Archive for February, 2009

Mid-Tech Home Network Project

February 27 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: , , , , , ,

Large screen televisions are the big thing these days. Well, that and game systems. Well, game systems and online video. OK, online video and media servers. You can see, there is a lot to decide when you are setting up media in your home today. Sure, most people just get a television and a cable box. That’s for the noobs, the... Read more

TDD-020 – Trek Geek Gab

February 26 | Posted by Vinny | Podcast, The Daddy Dialogues

We talk about selling off and finding a new home for old “collectibles.” Tax return preparation tips. Ways our kids want to waste spend our hard earned money. What’s in your iPod? Networking tips. [01:00] Time to sell off and find a new home for all those ridiculous old Star Trek toys. [13:15] Tax return preparation tips: Use a professional to reduce risk of... Read more

Sacrifice

February 25 | Posted by Vinny | Faith Tags: , ,

The first part of the year seems to always come down to some kind of sacrifice. First we have our New Year’s resolutions, which never include “spend more time on the internet, watch more television, and eat a lot of chocolate.” I spend the better part of January trying to keep to those resolutions. Of course, many of those fall... Read more

Busted Up

February 19 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , ,

Me and Wanda Background: My children and I ski. We love it. It started as something I had always wanted to do. I was 35, Skippy was 7. My Dad bought Skippy and I ski passes to Elk Mountain PA as Christmas Gifts. We took a lesson, and fell in love. Not only did the sport itself engage us, but the... Read more

TDD-019 – Even MORE Money Saving Tips

February 18 | Posted by Vinny | Podcast, The Daddy Dialogues Tags: , , , , , , ,

  In episode 16, Vinny and Roland shared a number of money saving tips. In the latest episode, we share even more tips to cut costs and tighten your budget. [22:40] We talk about practicality versus aesthetics of Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFLs). More money saving tips: Most everything is negotiable. Ever hear that at a casino, you can ask an attendant to “put the slot machine... Read more

Is that a phone in your pants?

February 12 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: , , ,

In 1844, a man named Innocenzo Manzetti first conceived of a ‘speaking telegraph.’ Only 33 short years later, it had become a reality. Alexander Graham Bell made his first successful phone call in 1877. He made the call because he needed his assistant, Mr. Watson. He understood, even at the earliest stage, that the phone would be used as an... Read more

Sociology 101- Church Attendance

February 7 | Posted by Vinny | Faith Tags: , , , , , ,

Roman Catholics are the busiest of the faithful. I know that seems a bold observation and a gross generalization, but I know it to be true. How could I know such a thing? I know because I have studied it using the tools I learned in Sociology 101- observation and extrapolation. I’ve spent many years observing the arrival times of people... Read more

Date Night Used To Be Easier

February 5 | Posted by Vinny | Marriage and Family Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Photo from Love-Sessions.com One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to spend more time with my wife and value that relationship more. She and I took our first step by having the first Date Night we’ve had in a while. Getting out of the house for date night is no easy task these days. Going on a date before kids is as... Read more

Diet, Exercise, Bells and Whistles

February 2 | Posted by Vinny | Technology Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

My New Year’s Resolutions include a pledge to lose weight and get in better shape. I’m really bad at working out alone, but luckily my quest for a better bod is supported by technology. I’m using this Tanita scale, which measures my body fat, BMI, and water content. Last time I got on it my weight was 250 and my BMI... Read more