Commuting Along the Charles River
by Brian Mardirosian used his red kayak to commute using the Charles River, traveling from West Roxbury to Beacon Hill. Mardirosian started out on the Charles …
Month: July 2009
Reading the Owly Books
Owly is a cute puffball of a bird and is almost all eyes. The other creatures that populate the stories, including a worm, smaller birds …
Is Your Daughter a Princess?
Penn Jillette created a few great videos about the princess issues encountered with his daughter. I wrote more about this on my latest GeekDad post: …
Harry Potter (The Exhibition) is Coming to Boston
On Sunday, October 25, 2009, Harry Potter The Exhibition opens in Boston. The exhibition will feature more than 200 authentic props and costumes from the …
Boston in the 1920’s
I came across this great video of sites around the Boston. Around the Common, the South End and the Back Bay look untouched. The financial …
100 Geeky Places to Take Your Kids This Summer
As I sat down with the Wife to plan some trips with The Son and The Daughter, I started creating a big wish list of …
Beyond the Horizon: The First Human-Powered Expedition to Circle the Globe
In Beyond the Horizon: The First Human-Powered Expedition to Circle the Globe, Colin Angus details his attempt to circumnavigate the globe. The book is up …
The Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show at the Museum of Science
On Father’s Day, The Son and I went to Boston’s Museum of Science. One of the highlights was Amazing Nano Brothers Juggling Show, combining atomic …
How Shall I Tell The Dog?
In How Shall I Tell the Dog?: And Other Final Musings, the late Miles Kington offers his observations about his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The …
Doug Goes to See Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
The Son and I went to see the new Ice Age movie. He liked the first two and watched them over and over again. But …