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World of Zoo Is A World Of Fun
At first glance, it would be easy to mistake World of Zoo for a cuter version of Zoo Tycoon, but once you start playing the game, the different approach between the two zoo sims becomes obvious. While the Zoo Tycoon series tended to focus on the planning and management aspect, World of Zoo is more […] Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, Electronic Geek, National Geographic, National Geographic Society, Nintendo DS, Personal computer, Toys and Technology, wii, World of Zoo, Zoo Tycoon
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Not Such a Wonderful Life: Watching a Holiday Classic with The Next Generation
Sometime between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day each year, I pop in a copy of Frank Capra’s holiday classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, and swim in the sentimentality of community. This season, my 9-year-old son jumped into the pool with me. Continue reading
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Merry Christmas From GeekDad
Here’s hoping you and your kids gave and received many wonderful, geeky gifts that you can share with one another for the the next year and the rest of your lives. Cheers!
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Paul and Storm Channel TMBG in “It Might Be Christmas”
As Christmas approaches, and every store is filled with seasonal music, you’ve probably asked yourself the same question as all other geeks: When are They Might Be Giants going to come out with an album of Christmas music? Well, wonder no longer, my fellow geek, for such an album is in the works… with a […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, christmas, Christmas music, Hacking the Holidays, Music, paul and storm, They Might Be Giants, TMBG
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10 Geeky Versions of Popular Christmas Songs
Have you ever heard a song so many times in a short span of time that you found yourself rewriting it in your head just to keep yourself sane? It’s a condition that (I find) often strikes this time of year, when it seems impossible to escape Christmas and related winter songs no matter where […] Continue reading
Jonas Brothers and A Christmas Carol: Two Disney DS Games Both Earn A “Meh”
As we work through the last of the 2009 game review pile, my kids gave a pair of Disney Interactive DS titles a whirl: A Christmas Carol and JONAS. Both are based on Disney properties, one the recently released Disney adaptation of a classic Christmas movie and the other a Disney Channel show. Neither offers […] Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, christmas carol, Disney Channel, Electronic Geek, Everything Else, Hannah Montana, Holiday, Jonas Brother, Nintendo DS, rock band, Toys and Technology
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1st Day of Geekmas
Yes, it’s that time again, friends. It’s the holiday season, and here at GeekDad that means one thing: our annual 12 Days of Geekmas giveaway. Last year we favored you with fabulously geeky prizes for a dozen days, and this year we are all set to do it again. Only bigger.
Up for grabs today is […] Continue reading
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Top 10 Geeky Christmas Decorations
We’ve all seen the ornaments Hallmark comes out with every year, and to be fair, some of them are excellent. There are a few Star Trek ones each year, and Star Wars ones, and other somewhat geeky ones, but they’re mainstream — and while there’s nothing inherently wrong with mainstream Christmas decorations, we are geeks […] Continue reading
Phineas and Ferb Take On a New Season in Christmas Vacation
If the folks at Disney have their way, it’s time for the Grinch and Rudolph to make room for a new classic Christmas special. There’s nothing wrong with Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Peppermint Patty and Snoopy, of course, but there’s certainly plenty of room for Phineas, Ferb, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, Candace and Perry the Platypus, right?
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