Scientific American is running an article on the best tech prezzies for the holidays:

Scientific American: Top Sci/Tech Gifts 2003
25 great holiday gifts for science lovers of all ages

My favorite, apart from the not-available-in-dark-chocolate chocolate brain, and the trendy fuel cell model car, is the Roomba Pro Elite, a robotic vacuum cleaner. At $250 it seems a steal for us stay-at-home-dads who have to cover everything from clothing the kids to filling the cupborads. If we had to spend valuable time scrubbing the floors as well, when would we find the time to blog?