Entries Tagged 'Family Fun' ↓

If you’re a tech geek, you probably think about ways to use tech gadgets for everything including your kids’ pets. Here’s how I use an infrared thermometer to check if the outdoor temperature where my daughter’s pet rabbit spends the day is cool enough to be safe for him.

Not sure if any of the places/things mentioned in this InformationWeek article qualifies as budget unless you live near the spot and visit as a staycation, but I thought the idea was on-topic for my blog…

Top Vacations Spots For Geeks

I also learned about the book…

A Nuclear Family Vacation: Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry

…while listening to a Science Friday podcast with an interview of one of the book’s authors: Sharon Weinberger. And, there’s also the book…

Top Secret Tourism: Your Travel Guide to Germ Warfare Laboratories, Clandestine Aircraft Bases and Other Places in the United States You’re Not Supposed to Know About

…for more geeky vacation tips.

Here’s another good link from my friend John Pescador’s tumblog…

Marvel: Create Your Own Super Hero

Trivia info: Did you know that the two word phrase Super Hero is jointly trademarked by Marvel Comics and DC?

Labyrinth LE for the iPhone is one of the many free games available. Even the first few levels were tough for me but still a lot of fun.

If you live around or visit one my favorite places in the world, San Francisco, head across the Golden Gate Bridge to visit one of the best deals any geeky family can find: The…

U.S Army Corp. of Engineers Bay Model Visitor Center

…where you will find plenty of free parking, no admission (that I recall), and a physical 3-D structural model of the San Francisco bay and surrounding areas (with water in the model) covering 1.5 acres (yes, ACRES).

Actual research using the model stopped in 2000. But, it remains open as an educational tool. I took my daughter there in 2003. She had a great time wandering around the model before we headed to Sausalito for lunch.

My daughter and I dropped by a local community college hosting the Smithsonian sponsored tour…

Key Ingredients: America By Food

…that provides a history of food in the U.S. It takes about 30 to 60 minutes to go through the exhibits. There’s also a presentation each Sunday afternoon at the local exhibit. Check out the main web site linked above for information about an exhibit near your area.

There aren’t very many advantages to getting older. But, there are a few. One possible advantage for those of us who maintained our childhood collections of stuff in reasonably good shape is that we can enjoy that stuff decades later. Back in the old days, comics were 12 cents (and 10 cents before that!) This The Avengers #40 is from May 10, 1967 and is among the good cheap fun things I’ll be retro-reviewing here on an ongoing basis. A near-mint copy of this one goes for around $180 according to the Comics Price Guide. But, you can find it pretty good shape like this for quite a bit less I suspect. And, of course, if it is in your collection, well you already paid your 12 cents way back when