tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236804.post3611929518366080955..comments2023-09-27T10:28:06.743-05:00Comments on AtHomeDaddy: I wish they had sent me a free copy...Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17303322210306149617noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236804.post-320578546290850452007-06-27T11:16:00.000-05:002007-06-27T11:16:00.000-05:00Susan thanks for the book suggestions.But I am kin...Susan thanks for the book suggestions.<BR/><BR/>But I am kind of bummed. When I saw this book I thought it was YOU who had already written about it on your blog. Now I have no idea where I heard about it.<BR/><BR/>I think your boys will love it, Especially the oldest of the three.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303322210306149617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236804.post-71396104080340761742007-06-27T08:57:00.000-05:002007-06-27T08:57:00.000-05:00Mike,You might also check out these books.Sneaky U...Mike,<BR/><BR/>You might also check out these books.<BR/><BR/>Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things by Cy Tymony. This book is full of fun and inventive ways to use everyday things in different ways. Very useful to MacGyver-ish boys :-)! Some ideas include: making gel packs for swollen muscles (out of water, rubbing alcohol and a plastic bag) and for making a fire extinguisher out of kitchen supplies (with baking soda and vinegar)and placing bubble wrap underneath a doormat to alert you when someone's standing on the other side of your door, or making a videotape rewinder out of a paper clip and a hanger.<BR/><BR/>The Boy Mechanic. This is a vintage book published by Popular Mechanics in the early 1900's.<BR/><BR/>Book Description<BR/>It’s vintage boyhood and a miscellany of marvelous ideas: from kites and toboggans to workbenches and birdhouses, this collection of projects from Popular Mechanics’ issues of long ago captures all the appeal of American ingenuity at the start of the last century.<BR/><BR/>My oldest son has read both of these and loves them! I'll have to also check into the Dangerous Book for Boys, I've been hearing a lot about it and I think he'll like it as well.Susan Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270826218826775730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236804.post-78979461202749424722007-06-14T21:58:00.000-05:002007-06-14T21:58:00.000-05:00milk and URINE??? what is this book you ae refere...milk and URINE??? what is this book you ae referencing, the prequel to the Anarchists Cookbook!<BR/>Seriously Gross! but boys will be boys!!Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744136781190767102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236804.post-70467599703684724952007-06-14T14:26:00.000-05:002007-06-14T14:26:00.000-05:00Top of the list of books I've been wanting.Top of the list of books I've been wanting.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750781893685344095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236804.post-329285369215616242007-06-14T13:13:00.000-05:002007-06-14T13:13:00.000-05:00This sounds like an interesting book. Are grown-u...This sounds like an interesting book. Are grown-up girls allowed to read it? Maybe before giving it to the boy in the recliner?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236804.post-89742876246803380092007-06-14T13:06:00.000-05:002007-06-14T13:06:00.000-05:00And for the record, we just tried two projects fro...And for the record, we just tried two projects from the book. And little sister was involved both times.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303322210306149617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236804.post-80981446325251002162007-06-14T13:05:00.000-05:002007-06-14T13:05:00.000-05:00People that make that complaint can just kiss off ...People that make that complaint can just kiss off as far as I am concerned. I bet those are the same people that would be screaming if their boys actually GOT messy or stinky.<BR/><BR/>Not that it is unexpected though. Anything that addresses BOY things is sure to get blasted with that complaint. More evidence that boys can't act like boys...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303322210306149617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236804.post-39968702675438365542007-06-14T12:53:00.000-05:002007-06-14T12:53:00.000-05:00Yes, somewhere I read where all these mothers were...Yes, somewhere I read where all these mothers were offended by the book because of steotyping or leaving girls out or whatever.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265230076705145676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236804.post-64721118476958730812007-06-14T12:28:00.000-05:002007-06-14T12:28:00.000-05:00A blog I frequent wrote about it a while back, but...A blog I frequent wrote about it a while back, but I can't remember who it was. <BR/><BR/>I had forgotten all about the book until I saw it last night. Good stuff!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303322210306149617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236804.post-76264070580510409352007-06-14T12:10:00.000-05:002007-06-14T12:10:00.000-05:00Ha! My "not free" copy just arrived from Amazon. ...Ha! My "not free" copy just arrived from Amazon. At first glance, the book looks amazing. Loads of fun stuff for my son and me.Idaho Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466078882752412292noreply@blogger.com