Apr 02 2012

ThinkGeek Inflatable Star Trek Chair is Real

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Geek Gold Card alert! The ThinkGeek Inflatable Star Trek Chair is real. It is not some cruel post-April-Fool’s Day joke. (I emailed their publicist and asked. Seriously.)

In the immortal words of George Takei, oh my God. Read more »


Mar 23 2012

Why Are We Still Debating The Benefits of Bilingualism?

Speaking Klingon does not count as a second language.

I’m not going to bother reading this New York Times essay titled The Benefits of Bilingualism.

Why not? First of all, I’m busy. Second, I’d rather write this post and I really am kinda busy right now. Third, and most important, I truly cannot believe that there are people in the world who don’t understand that it is a good idea to know how to speak more than one language. (And Klingon doesn’t count. Sorry.) Read more »


May 19 2011

DaddyTips Thursday Link Roundup [Show and Tell]

Damn you Interwebs. There is too much of you to digest in one sitting. Here are links to just a sampling of what we’ve perused recently at DaddyTips Mansion. Read more »


Nov 19 2009

Star Trek Movie on Blu-Ray only 19.99 at Amazon

Star Trek Movie on Blu-Ray only 19.99 at Amazon

You can get the new Star Trek movie on Blu-Ray for only 19.99 at Amazon.com.

This is a good deal. You should buy it. Here’s the trailer in case you forgot how good this movie is. If you haven’t seen it, do so.

Star Trek Movie on Blu-Ray only 19.99 at Amazon


Jul 30 2009

William Shatner Talks About Writing Star Trek Books

What more need be said?


Jun 12 2009

DaddyTips Show And Tell – News and Links

New feature here on DaddyTips.com — Show and Tell.

What is it, you ask? A list of things we’ve read that we think you’ll like, both dad-related and not.

Here we go:

  • The Onion AV Club (whom I write reviews for from time to time) gives the new Wii version of the classic game “Punch-Out!!” a B, which is pretty good if you consider the fact that it does not contain Mike Tyson. (AVClub.com)
  • A father and son pastor team have been accused of stealing $3.1 million dollars to buy “luxury cars, time shares and golf club memberships.” Well, at least they didn’t molest anyone. As far as we know, of course. (L.A. Times)
  • I don’t even watch most of the Adult Swim shows, especially now that “Harvey Birdman” is off the air. But I will probably watch all of the clips on this page. Why? Because they all reference “Star Trek.” Duh. (AdultSwim.com)
  • Um, hi. This is a levitating toy display. It’s called the Levitron Revolution Series. Only holds “up to 4 ounces” according to Aaron Burgess at Droolicious, but it LEVITATES. I want one. For my son. My son. Right. (Droolicious)
  • I love this headline: “Gwyneth Paltrow Finds Noted Music-maker William Joel Just Delightful.” Actually, the whole post is great. (AVClub.com’s The Hater)

May 19 2009

Weekly Stack – 5-20-09

19 books, which is too close to 20 for my taste. I added a couple that I shouldn’t have. Big title of the week: Herogasm, a mini series with characters from Garth Ennis’ The Boys. Here’s the stack this week: Read more »