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Nov

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted by MisterBixby  Published in Family, Holiday

From all of us at the Hatchery to all of you, have a Happy and Joyous Thanksgiving! Hug your family, call your parents if you won’t see them and play with your toys. We live in a country of bounty, unparalleled in all of human history. Today is the day to reflect on all that [...]

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Tags: Holiday, Thanksgiving

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26

Nov

Geektopia at Work

Posted by MisterBixby  Published in Fun stuff, Gaming, Language, Television and Movies, Work

Working in a small but well-known dot-com has its advantages. For one, I have the option to skip breakfast if I’m running late because there’s always free oatmeal: Quaker Oats -mmm…. warm and delicious For another, there is ample supply of free non-alcoholics: Warriors in the great battle of our age … Coke vs. Pepsi [...]

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24

Nov

Pop @!#&$(!-ing Culture Exposure

Posted by MisterBixby  Published in Gaming, Language, Media, Parenting Philosphy, Television and Movies

So, like all responsible parents, Bat-Mom and I have done our level best to carefully monitor the media that Lana (newly 7 WHOLE YEARS OLD!!!!) and Lois (who is adjusting quite nicely to being 5) are exposed to. This means that: we don’t let them surf  the internet alone (they have their own folder of [...]

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Tags: Language, Media, Movies, Pop Culture, TV, Video Games

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21

Nov

Geek interests + Creativity = Ingenuity

Posted by BatMom  Published in Fun stuff, Gaming

So far the Dads of this site are boring you with philosophy.  Its now time for some good ol’ geekling fun! As Misterbixby has stated, our daughters, Lana and Lois, are growing up along the path of the Geek.  Do not be mislead, though.  The way of the Geek is not their only interest.  They [...]

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Tags: Arts and Crafts, Creativity, Nintendo DS

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15

Nov

Awesome tribute to John Williams

Posted by MisterBixby  Published in Fun stuff

I love a capella music. I’m more impressed by 4-part a capella by one person! EDIT: Bat-Mom points out that according to the info, this guy doesn’t actually sing any of this, but his lip-synching is top-notch!

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15

Nov

An Introduction and Philosophy

Posted by MisterBixby  Published in Introductions, Parenting Philosphy

This is a touch late since Gorman and Weapon XI have already posted, but hopefully they (and the others so-far-quiet bloggers here will post). I’m MisterBixby, I’m married to Bat-Mom and the proud father of two gifted, geek-in-training daughters, Lana and Lois. I am a geek, and a proud one at that. I read science [...]

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2

Nov

When should I connect them?

Posted by WeaponXI  Published in Internet, Parenting Philosphy

When my lovely bride got a new smart phone, I was happy for her.  She immediately began to study the intricacies and soon managed to have her email, facebook and text setup just how she wanted it. Now my wife, while always very good with technology and the computers, was never the type to get [...]

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