Both little and big geeks alike enjoy many activities that are not game specific. You don’t need dice, cards, or miniatures to learn, grow, and share. Here you can view all the topics under this category. You should also checkout the other fine information on the Interweb!
Last year, I wrote about our Scout Troop’s weekend in Angola, IN, on Zwischenzug. This is probably the most popular trip of the year. There is some overlap between Geek Culture and Boy Scouting, and this is leads to Scouts and gaming being a natural combination. This year was no exception, however the games changed from last year.
Board, card, and dice games come with lots and lots of bits. Keeping track of all those pieces can be a chore. This is especially true when you get your little geeks involved! One Motherly Geek has come up with a solution and a system that works for her, despite the “help” her twin toddlers insist on giving her.
As a husband of one and father of three, finding time to game can be tough. My sons are at an age where they are active in school and sports, so the wife and I stay pretty busy making sure they are all where they need to be. In addition, we are active in our local church and I even play in a local band. So time is a premium, as I’m sure it is with most families. Thus, carving out time slots here and there to game is pretty tough.
Father Geek interviews Todd Edwards, a father, geek, children’s book author, robot repair guru, fencer, and the list goes on! Talk about a geek! But despite his very busy life, he still finds and makes the time to play and raise his children by sharing his passion and hobbies!
Halloween is almost here, and in San Francisco, that means it’s time to decorate. My little geek loves walking around the neighborhood looking at all the spooky decorations. Of course, that means that we must have decorations of our own, which in turn means…Arts & Crafts time! Here is our cheap and fun way of making window ghosts.
This year, I thought I would do something different and scary for Halloween. I thought I’d bake. You should have seen the look of horror and disbelief in my wife’s eyes. Her concerns are well founded as I am something of a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde when it comes to cooking. Away from the kitchen, I am very calm and relaxed. In the kitchen, I am a wreck.
Integrating a baby monitor with the iPhone is brilliant. Adding a soothing voice to calm the child and recording features so catch coughs and sneezes is genius! Most apps keep you fixed to your smart phone. The iPhone Baby Monitor and Alarm is the first application I have ever downloaded that made it possible and enjoyable to be away from the iPhone itself. I wonder if Apple is completely aware of this…
Our lives are in a constant state of motion, be it physically or mentally. We only tend to slow down when we sleep, but even then, our subconscious minds go wandering through dreamscapes. A life on the go demands a solution that can provide us what we need based on our our changing requirements. I might just have found the perfect solution to all my “on the go woes”.
Father Geek was invited to attend a Daddy Blogger “behind the scenes” tour of Walmart’s and P&G’s 8th and newest Family Movie Night film! I was given access to the movie set location, the crew, and and the actors. The experience was incredible and I am very happy to be able to share it with you! Father Geek goes Hollywood! But don’t worry, we won’t let it go to our heads…much.
As we became more tech savvy in both our own understanding of the world and the culture around us, the young boys and girls of my generation began to give our father’s more “geeky” presents, even though we had no inkling of what “geeky” meant. Digital watches, Walkmans, tapes, and records became the norm and expressing our love through the medium of pasta art became a thing of the past.