad. Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Recycled Goodies for Halloween. Parent Hacks has a short post about using leftover toys, stickers, etc. from birthday party goody bags to pad your Halloween candy supply. What's your opinion: Is this a smart idea for saving money and recycling otherwise unwanted candy, or is it on par with handing out used dryer sheets and socks with holes in the heel? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Clever Dad: How to always have a charged camera battery
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Projects, ideas and information for the modern, hands-on dad. Sunday, August 8, 2010. How to always have a charged camera battery. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). How to always have a charged camera battery.
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The Clever Dad: More Cash to "Romaine" in your Bank Account
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Projects, ideas and information for the modern, hands-on dad. Wednesday, August 12, 2009. More Cash to "Romaine" in your Bank Account. For a year or so, since the last Rapidly Inflating Gas Prices Scare - or was it the Worldwide Economic Implosion of 2008 - I've become a fan of buying staple grocery items at Aldi, where they are cheaper than anywhere else I've looked. Aldi's model is to reduce overhead as much as possible to sell you a limited number of grocery items efficiently and inexpensively. August...
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The Clever Dad: August 2009
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Projects, ideas and information for the modern, hands-on dad. Thursday, August 20, 2009. Life's too short to peel potatos. Here's a quick tip that will enrich your home life: Don't peel potatoes before you mash 'em. Rinse your potatoes while scrubbing with a brush, cut 'em up into 1-2" cubes, boil 'em tender, and then smash those suckers with the skins right on! Another mashed potato tip: For creamier potatoes, add sour cream or cottage cheese instead of pouring in skim milk like you usually do. For a ye...
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The Clever Dad: Discount Me, Please
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Projects, ideas and information for the modern, hands-on dad. Tuesday, June 23, 2009. Discount Me, Please. Many online retailers give out special "coupon codes" via email, newspaper ads, coupon books, etc. These coupons can give you a very attractive discount on items you buy online, but of course you aren't in the know about every coupon that's available when you're buying something. Retailmenot.com. I actually just found the website and used it to get a 20% discount at www.shopadidas.com.
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The Clever Dad: Recycled Goodies for Halloween
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Projects, ideas and information for the modern, hands-on dad. Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Recycled Goodies for Halloween. Parent Hacks has a short post about using leftover toys, stickers, etc. from birthday party goody bags to pad your Halloween candy supply. What's your opinion: Is this a smart idea for saving money and recycling otherwise unwanted candy, or is it on par with handing out used dryer sheets and socks with holes in the heel? October 28, 2009 at 8:17 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Clever Dad: November 2008
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Projects, ideas and information for the modern, hands-on dad. Tuesday, November 25, 2008. The Washington Post's On Parenting blog has a post by Brian Reid that brings up a lot of important points regarding parents' responsibility to teach their children about sex. Specifically, what do they need to know and how early do they need to know it? It's important for parents to realize early on that they are primarily responsible for teaching their kids about this aspect of life on Earth. Links to this post.
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The Clever Dad: Caught in a trap
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Projects, ideas and information for the modern, hands-on dad. Thursday, August 13, 2009. Caught in a trap. A recent article on Slate.com, "Seeking: How the brain hard-wires us to love Google, Twitter, and texting. And why that's dangerous". Brings in modern brain science to explain why we'll fritter away hours of our lives on pointless internet browsing. My mind immediately jumped to a recent episode of the Radiolab Podcast. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Lifes too short to peel potatos.
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The Clever Dad: The Best Kids' Books
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Projects, ideas and information for the modern, hands-on dad. Tuesday, July 7, 2009. The Best Kids' Books. NYT op-edder Nicholas Kristoff shared his list of The Best Kids' Books ever in a recent column, citing the importance of school-age children reading during the summer months. He claims that he recently came across the fact that kids actually shed a couple of points of IQ during the long vacation from school. He doesn't specifically cite the relevant study, but what a hook for a column!
