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Nikko R/C Turbo Panther 60th Anniversary Edition

Disclaimer: the fine folks at Nikko R/C sent us their un-released Turbo Panther 60th Anniversary Edition to try out, so we did. The TLDR version of…

#ColorForAll

Color for the Colorblind

So much that I do depends on color. Professionally…personally. I choose colors for my clients’ logos, paint for the wall of our living room and…

Pete is Old.

Yup. Pete is old. In fact, today he is another year older. Everyone say Happy Birthday to Pete. I’ve been saying Happy Birthday to Pete…

Man-up Mondays by Dockers®

As purveyors of fine pants, and promoters of XY chromosomes everywhere, the peeps at Dockers® partnered with Dadand to “Wear the Pants.” Pete and Marty…

Building Model Boats

I was fascinated with PT-109. The boat. The stories. Infamously chopped in half by a Japanese destroyer while on patrol in the Solomon Islands—and the…

“The Other F Word” Movie

What happens when punk rockers with a “F*** Authority” attitude grow up to be parents? I can tell you it’s a little weird. I had the…

A dadand Halloween

I don’t dress up for Halloween. One reason is because I’m not 14, another reason is that… well I guess I only need that one…

I’m fixing a hole where the rain gets in.

My jeans have a little hole near the front right pocket where I carry my gear. I’m trying to keep them from reaching the hole-y…

Bob Vila and dadand.com

Bob Vila and Dadand

Marty and I have been DIYing in one way or another our whole lives, but it wasn’t until recently that we started writing about it…

Another Sugru Post

Yup, another post about Sugru. Well, it’s worthy of at least ten more posts. And we’re not compensated for this, we’re just in Sugru love.…

SentrySafe Big Bolts Safe Big Giveaway

Sentry®Safe is launching a new product category called Big Bolts and asked me to give one away. The safes are awesome. I know this for…

Hog Pen

A while back my oldest son wanted a pet and we decided that he was ready for the responsibility (or at least learn about the…

Dad Gift: Whiskey Disks

They’re soapstone disks you keep in the freezer and put in your drink (whiskey, or whatever) instead of ice. A simple enough product but something…

Men are from Mars… you know the rest

I think everyone’s heard of the “Men are from Mars” book. It was a household name back in the early 90s, one of those things…

What we think is funny. Part 1: Altered Packaging

There’s a reason America’s Funniest Home Videos has been on forever. People like nut shots, kids doing cute stuff, and crazy animals. But let’s talk…

Phantom Vibration Syndrome

You know the feeling. You’re walking through the mall and you feel your pants vibrate and clutch at your pocket for your phone like you…

Death of a pet

“Daaaa-aaaad, something’s wrong with FELLOOOOOW”. UG, I cringed. “Fellow” is/was Julia’s fish. She just found him dead. Every single possible scenario rushed through my head.…

Rockabye Baby!

I know you are all super-parents who know everything about parenting already BUT I just wanted to make sure you’ve all heard of a little…

Spatula Resurrected

Maybe a better title is: “How do I fix my broken spatula?” So I accidentally broke my favorite spatula. I didn’t COMPLETELY break it, I…

Most awesome shopping cart wheel ever.

I’d guess that any time you’re anywhere with shopping carts there’s a pretty good chance you’ll get a cart with a cruddy wheel. It doesn’t…

Protecting your manly hands

Or “What kind of work gloves should I wear?”. I always hated wearing work gloves because all I ever had were those big, thick, giant,…