Category Archives: Learning

Growing gamers

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Geoff

The most recent newsletter from NatureBoy’s school included a description of the Chess and Game club, which began… Hey… are there 3,875 Orcs behind that door? […] Yes, Chess Club is back, but now it’s more than just pawns and … Continue reading →

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Summer reflections 2: Picnic Table

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Geoff

I built a picnic table during my vacation in August. I hadn’t built anything this involved in quite a while, probably not since the chicken coop over ten years ago. It seemed like this ought to be a pretty straight-forward … Continue reading →

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Happiness in an email sig

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Geoff

I’m purging the email that accumulated while I was out for a few days, and I noted the text below in someone’s signature. Simple guidelines to happiness: Work like you don’t need the money, Love like your heart has never … Continue reading →

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Hard work pays off

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Geoff

NatureBoy started Kempo Karate classes at the very end of January, and has been working hard. We even enrolled in in Martial Arts camp for this school vacation. Yesterday, he told us that we would be surprised when we picked … Continue reading →

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Northeast Wars

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Geoff

I’ve volunteered to run two role playing games at the upcoming Northeast Wars gaming convention. These will be my first experiences GMing convention games, but I’m pretty excited. The first game is Dogs in the Vineyard, by Vincent Baker. The … Continue reading →

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She got me Make!

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Geoff

Beloved Wife got me a subscription to Make Magazine from O’Reilly for Solstice. We’ve been waiting impatiently for it to arrive, and it finally came! I’ve only had a chance to skim it, but it’s a solid issue. Thanks, BW!!

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NPR: importance of play

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Geoff

An interesting story on NPR (one of the most emailed stories for February), about how play has changed in recent history, and the affect that those changes have had. Beloved wife and I have been discussing the quality of play … Continue reading →

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Phun – physics playground

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Geoff

I just watched this video, which I found on WIRED’s GeekDad Blog. This reminds me a lot of game that was like The Purple Crayon, but I can’t recall the name. NatureBoy was playing it just the other, though; I’ll … Continue reading →

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