America’s Cup – Now Brought to you by BMW and Oracle
by With all of the non-traditional sport focus on the Olympics, I nearly missed the news that the America’s Cup sailing competition was happening in Valencia …
Author: Doug Cornelius
Difference Between Being an Adult and a Parent
One of the differences between being an adult and a being parent: When you are awake in the middle of the night and covered in …
The Lightning Thief
I finally got The Son to listen to chapter books for bedtime reading. I had no success with the Harry Potter books. His babysitter recommended …
The Winter Olympic Events I Want to See
I don’t have Olympic fever because I’m not that interested in the headline events. My tastes are a bit quirkier. I hate ice skating. The …
Here I Am. . . . Again
Location-based games and location-based social networking sites have exploded along with the proliferation of GPS enabled phones. I’ve tried my hand at BrightKite, FourSquare, and …
Who Says You Need a Mountain to Snowboard?
They got feet of snow in Washington, D.C. with no mountains to go snowboarding. Who needs a mountain? With that much snow on the ground …
Home of the World’s Worst Weather?
During an April storm in 1934, a wind gust of 231 miles per hour (372 kilometers per hour) threw itself across the summit of Mount …
PAX East? Join Me There!
Several GeekDad writers will host a panel at PAX East. The panel, titled “Bringing Up the Next Generation of Geeks,” will include Dave Banks, Natania …
Catalog Your Books Online
A few weeks ago I started comparing LibraryThing, GoodReads and Shelfari to see which one was the best for tracking books online: Tracking Your Books …
Compliance Building Round Up
Here is a collection of posts from my professional blog: Compliance Building. Compliance Bits and Pieces for January 29 January 29, 2010 Here are some …
GeekDad: The Mug
What is missing from your coffee drinking experience? Does it have enough geek? Does it have enough dad? Probably not. But how can you fix …
Strange Maps
Being in the real estate industry, I am a big fan of maps. I like how they help visual the world around us. There is …
Today is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day .. pop, pop, pop, pop….
Bubble Wrap was created by two engineers, Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes, in 1957. They went on to form the Sealed Air Corporation (US) in …
Skijoring Across Alaska
Dave Metz decides he wants to spend four months crossing the Alaskan wilderness with no human company. Just him and his two dogs. He tells …
Empire Strikes Back Sticker Generator
Back in 1980, your Star Wars cred could be shown by slapping Empire Strikes Back sticker letters on your book covers and trapper keepers. RestrainingBolt.com …
Planets X and Pluto
I grew up learning about the nine planets. My son is growing up learning about eight planets. In 2006 the International Astronomical Union demoted beloved …
Laser Cats 5
I don’t know how Lorne Michaels got James Cameron to do this movie, but it’s hilarious. Combine Terminator, Aliens and Avatar with Laser Cats. Add …
The Lightning Thief: The First Book in the Percy Jackson Series
One of the challenges of parenting is finding activities that you enjoy and that your kids enjoy. The same is true with reading. There are …
Tracking Your Books and Library Online
GoodReads versus LibraryThing versus Shelfari Back in 2008, I started looking at ways to catalog my household’s book collection: Books and Knowledge Management. LibraryThing was …
Wake Up Dead: A Violent Thriller
Looking for a page-turning crime thriller? Wake Up Dead is violent crime story, full of bad people doing bad things. With a book title like …