Archives for July, 2007
Posted on 07 26, 2007 under Hot Celebrity Moms, The Manual by
Noodad |
First of all I want to thank my buddies, Noodad and Foodad for letting me write my first article for Noodad.com! I promised them that I wouldn’t disappoint so here it goes. The top 10 hot new celebrity moms of 2007.
There are tons of celebrities that get pregnant every year but not all of them are hot.
Good thing you have us to sort through the dogs and pull out the lookers.
Feast your eyes, noodads, on 10 hot chicks. I’m not going to spend too much time explaining, let’s get to the pics!
1. Naomi Watts had her kid on July 25th, 2007
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Posted on 07 24, 2007 under Doodads, Gaming by
reviewdad |
I’ve been told I’m the luckiest guy alive. I’ve been told I’ve experienced the greatest moment ever. And neither of these platitudes have anything to do with the birth of my son, meeting a celebrity or finding a $100 bill on the street.
A couple of weekends ago, as Mrs. ReviewDad and I were running errands with ReviewDad Jr. asleep in the backseat, trunk full of über-sized loot from Costco, she said coolly and without looking at me (as if reflecting on an idea long considered) “should we get a Wii?”Take a moment to read that line again and let it sink in. Go ahead. I’ll wait.
Yes. Those are the precise words that came out of my wife’s mouth. I shit you not.
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Posted on 07 23, 2007 under Doodads by
Noodad |
[editor's note] This article spawned a follow-up article on choosing a dance studio after a fierce-turned-friendly-flame war in the comments.
Videotaping your kid's soccer game or ballet performance no longer means carrying a typewriter-sized box on your shoulder. Gone are the days where every school holiday concert is filed with dads in the aisles trying to catch the best angle for their Spielbergian masterpiece. But the absence of these situations is not because of the smaller video cameras out in the market. No, it is because companies are hiding behind their "value-add" and "professional quality" facades and gang raping parents in the auditorium.
So this is one of those critical junctions in the article where I have lost you or you already know where I'm going with this. Here's the deal.
My 4 year old daughter takes ballet lessons. Cool right? And she totally gets into it. She's got the shoes, the leotards, the tights, the whole nine yards. So at the end of the year we get to go watch her perform with her class. This mind you, is a performance where every class from every age group in the entire dance studio performs.
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Posted on 07 19, 2007 under Doodads by
foodad |
Video of foodad doing his impression of Leader1 transforming.
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We took this on Noodad's Q phone (why not iPhone? Who knows!) So crank up the volume.
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Posted on 07 18, 2007 under Doodads, Technology by
Noodad |
As some of you loyal Noodad readers know, I am also the Chief Blogger and Editor-in-Chief of iPhoneMatters.com . But even though I have been consumed by lust of this $600 device, owning it has not been the easiest thing in the world. The reason is simple: I may be a Apple fanboy and gadget lover, but the reality is I am also the father of three kids (2 toddlers and 1 baby).
This means that I have up to 6 miniature hands just waiting to rub snot, dirt, and god knows what else onto my new toy. That is why, as I have promised to all of you in the past, I will continue to deliver you with tips on fatherhood like this. Why Parenthood and iPhones Do Not Mix.
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Posted on 07 16, 2007 under Press by
reviewdad |
Noodads, here's another serious recall and a good reminder of why it's the smart move to check Noodad.com each and every day!
Gerber announced the nationwide recall of Gerber Organics Rice and Gerber Organics Oatmeal dry cereals due to solid clumps of cereal that do not dissolve in water or milk and thereby pose a choking hazard. This recall affects 8 oz boxes with the following UPC codes:
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Posted on 07 15, 2007 under The Manual by
foodad |
Soccer practice, doctor's appointments, status meetings, the lunch you packed, train schedule, tee time, tea time, medications, grocery list, vacation plans, presentation, cascading style sheets, birthday presents, bowling league, volunteer organizations, oil changes, sprinkler system winterization, diaper sizes, allergies and cell phone numbers are just a few things that a dad keeps track of. So how the heck are you supposed to remember to check that your sunscreen is current?
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Posted on 07 12, 2007 under The Manual by
Noodad |
So your kid is doing something he or she isn't supposed to do and you have given them a warning. They continue to do it and you discipline them. Right on! Good job. That's what a parent is supposed to do.
But what happens when there is more wiggle room to what you are asking your kid to do? What if you want your kid to take swim lessons but they won't jump in the pool? What if you know they need to eat a vegetable every meal but they keep on spitting it out? This is where we get into the territory called, "Tough Love."
Just to be clear, tough love is not talking about your former girlfriend with manly hands or the time you unknowingly met a dominatrix. Although you may get the same amount of physical bruises and psychological scars, believe me, this type of tough love is way worse.
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Posted on 07 09, 2007 under Doodads by
reviewdad |
We’re guys. For most of us, germs aren’t something we worry that much about…especially when it comes to food. We relish “unusual” dining experiences – the “street meat” after the ballgame, a big burrito from the authentic Mexican place where nobody speaks English, Dim Sum from that place in Chinatown where the fish tanks give you the impression that it hasn’t been visited by the Health Inspector…well, ever. We dine in this way and with little care because we believe devoutly in the power of the human immune system. That and Imodium.
But germs became something to think (and to worry about) when our kids arrived and now you’re eyeing that high-chair at Denny’s with abject suspicion. That’s why we pack Purell in our diaper bags, own a Clean Shopper and give willing consideration to just about any product that plays to our germ-phobias and promises to keep our little ones clean and thereby healthier.
That was the case when Mrs. ReviewDad and I came across Table Toppers from Neat Solutions on a recent trip to Babies-r-us.
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Posted on 07 05, 2007 under The Manual by
foodad |
This fourth of July was filled with life's simple pleasures. You know, the stuff that noodads like us would not think up today. There were no iPhones, no GPS location devices or wireless connections involved. Just a series of "parades" complete with corny jokes supplied by our mayor and then old-fashioned, 8 lane, running races complete with ribbons for the heat winners.
The parades are fun. They start out with the dog parade in which kids who brought their dogs can parade them down a 100 yard course and back to the tune of applause from parents and other onlookers. The mayor announced that this year the Parade Rules Committee implemented a strict "5 second rule" on sniffing and that this was the first year that both live dogs and inanimate objects resembling dogs could participate. The dog parade was followed by the cat parade, the "other animal" parade, which somehow featured hermit crabs and guinea pigs and then the even that my kids were waiting for… the teddy bear parade.
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