Pater Familias … because I'm your FATHER!

Be a lumberjack and be okay, ecoweenie-wise. Little dude (8-inch bar) cuts better than you’d think, with no emissions ‘cause it’s powered by 18-volt…  read on »

Mama goes Eww when you're a dork, just like chicks used to when you were single, with same result -- catastrophic loss of your sex appeal. This…  read on »

Start Junior out in business in bright, beguiling, educational iPhone ver of game that simulates fish breeding and sales in your very own fish…  read on »

Wet wildness -- swimming, snorkeling, bodyboarding, water parks -- caught for ever on amazingly high-quality MPG-4 vids, 6MP stills. Sanyo's amphibious cam is sleek, small and hand-friendly, immersible to…  read on »

Get gastrosexual, not metro, in manly new cooksite launched by big mama allrecipes.com Pater's go-to for making pretty much anything edible. Recipes come in from guys…  read on »

Take young 'uns, pop, and get grins, too. Pater did, along with Minerva, at beguiling kid flick about a nerdy Viking boy named Hiccup, who saves and domesticates…  read on »

Serious power you can pick up and carry. Yamaha's wonder weighs in at about 70 pounds, puts out 2800 watts. That's enough, when grid goes down, for household…  read on »

Rig links child bike behind grownup’s, for faster, farther, hundred-times-funner family riding. When the kid wants to solo, Trail-Gator™ decouples, then telescopes for storage…  read on »

Fatherhood adds immeasurably to the hurt of U.S. Army soldiers portrayed in this Iraq War masterpiece -- N-O-T definitely not for kids -- that deserved more than the…  read on »

At-home Dad's self-pity sung in hilarious faux lament by NPR bard Keillor. POV is a house dad in northern Wisconsin, where he's a freak. But guys livin' the life…  read on »

Drop and give me a hundred! Amaze yourself and the inner drill sergeant by actually doing 100 consecutive pushups in less than two months.…  read on »

Pacifist gun game conundrum solved. Nothing but bang-bang here, but free of violence against vid humans or humanoids. In this goofy, loud video shooting…  read on »

Amazingly easy to be virtuous, nutritionally speaking, with bags that shortcut prep of steamed veggies, which you brought home fresh and whole. Zip broccoli,…  read on »

You, Vehiculowner, defeat Frozen Precipmonster with winter supertool for cleaning off car/van/truck. Steel handle telescopes to 60-inch reach, with broom head that rests flat along…  read on »

Rule the sledding hill with hot, handmade update of classic Flexible Flyer. Goes blazingly fast  and true on ultraslick plastic bottom raised and runnerlike…  read on »

Guyhood overthought and overwritten, but that's what we want from literary master-novelist who brought us such think-y but entertaining hits asThe Amazing Adventures of…  read on »

Win the food fight in stores and restaurants with calorie- and fat-killer app based on best-selling nutrition book series by David Zinczenko and Matt…  read on »

Haute knucklehead utility guywear for cold weather, combining such classic elements as gray sweatshirt-type hood, insulation under nylon quilting inside, and workshirt-looking shell of…  read on »

Maybe she brings home the bacon, but you, Dad, can zap it to perfection. Clever gizmo has Ts on which you drape bacon strips,…  read on »

Instant Starbucks! Pretty much a dead ringer for S-joe bought in person. Price point, in the just-add-hot-water niche, is crazy – $3 for three…  read on »

Can't run from the truth any more -- not the truth about how far you went, how fast, how much you climbed, heart rate,…  read on »

Forewarned is forearmed. That’s the manly spirit of this site, which makes horrific events and deadly threats – and countermoves you need to make…  read on »

Lots less to hate about fall yard cleanup when big recyclable yard-waste bag stands tall, wide-open and firm for filling. When a bag is…  read on »

Better than a burly brother-in-law. Brilliant slick sliders, with fabric covers to be kind to hardwood, make re-arranging heavy stuff a one-player indoor sport. Magumbo…  read on »