Comments for Dad's Word http://www.dadsword.com The world according to dad. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:44:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Staying up late by 1389 http://www.dadsword.com/staying-up-late/#comment-213 1389 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:39:12 +0000 http://www.dadsword.com/staying-up-late/#comment-213 I'll let you in on a secret. From personal experience, sometimes it's because WE are exhausted and need some quiet so that we can catch some zzzzz's ourselves! I’ll let you in on a secret. From personal experience, sometimes it’s because WE are exhausted and need some quiet so that we can catch some zzzzz’s ourselves!

]]> Comment on When to talk about sex by Dad http://www.dadsword.com/when-to-talk-about-sex/#comment-167 Dad Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:44:04 +0000 http://www.dadsword.com/when-to-talk-about-sex/#comment-167 I can not remember, might have been "teen". How did you find that I linked to your image? I can not remember, might have been “teen”. How did you find that I linked to your image?

]]> Comment on When to talk about sex by orangeacid http://www.dadsword.com/when-to-talk-about-sex/#comment-165 orangeacid Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:06:12 +0000 http://www.dadsword.com/when-to-talk-about-sex/#comment-165 Lol I'm flattered that you used one of my pics for this :-D Don't suppose you remember what sort of search term you used? Great post, no doubt I'll vaguely remember this in 30 years or so when my kids are starting to blossom into puberty. Lol I’m flattered that you used one of my pics for this :-D Don’t suppose you remember what sort of search term you used?

Great post, no doubt I’ll vaguely remember this in 30 years or so when my kids are starting to blossom into puberty.

]]> Comment on Garden Tools by Karrin http://www.dadsword.com/garden-tools/#comment-146 Karrin Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:50:20 +0000 http://www.dadsword.com/garden-tools/#comment-146 I have heard of the sand and oil technique for storing garden tools before thanks for the details. I will definately give it a try this Fall. Any idea how long the mixture lasts? I have taken some other ideas and advice from http://www.myeasygardening.com if anyone is interested. I have heard of the sand and oil technique for storing garden tools before thanks for the details. I will definately give it a try this Fall. Any idea how long the mixture lasts? I have taken some other ideas and advice from http://www.myeasygardening.com if anyone is interested.

]]> Comment on Kids on Computers by Jill http://www.dadsword.com/kids-on-computers/#comment-109 Jill Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:13:15 +0000 http://www.dadsword.com/kids-on-computers/#comment-109 Yeah, I that's the way to go, I just don't think it's most people's natural inclination. Welcome on the link! Yeah, I that’s the way to go, I just don’t think it’s most people’s natural inclination. Welcome on the link!

]]> Comment on Kids on Computers by Dad http://www.dadsword.com/kids-on-computers/#comment-108 Dad Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:56:54 +0000 http://www.dadsword.com/kids-on-computers/#comment-108 Jill, though most kids can quickly adapt to the mouse and keyboard it can take time for kids to adjust to the way the machine actually works. Learning things such as "use the shutdown system" instead of hitting the power switch! I agree with you 100% about using the computer as a digital babysitter. I far and away prefer to use the computer as a reinforcement system for skills already taught. I do the teaching and then I have my kid do something on the computer to show that they are grasping what I am teaching. Thanks for the PBS article link! Jill, though most kids can quickly adapt to the mouse and keyboard it can take time for kids to adjust to the way the machine actually works. Learning things such as “use the shutdown system” instead of hitting the power switch!

I agree with you 100% about using the computer as a digital babysitter. I far and away prefer to use the computer as a reinforcement system for skills already taught. I do the teaching and then I have my kid do something on the computer to show that they are grasping what I am teaching.

Thanks for the PBS article link!

]]> Comment on Kids on Computers by Jill http://www.dadsword.com/kids-on-computers/#comment-107 Jill Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:16:53 +0000 http://www.dadsword.com/kids-on-computers/#comment-107 I like your paint program idea! On the age though, I'd like to respectfully disagree. I think your advice is *great* for people already prone to active parenting but that sort of gives an excuse for those prone to the electronic babysitter. Not that there's anything wrong with an electronic babysitter every once in awhile but I do think it's easy to overuse. I think there are very few children who wouldn't adapt easily to mouse and keyboard use even if they never saw them during the preschool years at all. Most skills children can learn using a computer can also be taught by a parent. I don't mean it isn't *fun* for them to learn via computer, I just don't see it as a necessity in the least. This is a PBS article that's pretty good & it gives info from the National Association for the Education of Young Children: <a href="http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/clicking/clicking_print.html" rel="nofollow">PBS article</a> I like your paint program idea!

On the age though, I’d like to respectfully disagree. I think your advice is *great* for people already prone to active parenting but that sort of gives an excuse for those prone to the electronic babysitter. Not that there’s anything wrong with an electronic babysitter every once in awhile but I do think it’s easy to overuse.

I think there are very few children who wouldn’t adapt easily to mouse and keyboard use even if they never saw them during the preschool years at all.

Most skills children can learn using a computer can also be taught by a parent. I don’t mean it isn’t *fun* for them to learn via computer, I just don’t see it as a necessity in the least.

This is a PBS article that’s pretty good & it gives info from the National Association for the Education of Young Children:

PBS article

]]> Comment on Tipping by Jill http://www.dadsword.com/tipping/#comment-50 Jill Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:03:12 +0000 http://www.dadsword.com/tipping/#comment-50 I don't take off for lousy food since like you said not their fault. And I do 20% for adequate service. They say since our tax is 8.25% you can just double the tax, but then you're really tipping less than 20% AND you're not even tipping on the tax! I do double the tax just to get an idea of the low end though. I don’t take off for lousy food since like you said not their fault. And I do 20% for adequate service. They say since our tax is 8.25% you can just double the tax, but then you’re really tipping less than 20% AND you’re not even tipping on the tax! I do double the tax just to get an idea of the low end though.

]]> Comment on Tipping by Charbarred http://www.dadsword.com/tipping/#comment-48 Charbarred Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:44:33 +0000 http://www.dadsword.com/tipping/#comment-48 Many people who are on a foreign visas (like students) aren't allowed to get a salary, so tips is the only thing they earn their money from. Bear that in mind if your waiter has a strange accent. Many people who are on a foreign visas (like students) aren’t allowed to get a salary, so tips is the only thing they earn their money from. Bear that in mind if your waiter has a strange accent.

]]> Comment on Three way linking by sanjay http://www.dadsword.com/three-way-linking/#comment-28 sanjay Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:12:30 +0000 http://www.dadsword.com/three-way-linking/#comment-28 Dear Webmaster, As Google as stopped giving the importance of the Link Exchange, so to increase the back links we are looking to 3 way linking. I am inviting you for a 3 way link exchange with my site (http://www.stellarinfo.com). Your link will be placed on our (http://www.whiteurls.com) human edited web directory has 12000 categories, all pages are in cache and in first update it has got PR2. Can choose the best category which fit your website, your Link will be placed for ever. You can also suggest your link to our 3 different directories • http://www.site-suggestion.com/ • http://www.21-sites.com/ • http://www.permanent-listing.com/ May I request you to consider linking to us and invite you to our site? If you determine that a link to our site is appropriate, please add it at your discretion as the following details: For Linking to www.whiteurls.com please add out site details as URL: http://www.stellarinfo.com/ Title: Data recovery software Description: Buy award winning hard drive data recovery software and utilities or try the demos free. Stellar offers a complete solution of file recovery software and lost data restoration programs for Windows, Apple Macintosh, Novell, Linux, UNIX operating system. For Linking to www.site-suggestion.com please add out site details as URL: http://www.stellarinfo.com/ Title: Data recovery Description: Stellar offers data recovery software, data recovery services for hard drive recovery and data safety software services for your computer. Buy award winning data recovery utilities, data eraser and safety software in India, United States, United Kingdom. For Linking to www.21-sites.com please add out site details as URL: http://www.stellarinfo.com/file-recovery.htm Title: File Recovery Description: Stellar offers you hard drive disk & file recovery and protection software and data file eraser utility for complete protection of your data. For Linking to www.permanent-listing.com please add out site details as URL: http://www.stellarinfo.com/partition-recovery.htm Title: Partition Recovery Description: Windows data recovery software, an easy to use NTFS & FAT partition recovery Utility that examines inaccessible hard drives for damages and corruptions and recovers the data back N.B: Please make the Title as a hyperlink to our site. If you'd like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact us at Thanking you for your time & consideration. Best Regards, Sanjay http://www.whiteurls.com webmaster@whiteurls.com Dear Webmaster,

As Google as stopped giving the importance of the Link Exchange, so to increase the back links we are looking to 3 way linking.

I am inviting you for a 3 way link exchange with my site (http://www.stellarinfo.com).
Your link will be placed on our (http://www.whiteurls.com) human edited web directory has 12000 categories, all pages are in cache and in first update it has got PR2. Can choose the best category which fit your website, your Link will be placed for ever.

You can also suggest your link to our 3 different directories

• http://www.site-suggestion.com/
• http://www.21-sites.com/
• http://www.permanent-listing.com/

May I request you to consider linking to us and invite you to our site?

If you determine that a link to our site is appropriate, please add it
at your discretion as the following details:

For Linking to www.whiteurls.com please add out site details as

URL: http://www.stellarinfo.com/
Title: Data recovery software
Description: Buy award winning hard drive data recovery software and utilities or try the demos free. Stellar offers a complete solution of file recovery software and lost data restoration programs for Windows, Apple Macintosh, Novell, Linux, UNIX operating system.

For Linking to www.site-suggestion.com please add out site details as

URL: http://www.stellarinfo.com/
Title: Data recovery
Description: Stellar offers data recovery software, data recovery services for hard drive recovery and data safety software services for your computer. Buy award winning data recovery utilities, data eraser and safety software in India, United States, United Kingdom.

For Linking to www.21-sites.com please add out site details as

URL: http://www.stellarinfo.com/file-recovery.htm
Title: File Recovery
Description: Stellar offers you hard drive disk & file recovery and protection software and data file eraser utility for complete protection of your data.

For Linking to www.permanent-listing.com please add out site details as

URL: http://www.stellarinfo.com/partition-recovery.htm
Title: Partition Recovery
Description: Windows data recovery software, an easy to use NTFS & FAT partition recovery Utility that examines inaccessible hard drives for damages and corruptions and recovers the data back

N.B: Please make the Title as a hyperlink to our site. If you’d like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact us at

Thanking you for your time & consideration.

Best Regards,
Sanjay
http://www.whiteurls.com
webmaster@whiteurls.com

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