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Inside Fatherhood

Archive for January 2008

January 20th, 2008

The future of recalls and product info, CPSC take note

As you may have noticed, I frequently post notices about product recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. I find the CPSC website to be a great tool for staying abreast of which products have been deemed unsuitable for use. However, I realized this morning there is no inclusive resource which states which products have […]

By Bill -- 2 comments

January 19th, 2008

Martin Luther King Jr.’s eldest son expecting a child

Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his wife are expecting a daughter. This will be the first child for King and his wife Arndrea Waters, who were married in 2006.
King, 50, is the only one of his three siblings to marry and have children.
Best of luck to […]

By Bill -- 4 comments

January 18th, 2008

Hef to be a daddy?

According to Janel Charlton’s Hollywood, Hugh Hefner and 29 year old girlfriend Holly Madison were seen at an in vitro fertilization specialist’s office in Beverly Hills. Hefner and Madison have no kids together, but Hef already has two other families.
Madison has been talking about her desire for motherhood for the past two seasons on The […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

January 17th, 2008

Babies are bad for fuel efficiency

The roads in my area have cleared of snow recently so I’ve been taking the baby out on more drives, which really soothes him. He howls like an alley cat if forced to sit in a stationery car seat for more than three seconds, so I have to rush to get his seat locked in […]

By Bill -- 2 comments

January 16th, 2008

Matthew McConaughey and girlfriend expecting little shirtless bongo player

Matthew McConaughey announced on his website that he and girlfriend Camilla Alves are expecting a child together. The child will most likely surf and play bongos.
“My girlfriend Camila and I made a baby together. … It’s 3 months growin’ in her womb and all looks healthy and lively so far. We are stoked and wowed […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

January 14th, 2008

Rockabye Baby, lullabies for the twisted

If Twinkle Twinkle Little Star doesn’t quite cut it for you and your baby, try lulling him or her to sleep with the sounds of Metallica, Nine Inch Nails or The Ramones. Sound a little odd? I thought so too when a friend sent me a link me the other day.
The link was to the […]

By Bill -- 2 comments

January 13th, 2008

U.S.’s only full time toy tester retires

Bob Hundemer, the nation’s only full time toy tester at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and the man behind all my toy recall posts, has retired after twenty seven years.
From the Washington Post:
Hundemer decided that, at age 61, it was time to move on. He leaves behind an agency less than half the […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

January 12th, 2008

Importance of carbon monoxide detectors

There have been a number of news stories lately that bring to light the threat of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. A family of three was found dead inside their Rhode Island home after succumbing to carbon monoxide poisoning, while a family of seven came close to the same fate in San Francisco.
The cause of carbon monoxide […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

January 11th, 2008

Milk Tea Recipe

I’ve been under the weather lately so have had to try and stay away from the little munchkin, which has not made me happy. Part of my ailment has been stuffiness and mild sore throat.
In made a honey-lemon sore throat remedy for my wife when she had the same thing during pregnancy, and she quite […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

January 10th, 2008

Exploding cow

What just happened can only be assumed to be similar to an exploding cow. My wife was holding our baby and, without warning, he spewed forth a cloud of milk that rained down around us.
My wife was the first casualty, with our coffee table and a good portion of our living room rug were claimed […]

By Bill -- 2 comments