A Brooklyn dad and his kid performed a flat-out-awesome science experiment: They built a little foam capsule containing an HD video camera and an iPhone (for its GPS capabilities), tied it to a group of weather balloons, and sent it up into space. More here, with links, where I wrote about it on Friday.
Author Archives: Christopher
A Breakthrough?
Stayed home this morning for an extra hour or so, to wait for a repairman, and kept my son at home–mostly because I didn’t want to run out and back before 9 a.m., but also because I spent so little time with him in the past week, it seemed like a way to get in …
You Knew It Couldn’t Last
Well, as you DadWagon loyalists may remember, this was my bachelor weekend. I’m living the life of Don Draper on Waverly Place, except (a) compared with Don, I have minimal disposable income, (b) I don’t have a mistress, and (c) I have no taste for brown liquor. So, basically, not Don at all, and in …
Annals of the Former World
With (deep) apologies to the great John McPhee for ripping off his title and slapping it on something far less ambitious, I am revisiting my earlier life for a few days. For the first time, my wife and son are out of town without me, and will be for nearly five days. They’re taking a …