Sneak attack soda – yum!

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Geoff

A while back, I posted a link on Facebook about the Dungeons & Dragons Limited Edition Spellcasting Sodas from Jones. The mom of a kid who participates in the kids D&D group saw that link, and ordered a case as birthday party favors. And the kid wanted bring some to the gaming group.

dnd_jones_soda

Well, I was skeptical. But I had the sneak attack soda; I think it was the best cream soda I’ve ever had. Of course, NatureBoy wants to get our own case so we can have D&D soda bottles that we treasure forever. :-) .

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Chicken Coop Plans

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Geoff

I just found my original sketches of the chicken coop design, and I have to say that the execution wasn’t too far off the mark. Here’s the sketch…

ChickenCoop-Sketch

And here’s the coop…

ChickenCoop2-finished

Not bad.

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My birthday present

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Geoff

I haven’t started calling it my precious, but I’m very fond of the enameled cast-iron dutch oven that Beloved Wife got me got my birthday.  This weekend, I used it to make a yummy vegetable curry.

dutch-oven-curry

Even NatureBoy enjoyed it! I will have to make it again.

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Chicken Coop II

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Geoff

One of the major projects of this summer has been the new Chicken Coop.

Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Chicken Coop

About five years ago, we got rid of our chickens and our old chicken coop. The urge to keep chickens returned, though, and so we needed to be a new one. There are still a few details that need to be addressed (South door window, back door latches, nesting boxes and trim. But the chickens are out of the house!

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BW’s licensure exam today!

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Geoff

Beloved Wife is taking her Occupation Therapy Assistant licensure exam. Best of luck, sweetie. You’ve worked very hard for two years; I know it will pay off.

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Happy 13th, NatureBoy!

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Geoff

You are loving, creative, spirited, and lots of fun. I love being your Dad; it’s such an adventure. I can’t wait to see what’s around the corner or behind the locked wooden door. :-)

CraftyMomma has some more cute NB photos. Check them out.

This one is going on my desk:

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Steve retires :(

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Geoff

For he's a jolly good fellow! #byesjc on Twitpic

Among other things Steve said at his retirement celebration, today, was this. “I hope I have as much fun in retirement as I’ve had working at UVM.”

My tears didn’t come until I left the party.

Friend to me and many, many souls here at UVM; visionary, curmudgeon, provocateur, playful adopter and vocal advocate of disruptive innovations. I will miss your voice, calling to us from a divergent path, pointing toward a new, interesting destination.

Now that you’ve migrated much of your virtual essence into the cloud, I expect frequent pings (tweets, facebook updates, Asian video chats…) telling me what you really think. And keep the cool music and design posts flowing.

Let’s go out to lunch before summer is over. I’ll buy you a martini. :)

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CraftyMomma’s most recent project

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Geoff

When I got home from work, yesterday, Beloved Wife showed me her most recent creation:

A spouse who’s good with power tools. W00T!

It’s a “grazing ark” for our intrepid guinea pigs. Yes, they will be spending most of their summer days outside. (Hurray!)

It came out just exactly as she had described it to me and had sketched. We had a couple brief consultations about construction methodology, but the design and execution are all hers. Well, done, BW!

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Father’s Day

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Geoff

Beloved Wife made a Father’s Day slide show for me:

Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Happy Father's Day

Pretty amazing to see a survey like that. [sniff]

After a pleasant morning, NatureBoy and I trundled into town to visit the FLGS, where we picked up a few things, including some Dungeon Tiles, and several True20 products on sale.

This afternoon, NB ran some more Fourth Edition D&D. I must say that I’m really enjoying 4E, especially in comparison to the recent session of 3.5. The PCs have run out of healing and spells, but have to try to find the missing children before something happens to them…

All in all, it’s been a happy Father’s Day, and a nice Summer Solstice, too. I wish Dads everywhere a happy Father’s Day, hoping you’ve been able to send time with your offspring.

Blessed Be.

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Geek Momma rocks!

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Geoff

Freedom City, Second EditionWhenever we go to Barnes & Noble, we visit the used section. Last month, I found some Transformers graphic novels that were helpful in keeping NatureBoy occupied during some of the long waits during CraftyMomma‘s graduation.

Recently, NatureBoy and I were looking through the RPG section. It really pales in comparison to our Friendly Local Gaming Store, Quarterstaff Games (website needs work, but the store is great). When CraftyMomma found us, she had picked up the Mutants & Masterminds Freedom City supplement in the used section. That’s awesome on so many levels!

I have the best wife. :)

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