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HTGYG Show #58: Part 1 of our 365 Days of Astronomy Podcasts

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6 Jan

HTGYG Show #58: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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In honor of the successful completion of the first year of the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast, and of my daughter’s inclusion in the highlight podcast, I wanted to send out the episodes we did for you. Here are the first two episodes we did, and I’ll send out the next two soon. I hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoyed making them for you!

Please email me with your own comments at howtogrowyourgeek – at-gmail -dot-com, or call my voicemail number at 206-202-7309 and leave your thoughts. You can also visit our forum at the Farpoint Forums. And last but not least, you can follow me on Twitter at SusietheGeek or the show at HowToGrowGeek!

Theme music courtesy of Jonathan Coulton

Check out this article about the International Year of Astronomy!

Children Celebrating the International Year of Astronomy!

In Memory of Natalie Morris

Posted on 2010 under General | 7 Comments

6 Jan

Natalie Morris, wife of writer/podcaster Tee Morris, passed away today due to complications with the flu. Please join us in remembering her and her family, especially her daughter, affectionately known as “Sonic Boom”, today. If you are interested in the Sonic Boom Trust Fund, you and fill out the form here to be put on the mailing list.

Tee, our hearts go out to you and SB. We love you!

Susie, Amanda, John and Kevin

About that Avatar Review ….

Posted on 2010 under General, Movie Reviews | No Comment

6 Jan

Pretty accurate, actually!

Darcy reviews Ladyhawke!

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5 Jan

A wolf, a hawk and a mouse…..

Walk into a bar. Oh wait, i am doing a dvd review, not jokes. hehe.

Ladyhawke – a dvd review by Darcy Low

“Ladyhawke is the enchanting story of a beauty (Michelle Pfieffer, a knight (Ruther Hauer), and a pickpocket known as the mouse (Matthew Broderick.) Once the knight and lady were lovers. Now the curse of an evil bishop (John Wood, keeps them “Always together, eternally apart.” By day she is a hawk, by night he is a wolf. To end the evil spell, the knight vows to break into the evil bishop’s stronghold. With the help of the mouse. Directed by Richard Donner and photographed by three time Academy Award winner Vittorio Storaro, Ladyhawke “Is the most congenial spot for happy ever aftering since Camelot.”

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About HTGYG

How To Grow Your Geek, or HTGYG for short, is a podcast created to share a love of geeking and parenting, and to provide advice on how to combine the two. There will be reviews of movies, board games, books, television shows and video games on their fun value as well as their family appropriateness, and discussions of geeky topics and parent issues. Audience participation, both parents and children, is encouraged, and email and voicemail questions will be answered if at all possible.

About Farpoint Media

FarPoint Media (FPM) has scifi media and genre literature shows featuring news and interviews with the actors, producers and writers creating your favorite TV programs and books, and has discussion shows that true fan geeks can immerse themselves in. FPM also showcases quality audio dramas to fire the imagination of its listeners, specialized sports news and information shows that take the enthusiasts beyond the box scores, comedy and variety shows that will have fans laughing out loud, and shows with experienced advice that can help improve listeners and viewers tech skills, or sharpen their writing skills.