HTGYG Show #20:Games and Toys We Got!

Posted on 2009 under Board Game Reviews, Shows | 3 Comments

8 Jan

HTGYG #20: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Hi everyone! I hope you had a great holiday break! We did, and we wanted to tell you about some of the games and toys we got! I also wanted to let you know about the episode I am going to do for the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast, and the AstronomyCast.

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Promo: Dragon Page with Class Podcast

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Theme music courtesy of Jonathan Coulton
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3 Comments so far »

by DigitalRob, on January 9 2009 @ 11:14 am

Susie,

Thanks for the recommendation for Castle Keep. My son is 5, in Kindergarten, and he and your son have a lot in common, A LOT IN COMMON. We’ve been trying to get him into board games, so I think we’ll give this one a try. Aidan did use some Christmas money to buy Hungry Hungry Hippos, and that’s been a big hit from time to time. However, like your son, he HATES to loose, and it’s been difficult to get him past that. As a matter of fact, Aidan also got the Clone Wars lightsaber game, and we can’t get him to play it because he’s gotten very upset when he’s lost.

Aidan and I actually recorded a message for you about Halloween, but I never had a chance to edit it, and it’s a bit late now, so I haven’t passed it on.

Geek: I think geeks are people who enjoy technology as a bit more than a hobby, more of a fascination as well as a tool and a source of entertainment. I think true Geeks enjoy reading, although not necessarily books, and their interests include a variety of things but also move toward SciFi and Fantasy.

Thanks for the show.

My best to you,
Rob
http://www.mr-williams.net/life
by Susie, on January 9 2009 @ 10:58 pm

Thanks for the comments, Rob! I love hearing about what everyone elses’ kids are like, so I know that mine are fairly normal.

Feel free to send your message – I would love to listen to you guys! Thanks for listening to us!
Susie
by DigitalRob, on January 10 2009 @ 12:18 pm

Now that I’ve finished the last 5 minutes of the podcast, I have to agree with you regarding the term “geek.” I too believe it has positive connotations; however, most of my students would disagree.

Also, by itself, I think the term has a technology and scifi bent, but with qualifiers “geek” has a more general definition: e.g. book geek, sewing geek, movie geek, knitting geek, scrapping geek… no technology or scifi implied.

I agree with your definition of nerd, and I’ve always felt “nerd” to have negative connotations. I’m proud to be a geek, but a little sensitive about being labeled a geek.

If I can find the recording, I’ll boil it down to an MP3 and send it along unedited.

-Rob