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And will you be having the nitrates or the botulism with that bacon, sir?

And will you be having the nitrates or the botulism with that bacon, sir?

Posted 21 May 2010 | By James | Categories: Health, Uncategorized, doodad topics, doodad video, doodad wrote it | 4 Comments

Michael McCain, the CEO of Maple Leaf Foods and a family member and shareholder in the McCain Foods empire, has invited me to dinner. That’s right. A few months with a blog and this at-home dad is already hobnobbing with Canada’s corporate elite.
Okay,  well, it wasn’t a personal invitation or anything. I guess, more specifically, [...]

A guest post from Sprig Toys

A guest post from Sprig Toys

Posted 14 May 2010 | By James | Categories: Toys, Uncategorized, doodad read it, doodad wrote it | 1 Comment

This week I picked up and quickly read a book called Rework (thanks for the suggestion, Dave). It’s by the founders of 37Signals, a small but successful software development company that is helping to set new standards for how to build a business in the new social networking landscape. They’re also contributors to signal vs [...]

Are you a Control Freak Dad?

Are you a Control Freak Dad?

Posted 07 May 2010 | By James | Categories: Humour, Toys, doodad reviews, doodad topics, doodad wrote it | 4 Comments

We were at the Orlando Science Centre on our Florida vacation this winter — one of the places you can go when the pools are frozen over. That’s where I saw him. CFD. The Control Freak Dad.
CFD had completely taken over one of the exhibits — the one that demonstrates how water flows down a [...]

McNeil FAIL! Medicine recall a good reminder to spring clean cabinets

McNeil FAIL! Medicine recall a good reminder to spring clean cabinets

Posted 04 May 2010 | By James | Categories: Health, doodad wrote it | 2 Comments

When it comes to best before dates, I’ve never followed the letter of the law. I’ve always tended to see them more as serving suggestions than rules. The way I see it, it’s best before, but still relatively reasonable after. Is the cream in this cup of coffee the best I’ve every had? Maybe not. [...]

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