Posted in Uncategorized on February 8, 2008 | No Comments »
No more batteries for my MP3 player during those daily five mile walks, although I bet the batteries would be a wee bit cheaper.
Some people exercise by power walking. But what if walking could actually provide electrical power? Researchers have developed an electrical generator mounted on the knee that turns walks into watts.
Taking People Power [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Want to make good inexpensive wine even tastier? Put an expensive price tag on it, according to researchers.
The region of the brain associated with subjective perceptions of pleasantness, or orbitofrontal cortex for those in the neurological know, lighted up more strongly in people who thought they were drinking pricier Cabernet Sauvignon, even when [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2008 | No Comments »
For the members of the DailyDad household who may be considering a New Year’s diet resolution (you know who you are)…
Everything you need in order to lose weight is here. Everything you need in order to never have weight to lose in the first place is here. Everything you need to prevent yourself from failing [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Bag Borrow or Steal … kinda like Netflix for handbags and jewelry. Don’t tell K or M, DailyDad says.
Posted in Uncategorized on December 26, 2007 | No Comments »
J and K took a spin at the Traveler IQ game. They did pretty well, but were no match for 2 year-old Lily. Perhaps DailyDad should have sprung for a nice atlas for Christmas.
Posted in Uncategorized on December 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Posted in Uncategorized on December 21, 2007 | No Comments »
(photo from Washington Post)
Congratulations to K’s bf Rod for being named as a first team all-metropolitan soccer player by the Washington Post (boy’s team no less). He was also named to the Montgomery Gazette “All Gazette” team.
From the Post:
A superb defender with a knack for attacking from the back line. A four-year starter on the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Looks like young K’s first important vote could take place on February 12 in the Maryland presidential primary, assuming, of course, that she registers to vote (I am guessing K comes in a bit high on the procrastination scale). Now, if Maryland would let unaffiliated (Independent) voters vote in the primary, DailyDad would also be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
DailyDad is a moderate procrastinator, according to a survey administered by Piers Steel, a psychologist at the University of Calgary. Um, about that Christmas tree. I promise we will get it soon.
Your score is 38 out of a possible 100
Moderate Procrastinator
You rank in the middle 50% in terms of procrastination. That is, when it comes [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2007 | No Comments »
K, who never seems to want to eat what M and Dailydad are having for dinner, decides she will prepare a package of Trader Joe’s short ribs (Dailydad would simply instruct K to starve, but M is a bit more indulgent). The ribs were frozen so M instructs K cover them in water in a [...]
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