This is a sponsored post. I was a scout at one time. Not the “talent” kind-of-scout, but the uniform-wearing-help-old-ladies-across-the-street kind of scout. I took away…
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When one gets to the point that they have all the stuff they need, holiday gifts become harder to find. But the holidays are for…
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I’m writing this as I prepare for another weekend of camping with my family—this time we’ll be tent camping at the Boy Scout camp, so…
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I always love getting into those “first car” conversations with people. “I had a 67 blah-blah-blah with a 289 and three-on-the-tree…” or “It was a…
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It was the summer of 1985. I was working with my dad to enclose our porch and make a “Florida Room” as they call it…
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In 2011, I bought a popup camper that needed some work. Well, let me start over. More than a few years ago, I thought it…
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Uh huh. It’s that time for the Dadand Gift Guide. Gifts for dad. Let’s go. Happy Holidays. “Small” Dad Gifts Flux…
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“EXTERMINATE…EXTERMINATE!” Ugh. I shudder. The shrill, modulated cheap voice effect screams from my television. “EXTERMINATE.” For those of you who don’t know Who, then the…
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What’s a mancave? I first think of some air-conditioned space full of leather recliners, with at least one each of the following: Beer dispenser or…
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We’re dads, mostly handsome and we like gifts. So here’s some stuff we actually use, like, and for the most part, guarantee that your dad…
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The DIY Cat Tower Get the plans Help support the site I’ll buy each of you a beer (no tip) $10.00 USDI’ll buy one of…
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Every once in a while someone invents something that truly changes the world. The wheel. Printing press. Sliced bread. The flux-capacitor: http://www.youtube.com/embed/Or7P9jfhcZ0 Well the last…
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Adobe thinks you’re awesome. And so do we. So awesome in fact, that one of you deserves a brand-spankin’ new box (ahem, perhaps…download) full of…
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It was 1999. We were looking for a home and knew exactly what we wanted. A mid-century, concrete block, terrazzo floor-laden home. Our realtor found…
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This is my favorite time of year. For two reasons only. I get to spend even more time with my family. My holiday wish list…
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We use to say “Oil” like “Earl.” As in… “There’s earl in them thar hills.” Black gold. Texas Tea. And then the Clampetts pull into…
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Project Popup Camper: Countertops Okay, I got some work done on Project Popup. For those of you who forget, go here. For those of you…
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We review the Philips Norelco Bodygroom. I said it somewhere else here on dadand.com that my typical approach to grooming has been “minimalist…actually, borderline survivalist.”…
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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…
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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…
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You’re a Man. Or a Woman. You like your tools motorized. Motorized with an engine—that you have to start with a pull cord. The kind…
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