Whitman ranked No. 40 in nation

Not too shabby. In its first ranking of the nation’s high schools, U.S. News & World Report places Walt Whitman at number 40. Thomas Jefferson High School, across the river in Virginia, takes top honors. Like Thomas Jefferson, many of the top schools appear to be selective magnet schools so extra kudos to [...]

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Pop goes the plastic

M gave dailydad some grief on Thanksgiving for purchasing wine that employed ersatz plastic stoppers in place of traditional corks. Plastic “corks”, M’s thinking went, signify inexpensive & inferior wine. Dailydad is a beer man and can easily debate the relative merits of twist-off versus pry-off bottle caps (or, egads, the vast inferiority [...]

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10 Ways to Save Money This Christmas

Christmas is upon us. J, the poor college student, and K, the even poorer high school student, can ill-afford to purchase pricey presents for dear old dailydad — or anyone else, for that matter.  The Bargainist lists ten ways to save money this Christmas.  Dailydad particularly likes #4 (make your own gifts) … and, one [...]

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Top 10 Ways to Power Nap Smarter and Better at Ririan Project

Take a power nap to increase productivity and become more creative.
Sleep experts say that 2 or 3 p.m. is the ideal nap hour — late enough to fit into your natural siesta zone but early enough that it will not interfere with your night sleep.

.. but what if you don’t wake up until 2 or [...]

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What’s your political orientation?

The presidential elections are less than a year away and J and K will be voting for the first time (K barely makes it).  Here is a five minute survey that attempts to map your political orientation along economic and social dimensions.  It may not be scientifically valid, but might help you consider some [...]

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Did you buy nothing on Black Friday?

Although we could have used a gallon of milk, dailydad and M did not buy anything on Black Friday. Can J and K say the same?
It doesn’t look like these shoppers in Boise were about to honor Buy Nothing Day. Madness.

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Free ticket on JetBlue

Start practicing your half court basketball shots… Wait, JetBlue doesn’t fly to Australia.

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Happy Thanksgiving & Happy Birthday

Happy Thanksgiving to M, J, K and the rest of the dailydad family.  Bring on the turkey.
Also wishing dailydad’s dad a very happy birthday.

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Congrats to C and the Harvard Crimson

Belated congratulations to the Harvard Crimson and to J’s bf C, who plays on the defensive line, for taking the Ivy League championship in a decisive 37-6 thrashing of Yale. We are still relegated to over-the-air TV in the dailydad household (”Daaaad, everyone has cable” .. this from K, who still manages endless hours [...]

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Shed Your Extra College Pounds?

A timely blog entry from Lifehacker:
Ask The Readers: Shed Your Extra College Pounds?
I guess I should be more concerned about the Holiday 15 — a few pounds of extra Halloween candy followed by calorie laden Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s meals. Bring it on.

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