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My plans for an online sustainable toy store are progressing, albeit slowly. I try to move a things a little further every week, but there’s still a lot to do. As you can see, I’ve got a name — Toyhuggers — and a logo.

My next step is to gather market information, which the bank will want to see before they fork over loads and loads of low interest startup cash. I’ve put together this brief survey and now I just need some people to fill it out. Hint. Hint.

Hint.

This summer a news story circulated about the fact that many young children now have some sort of online presence, as parents post photos of their kids on blogs and in Facebook profiles. As a dad blogger, I have mixed feelings about that. I’ve enjoyed sharing my life as a full-time dad with an online [...]

Do you find it hard to buy toys for your kids? Do you wish you had a way to help grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends to find toys  that are safer, healthier, sturdier and better for the environment?
Toy recalls for health and safety concerns are almost daily news these days. In fact, just a couple [...]

Photo by Barry Gray at the Hamilton Spectator

My daughter was photographed by a Hamilton Spectator photographer on Sunday and ended up on the front page. Burlington’s Kite and Ice Cream Festival was a bit of a bust due to inclement weather, but we managed to have some fun anyway. (That’s me flying the kite.)
TheSpec.com – [...]