It’s A Dad’s Life: Bad Dad Videos

By on August 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
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Because there was never actually any ‘cool’ for me to lose, losing my ‘cool’ since becoming a parent has had little impact on my life. This is not to say that becoming a parent automatically means that you are required to hand in all your cool street cred. In fact I know a whole pile [...]

Bad Videos: New Dad State of Mind

By on July 8, 2010 1 Comment
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From stand-up comic Juston McKinney comes a rap video about the trials and tribulations of fatherhood (up to and including product recalls, potty training and Play-Doh jungles). It’s called New Dad State of Mind and it’s kind of awesome, in that ‘it’s funny ’cause it’s true kind of way’ (though it does err a little [...]

What’s the Secret to Making Algebra Fun? Rap.

By on June 21, 2010 Leave a Comment
He *does* look a lot like Kanye West!

I come from a family of mathematicians. My mother’s father was an actuary; my father and brother are both nerds really, really good at math. It’s a section of the gene pool that I didn’t take a dip in – I struggled terribly with math as a kid. Third-grade long division nearly finished me; I [...]