Dadau is short for Daddy Daughter. It is the name on five pages: Dadau Graphics, Dadau Videos, Dadau Audios, Dadau Playlist and Dadau Publishing. For three years a graphic and a song went to my daughter every day, and an audio and a video went to her every week, from 18 November 2023 to 18 November 2026.
The Record
Dadau ran for three years, from 18 November 2023 to 18 November 2026. These are the totals, and every graphic in it can be downloaded.
| Graphics | 1,097, one every day, 18 November 2023 to 18 November 2026 |
|---|---|
| Videos | 127, one every week, 17 June 2024 to 13 November 2026 |
| Audios | 136, one every week, 18 June 2024 to 12 November 2026 |
| Songs | one every day for 190 days, 13 May 2026 to 18 November 2026, and 190 of them are on Spotify |
The picture at the top of this page is the whole record in one frame. Each of the four has its own page below, with everything in it listed and kept.
The Four Ways
Dadau Graphics
A graphic every day from 18 November 2023 to 18 November 2026. 1,097 of them, one for each of those days.
Some are funny. Some are riddles and puzzles and jokes. Some are pictures of where I was that day. Some are the ones where I was trying to tell her something and wanted it written down where she could find it again. I made every one myself, on the day it went out.
The Dadau Graphics page has examples of the ones I sent her, the words and lessons from many of them, all of them together in one picture, and a short film that adds one tile for each graphic, day by day. All 1,097 can be downloaded from the Dadau Archives, in eleven files by date.
Dadau Videos
A video every week from 17 June 2024 to 13 November 2026. 127 of them.
I sent them so she can both hear me and see me for a moment when she wants to see me, as I share words, thoughts and feelings with her.
The Dadau Videos page shares the videos and links to each one. All 127 can be downloaded from the Dadau Archives, in ten files by date. They also sit on the Dadau Videos and Audios channel on YouTube.
Dadau Audios
An audio every week from 18 June 2024 to 12 November 2026. 136 of them.
I want her to know she can go back and listen any time, to something with my voice in it. Some are memories, like the morning she was born, our Christmas visits and a drumming memory in Minneapolis. Some are ideas, for her birthday party, for our next visit and for falling asleep. Some are about how to carry yourself.
The Dadau Audios page has the Spotify player and a list of every audio, the newest at the top. All 136 can be downloaded from the Dadau Archives, in three files by date. It is also open on Spotify: the Dadau. Daddy Daughter Audios Podcast.
Dadau Playlist
A song every day from 13 May 2026 to 18 November 2026. 190 of them, one for each of those days, all on the Spotify playlist.
Sometimes it was for a story or a theme. Sometimes I was sending songs I love or songs that I thought of and wanted to share. They are collected in one playlist so she can open them any time. The songs are a list rather than an archive, because the music belongs to the people who made it.
The Dadau Playlist page has a Spotify player for the full playlist and a list of every song, the newest at the top. It is also open on Spotify: the Dadau Playlist.
How It Started
On 18 November 2023 I was dropped off at the airport in Orlando. My daughter and I spent some time together there that morning. After she left, I sat waiting for my plane, and I made her a graphic. I did not know how long I would be gone.
I made another the next day, and the day after that. Before a meeting, before the calls, before anything else in the day, the graphic got made. The videos, the audios and the songs came later. I drove back into Orlando on 8 August 2026.
“1000 graphics. 1000 days in a row. I will stay connected every day in some way. And I have kept that promise!”
Graphic No. 1002, 15 August 2026
A Promise From a Visit
On 19 September 2024, on a visit, my daughter asked me to grow my hair and my beard out. The next day she asked if I would grow it till she tells me to stop. I said yes. Two years later it is still growing, a couple of trims aside.
People ask me how long I am growing it. This is the answer I give them, from video 074 on the Dadau Videos page.
“I don’t know. I’m not in charge. That’s my daughter.”
From video 074, Growing out the beard and hair for you is fun
This short video, recorded on 19 September 2026, is why I have the hair and the beard.
The Stretch of Days I Was Away From Her and Not in Orlando
| Total days | 995 days |
|---|---|
| Days back in Orlando to visit her, across five trips, when I was unable to stay full time | 34 days |
| Total days not in Orlando | 961 days |
I am back in Orlando now, and I am still working to get more days with her each week. The graphics did not stop when I came back. They went out every day from the day I left through 18 November 2026, and graphic 1,097 on that day is the final graphic for these three years.
Dadau Publishing
Dadau is also the name of the publishing imprint I’ve set up with my daughter. Its first book is Alphabet Animal Adventures Across America, by Olivia Weisman and Loren Weisman.
Olivia Weisman is its co-author, her drawing is on the back cover, and she reads it with me on the audiobook.
The book came after I drove back into Orlando, so it is not counted in the three years above. It sits here, under Dadau Publishing.
- Alphabet Animal Adventures Across America, the book itself, and where it is available.
- The audiobook, read by my daughter and me.
- How We Wrote and Published a Children’s Book Together, how the two of us made it, start to finish.
- Dadau Publishing, more on the imprint.
Questions and Answers
What does Dadau mean?
Dadau is short for Daddy Daughter. It is the name I use for five pages: Dadau Graphics, Dadau Videos, Dadau Audios, Dadau Playlist and Dadau Publishing. It began on 18 November 2023, when I made my daughter a graphic while I sat waiting for my plane and did not know how long I would be gone.
When did the Dadau graphics, videos, audios and songs start?
I started the Dadau graphics on 18 November 2023, the videos on 17 June 2024, the audios on 18 June 2024 and the songs on 13 May 2026. The graphics came first, and the videos, the audios and the songs came later.
How many Dadau graphics, videos, audios and songs are there?
I have made 1,097 Dadau graphics through 18 November 2026, 127 videos through 13 November 2026 and 136 audios through 12 November 2026. A song went out every day from 13 May 2026 through 18 November 2026, 190 days, and there are 190 songs on the Spotify playlist as of 18 November 2026, plus our audiobook at the bottom of it. Songs that are not on Spotify are not on the playlist, and a song that went out more than once sits on the playlist once.
Who made the Dadau graphics, audios and videos?
I made the Dadau graphics, audios and videos myself, and each graphic was made on the day it went out. They are from me, for her and created by me, always.
How long did the Dadau graphics, songs, audios and videos run?
Three years, from 18 November 2023 to 18 November 2026. A graphic and a song went to my daughter every day and an audio and a video went to her every week: 1,097 graphics, 190 songs on the playlist, 136 audios and 127 videos. Graphic 1,097, on 18 November 2026, is the final graphic for these three years.
Where can I download all 1,097 Dadau graphics?
All 1,097 download from the Dadau Archives page, in eleven zip files by date, from the first graphic on 18 November 2023 to graphic 1,097 on 18 November 2026. Nothing is edited and nothing is left out.
Where can I watch or listen to the Dadau videos, audios and songs?
The Dadau Videos are on the Dadau Videos page and on the Dadau Videos and Audios channel on YouTube. The Dadau Audios are on the Dadau Audios page and on Spotify as the Dadau. Daddy Daughter Audios Podcast. The songs are on the Dadau Playlist page and on the Dadau Playlist on Spotify. All 127 videos and all 136 audios also download from the Dadau Archives page, the videos in ten zip files and the audios in three.
What is covered with the letter O on the Dadau graphics?
On the Dadau graphics shown whole on the Dadau pages, I cover the name across the top with the letter O.
What is Dadau Publishing?
Dadau Publishing is the imprint I’ve set up with my daughter. It publishes our first book, Alphabet Animal Adventures Across America, by Olivia Weisman and Loren Weisman. The audiobook, read by my daughter and me, has its own page, and How We Wrote and Published a Children’s Book Together shows how we made the book.
What is the Dadau book?
The Dadau book is Alphabet Animal Adventures Across America: A to Z with Friends, Foods and Places to Go, by Olivia Weisman and Loren Weisman, published by Dadau Publishing. Olivia Weisman is its co-author and her drawing is on the back cover. There is an audiobook the two of us read, and How We Wrote and Published a Children’s Book Together shows how we made it.
Everything in One Place
- Dadau Graphics, a graphic a day, with examples of them and a short film that adds one tile for each graphic, day by day.
- Dadau Archives, all 1,097 graphics to download in eleven files, and where every video, audio and song is kept.
- Dadau Videos, a video a week, with the YouTube player and every video listed.
- Dadau Audios, an audio a week, with the Spotify player and every audio listed.
- Dadau Playlist, a song a day, with the Spotify player and every song listed.
- Dadau Publishing, the publishing imprint I’ve set up with my daughter, with our first book.