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  • Diaper Deliveries: Godsend or Dumb Trend?

     Along with an addiction to Gilmore Girls and an inability to tolerate rigid parenting philosophies, I developed a serious aversion to shopping when my daughter was born. Other than shoes, books, Ikea and Target, I do not enjoy trolling the aisles of anywhere, for anything, ever.

    Online shopping comes in really handy, but shopping online for things like diapers and wipes never occurred to me – when I was still pretty new at this, Target or Costco runs for baby necessities were a much-needed excuse to get out of the house.

    For awhile, the conventional business wisdom was that online retailers couldn't compete for that slice of the market.

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  • Father's Day Gift Guide: For The Dad Who Cooks

    The carnage of Mother's Day is barely cleaned up, and it's already time to think about Father's Day. Cooking.com's got a selection of gift ideas for dads, complete with free shipping code.

    It's kind of an unsurprising list, heavy on grilling accessories and barware. Add a nice omelet pan to the list and it's pretty much tailor-made for the kind of kitchen activities my husband gets up to, so I guess there's a reason for the stereotype.  There are also several knives on the list, for which I assume we can thank Alton Brown and his magical way of making men, at least my man, think it might be fun to chop some shit up.

    What would I add to this list? Well, one of the best cooking-related gifts anyone ever gave my husband was a set of leather gloves for grilling, which he uses several times a week and which have also come in handy for stoking the logs in our little outdoor fireplace thing. But I'd hate to give my husband the impression that I just want him to cook for me more often. I'm thinking about getting him a nice grill pan or finally giving him the gift of a Kitchenaid mixer, two things that would ensure him a long life of having things grilled for him for a change, and having tasty things baked on his behalf. I'm thoughtful like that.


  • Threadless T-Shirts Launches Kids Line

    Of all the purveyors of t-shirt irony, Threadless is my favorite. They let would-be designers submit ideas, which are then voted on. The winners get their design printed and sold as a limited-edition shirt.

    The people-who-have-kids market must just be out of control, because Threadless is the latest in a long line of companies to begin producing children's products. Threadless Kids runs under the same principle as its parent: the community votes on kid-friendly designs, some of which are mirrored by adult versions (as in the photo at right). They're promising the same level of quality and service that Threadless is known for (I'll vouch for it, they're great and the shopping experience is a blast). Teeshirts in sizes 4 through 12 are $17, and onesies up to size 24 months are $20.

    What I like best about Threadless Kids so far are the models—rarely do you see such a gathering of kids of all ages, looking like scruffy, cute, imperfect, real children. It's more like flipping through snapshots of my kids' last birthday party than looking at a catalogue. Bonus points for that, definitely.  



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