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The end of a generation

November 26, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

We’re mourning the passing of a great matriarch of the family, Jennifer’s grandmother and Penelope and Harrison’s great grandmother, Mimmie. She lived to the age of 92 and was fortunate to be healthy, sharp and vibrant for all of those years. A true Texan, she lived independently right to the end, still driving herself around town and living in […]

Filed Under: Daddy Rants Tagged With: Mimmie, Texan, Texas

Kyle Warnick’s Disneyland Advice

September 16, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr 2 Comments

  Our good friend Kyle Warnick just passed away. My wife and I met him through work, but built a friendship outside of it, attending “house concerts” he frequently arranged as well as meeting up for coffees and the like. He was a born storyteller and would always have one to share. I remember meeting him for a […]

Filed Under: Daddy Rants Tagged With: Disney, Disneyland

Slow cooking for the family

June 22, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

As our first child has gotten older and stopped napping, we’ve gradually moved dinner time earlier and earlier in the evening. And with a newborn in the house, we have our hands full, so I try and find things I can do to help out. I enjoy cooking, but with us eating so early and […]

Filed Under: Daddy Rants Tagged With: crock pot, meals, slow cooker

Always there family shopping lists with OneNote

May 31, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr 2 Comments

(Note that a version of this post was subsequently re-posted on the official Microsoft Office blog here.) While I’ve had OneNote as part of my Microsoft Office suite for years, I was a bit of a late adopter. Until recently I used it almost exclusively at work for taking meeting notes and keeping track of my To Do lists. […]

Filed Under: Daddy Rants Tagged With: family, Microsoft, Office, OneNote, Shopping

Keeping the wider family involved from a distance – how we use Skype

March 15, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr 1 Comment

(Note that this post was subsequently turned into a Father’s Day blog post on the official Skype blog here.) Several friends with newborns and toddlers have commented on how they’ve tried and mostly failed at using Skype (or similar internet video services) to keep connected with family and friends. When we’ve discussed what they’ve tried, […]

Filed Under: Daddy Rants Tagged With: baby, long distance, newborn, Skype, toddler

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I’m Nicholas, a marketing consultant and dad in Dallas, TX. I like to follow policy debates, chat about parenting and share stories. Read More…

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