No Dads Sipping the Java at CafeMom.com- July 28, 2008 Reader Chris e-mailed the other day to see if I've been following CafeMom.com, which has been selling itself for a while with the just-us-gals slogan "No men, no kids." Chris wasn't entirely happy with being barred from what appears to be a successful online community for parents.While I think it is absolutely silly that a site would take pains to exclude otherwise-capable parents who could add a useful perspective, I'm not all that worked up about CafeMom.com. It's their loss.What is more...http://www.rebeldad.com/2008/07/no-dads-sipping-java-at-cafemomcom.html A Facebook Posse- July 21, 2008 Apparently, the RebelDad tendrils now stretch to Facebook. I've been there for a while, but Tom Vasquez was nice enough to set up a Facebook blog network for RebelDad. Not entirely certain what to do with it, but it's there if you want to visit ...http://www.rebeldad.com/2008/07/facebook-posse.html A Quick Note on my Whereabouts- July 20, 2008 As you've no doubt noticed, I have pretty much fallen off of the radar this month. I started July by taking the longest non-holiday-related family vacation in the seven years I've been a parent -- a full seven days.While on vacation, we received excellent news. RebelMom was offered an extraordinary opportunity at the University of Illinois' law school, and we immediately began plans to move.The length of time from when we found out about the job to when we will arrive in Champaign, IL will be...http://www.rebeldad.com/2008/07/quick-note-on-my-whereabouts.html Annual Daycare Bill for Google Folks: $57,000- July 8, 2008 This is one of those items that would get On Balance treatment if On Balance was still around: the New York Times reported that Google has revamped its daycare, which has boosted the annual cost for a family of four from a jaw-dropping $33,000 to an almost-defies-belief $57,000.I know I pooh-pooh those surveys that claim an at-home parent is "worth" huge amounts of money, but this suggests that if you're in the Bay Area and staying at home, you're worth waaaaay more than I would have expected.http://www.rebeldad.com/2008/07/annual-daycare-bill-for-google-folks.html ChampaignUrbana Help- July 2, 2008 It looks like the RebelFamily may be making a big move ... to ChampaignUrbana IL. Any dads out there that can offer me the skinny on places to liveschoolsetc Any help is appreciated.Thanks, Brian (rebeldadgmail.com)http://www.rebeldad.com/2008/07/champaignurbana-help.html |