A couple of people over at that other blog have asked, so here are answers: 1. The portable cloth high chair I used in this video came from Moe Bimbi in Milan. (They don’t have much of a Website, but their clothes are really cute.) I remember it costing about €30 or €35, and supposedly …
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Q&A: Joel Johnson, Tech Blogger & Sexual-Abuse Survivor
One of the things that amazed me about your piece is how free of overt anger it is. Are you not angry? 4:12 PM I’m still angry at times. But the further I’ve gotten away from my family, both emotionally and physically, the more my anger turned into plain old worry and fear and pain. …
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Dad Gadget Fail: Automatic Diaper Changer
Let me begin by stating that this is a device that I wish existed (and worked), not so much for myself–JP is out of diapers–as for the great mass of poop-wiping humanity. Think of it, ladies and gentlemen–a diaper changer that deals with the doo(doo) for you! With that in mind, I present this patent …
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Dad + Gadget = Fail: Tinker Toys
Let’s get this straight:I was raised by a father who couldn’t fix anything, couldn’t build anything, was not (and is not) a tinkerer, a mender, or to his credit, a borrower (be). He was a New Yorker, folks, and we have guys who deliver that stuff. I have a little edge on my dad in …