I attended a management seminar today that dealt with various facets of managing time and resources in a work environment. Much of the class dealt with interpersonal communication, and held quite a few parallels and applications to life outside the office.
One section in particular focused on asking effective questions. After several small drills to illustrate […]
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled 122,000 Rock ‘N Ride Plush Rocker Toys. There have been reports of tipping injuries related to use of this product.
This product was sold at Wal-Mart, Toys “R” Us, Kmart, Target, Atwoods, and Pamida stores nationwide and Internet retailers from September 2007 through March 2008 for about $30.
If you […]
I blogged about home paternity tests a while back, but now there has been a 30-state launch of similar tests in various drug stores. MSNBC reports that these tests, which requires mailing genetic samples of a child and suspected father to a lab, are selling quite well.
Sales in three western states — Washington, Oregon and […]
Stonyfield Farms is currently offering a donation program for the Environmental Working Group (EWG). EWG is a nonprofit dedicated towards protecting kids from toxins and contaminants in our food.
Stonyfield will donate $1 (per click, per day) to EWG for every person who clicks on a particular link. It doesn’t get much easier than that to […]
Ughh, so tired. So much of the existence of a new parent is dictated by sleep; the parents’ sleep, the baby’s sleep and any method possible of getting more either. Because my household is in short supply of all of the above, here’s a quick review of some previous sleep-themed posts.
Daylight savings time messes with […]
I’m making a last call for reader favorite dad blogs. If you write or read a dad-themed blog that you would like to see added to the list of noteworthy dad blogs, leave a comment and I will review it for addition to an upcoming list to be published here. (A bunch of people emailed […]
I never thought I would be “that guy”, you know the one who always is showing pictures of his kids, but as I was getting ready to go to the gym the other night I realized that I reached that point.
Before a workout one night, I put numerous images of my son on my iPod […]
From Reuters ‘Odly Enough‘, a young couple from northern Germany purchased a stroller in an online auction only to find that it came with its own defense system; a loaded Sig Sauer 9mm hand gun.
The couple was not excited about the $900 add-on they got for free, and called the police. Officials searched the home […]
The CPSC has recalled several magnetic toys manufactured by MEGA brands for risk of aspiration and intestinal hazards. This recall effects 2.4 million units sold at Walmart, Target, K-Mart and Toys R US between January 2005 and December 2007.
The recalled products were sold as MagnaMan Magnetic Toy Figures, Magtastik and Magnetix Jr. Pre-School Magnetic Toys. […]
Last night during his bath time our son started to laugh. As minor an even as it sounds, it was absolutely incredible. I was frozen in awe. My wife heard it a few days prior, but this was my firs exposure. Until then, my son’s repertoire of happy sounds was rich with coos, gurgles and […]
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