The next time you buy something from … anyone, Rent A Dad wants you to ask yourself a question: Who’s The Customer? It’s a genuinely interesting question. If you buy something (let’s ignore the many meanings of the word “buy” in the...
We live in an interesting time. Yes, I mean that mostly euphemistically. Let’s talk about science and perspective. Your dear old Rent A Dad is no science denier; quite the opposite. And the whole “everybody is entitled to their opinion” thing, while...
We live in an era of labels. Mostly, that’s a bad thing. Sure, there’s a value to having a label or labels to assign to some things just so you have an idea what they “are”, but very few things can actually be constrained that way. And when we...
Get ready to pay for streaming videos to which you believe you already have access. And keep on paying. Look, it’s a watchlist videos scam! In personal terms, Your Rent-A-Dad has seen this before. Some years ago, one of my kids subscribed to HBO through Amazon...
A few months ago, Dad weighed in on the idea of avoiding a sucker’s bet. It’s the kind of topic that Rent A Dad (presumably, any dad) would have opinions on, and wish to share. At the time, the bet was simple to understand, but you needed to have some...