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The Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad
Started this discussion. Last reply by Troy Bird Nov 10, 2012. 15 Replies 0 Favorites
So. I have a post…Continue
We missed it? Inconceivable!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Daniel Donahoo Oct 3, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Favorites
Retro gaming - some advice?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Daniel Donahoo Oct 3, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Favorites
Hello GeekDad Community - So, a series of events have seen me begin wandering down the retro-gaming path...beyond simulators and into purchasing a Commodore 64 and an Atari 2600.Yes, the nostalgia is…Continue
Tags: atari, 64, commodore, c64, retrogaming
My Favorite Roleplaying Props
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael Harrison Aug 11, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Favorites
Over at GeekDad I recently posted about my favourite roleplaying props (see below).I wrote:When I have been Dungeon Master or Game Master, responsible for shaping and creating a whole immersive…Continue
Tags: roleplaying, props, cthulhu, rpg
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Russell Collins replied to Daniel Donahoo's discussion 'The Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad'"That, and my daughter pointing to the tv when the Mummy was playing at Oded Fehr (the long haired Egyptian guy) and exclaimed "Ate!" Ate is the Lakota word for father. Nearly shed a tear of pride when I heard that."
Russell Collins replied to Daniel Donahoo's discussion 'The Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad'"My wife encouraged me to start singing more to our 6 month daughter because she loves the sound of my voice. So, I tried random songs with little smiles. Then the idea hit me... I have Beatle's Rock Band. I popped it in, started working through…"
Oliver Gingrich replied to Daniel Donahoo's discussion 'The Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad'"My 11-year old not only knows, in advance, somehow when Minecraft's going to update, but will recite to me all the updates from memory. Yesterday, I discovered that you can now ride pigs using a carrot on a stick (why not?). This…"
Dave Hale replied to Daniel Donahoo's discussion 'The Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad'"In a similar vein, a couple months ago, I took my 2 kids to Build A Bear to make one for their new brother that hadn't been born yet. The worker let them each put a heart in the bear so naturally, we started calling it a Time Lord Bear."
Daniel Donahoo replied to Errol Elumir's discussion 'Forum Quiz: Video Game Box Art - 80's Edition'"See, I know it was in that series...oh, so close!
8. Isn't a Carmen Sandiego thing....obviously the mystery genre....hmmm..."
Daniel Donahoo replied to Errol Elumir's discussion 'Forum Quiz: Video Game Box Art - 80's Edition'"I love this - can we just guess here...
Is #7 an "AD&D RPG adventure" - Pools of Radiance or something?
Many look familiar though - I need to think...hard :/
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Daniel Donahoo replied to Ned J Adams's discussion 'Newbie'"Hey Ned -
Welcome to the site...
Have you seen the Green Science kits by 4M...they are probably good for the age you are talking about - a good introduction before moving onto the LEGO offerings…"
Mike Bayer replied to Daniel Donahoo's discussion 'The Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad'"I had my then 6-year old twin boys at Build-A-Bear one day. Part of the process of building your stuffed animal is to take this little toy heart, make a wish and put it into the stuffing before the person working there sews it up for good.…"
James Tyler replied to Daniel Donahoo's discussion 'The Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad'"I haven't had many yet so far, but the one that I do remember was when my 3 older boys (ages 9, 8, and 7 at the time) were playing Super Mario Bros on the Wii and the middle one (who is the least gifted in all things electronic) decided that he…"
Thom replied to Daniel Donahoo's discussion 'The Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad'"My son, having inherited his mother's musical ability, deciding one day to try and find a way to make a ska cover version of the original Lemmings theme song."
Jonathan H. Liu replied to Daniel Donahoo's discussion 'The Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad'"I remember this from a couple years ago: I'd been playing random songs from my iPod in the car, and my daughter asked me to play some more of that "square music." I thought I knew what she was talking about, but I asked,…"
Mark Duignan replied to Daniel Donahoo's discussion 'The Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad'"While I am not very religious, I went to Catholic school as do my sons now, mostly because it is the best school in our area. The other day, my eight-year-old asked me something about Jesus. He said, "Dad, when they say 'Christ…"
Jens Torell replied to Daniel Donahoo's discussion 'The Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad'"Whenever my son (1 1/2) sees or hears something Star Wars related, he gets excited and starts talking about "D2D2" and "Bacca". He loves reading the Star Wars Character Encyclopedia."
A discussion started by Daniel Donahoo was featuredThe Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad
So. I have a post over at GeekDad that describes a recent moment with my son:I had a GeekDad moment a couple of days ago, my 9 year-old was happily playing on the iPad flicking through different apps. I was tinkering over at the TV hooking up my latest …See More
Nathan Barry replied to Daniel Donahoo's discussion 'The Joyful Moments of Being a GeekDad'"My most recent one was when we were building the our games for Caine's Cardboard Challenge. I'd shown my 6.5 year old the videos and hoped it would inspire her and it sure did. After I'd suggested the basic kind of game we could make,…"
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- I'm a Core Contributor at GeekDad. My days are spent sticking words onto Lego blocks for @LEGOPoetry. I roleplay...mostly Cthulhu-themed these days or Fuzzy Heroes with the kids. I'm Star Wars, not Star Trek. I'm GURPS, not D&D. I'm obsessed with learning and education and ideas.
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Member Brian Gillespie's Post features on Wired's GeekDad Blog
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 10:51pm 0 Comments 1 Favorite
Congratulations, and thanks to Brian Gillespie.
Brian's post on setting about planting some seeds with his geek lets at the dining room table was exactly the type of blog we love at GeekDad. And so, his…
Continue The Construct of Time: Where GeekDad is a constant
Posted on March 13, 2012 at 9:07pm 0 Comments 1 Favorite
Hey there. Happy 5th birthday GeekDad, really? 5 years.
Time is a strange thing, we try and contain it in different ways - sometimes it seems to fly and other times creeps along so slowly. Yet, across that 5 years, GeekDad has been one of the constants in my life. I don't often hang around…
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- At 9:07am on April 27, 2012, Giovanni Ruiz said…
Thanks for adding me! That's a wonderful photo of you and your kid!
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Mark Erickson said… I would enjoy putting together a blog post on Kinect and Scratch. For now I will direct you to Stephen Howell's Kinect2Scratch page. He is the one who has made it possible.
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