Category Archives: Family

Posts about being a geek dad.

Picture of the Day: The Met

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Kenneth Newquist

On Saturday I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with my daughter as part of the Easton Area School District’s enrichement program. Nate Swart and his daughter were there as well, and together we did a whirlwind tour of … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Talk to Your Kids PSA

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Kenneth Newquist

Advice for geek parents on when to introduce kids to Star Wars, and how to tackle the delicate issues of Luke Skywalker’s father, the correct order to watch the movies, and the heresy of the special editions.

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A 1 Terabyte Desktop

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Kenneth Newquist

My geeky heart went a flitter this morning when my new Lacie 1 TB external hard drive arrived. It replaces my earlier 150 GB one, which I use for Time Machine backups with my Mac. The old one had worked … Continue reading →

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Views from Butler Island

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Kenneth Newquist

I spent the first week of July 2009 hanging out with my family at our friends’ cabin on Butler Island, on Lake Champlain (on the Vermont side of the lake). We had a blast; our friends have twin 3-year-old boys … Continue reading →

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Slushy the Snow Man

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Kenneth Newquist

  My daughter and I built a snow man after last week’s snow storm, just as the snow was turning over to rain. We named him “Slushy”; the rain caused him to fall over later that day.

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