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Remember to Separate Your Darks and Lights (Jedi, That is)
Our buddy Reece Ward, he of the fun and creative Star Wars shirts, is at it again. This time, he’s making sure we keep our colors from running, as it were.
Check out Reece’s shirt on StarWarsShop.com.
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Bacon on the Radio
GeekDad’s own Matt Blum is interviewed on 99.1 The Whale, in Binghamton, NY about his adventures in bacon!
You can download or listen to the interview here. Related articles by Zemanta The Great Bacon Odyssey: One Burger, Ten Strips of Bacon! (wired.com)
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9 Things Parents Should Know About Karate Kid
Before we get to the review I, as head of security for this blog, need to make a very important announcement: Piracy is illegal! We let you into this review with your cellphones, but if anyone pulls one out, even just to check the time, and I see the screen, I will kick you out […] Continue reading
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When I Was a Kid, We Got Our News From Kermit the Frog
When I was a kid, children’s TV programming meant Saturday morning cartoons and PBS. There weren’t a half-dozen cable networks devoted to kids’ shows around the clock, and it was therefore very difficult for kids to keep up with the day’s news. Fortunately, for those of us who loved Sesame Street, there was always Kermit […] Continue reading
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Dork Tower Monday
Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad.
Find the Dork Tower archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
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Tales2Go: Great Stories, on an Okay App
Tales2Go is an an app that delivers stories for your children straight to your phone. Nothing extraordinarily new about that, and the company knows it. They are pitching to the crowded app store market that this is quicker and easier than downloading and syncing stories via podcast or audio file. They are promoting the delivery […] Continue reading
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I Swear to Good You Are God At This
That’s the brain-twisting name of a new book dedicated to showcasing websites that highlight the creative arts. It’s published by Holiday Matinee, a marketing company that specializes in artists and graphic design.
I looked at the review copy I received with an eye to finding something new that might interest my kids.
I found a few possibilities. […] Continue reading
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GeekDad Puzzle Of The Week: Presidents Day
For a lot of people, Presidents Day means a day off and the chance to celebrate the accomplishments of our 44 presidents by taking advantage of a 12-hour sale at the shopping mall. For you, it means a little head-scratching to figure out this little deception. Email your solution (both the question and the answer) […] Continue reading
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10 Things Parents Should Know About The Lightning Thief
Over the past few weeks I have been reading the Percy Jackson books to my son. We started with The Lightning Thief, the first book in the series. He quickly became a fan. (Okay, I like reading them to him as much as he likes hearing them.) They are a worthy reading choice for those […] Continue reading
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You Let Our Child Watch What!?! Watership Down [GeekDad Wayback Machine]
Cover of Watership Down (Deluxe Edition)
For those of you following the podcast, I promised some time last year to do a YLOCWW of what might be my most controversial video to date: “Watership Down.” For those of you who aren’t Michael O’Donoghue fans, this animated movie may be a bit of a shock. It’s based […] Continue reading
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