Sunday Evening With Captain Owen Episode 042: ‘Happy Birthday Mommy’
This week we talk about Captain Owen’s mom’s birthday, Thanksgiving, and do quite a bit of horsing around.
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Tag: Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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As Un-American as Apple Pie
Apples from Kazakhstan, wheat from Iraq, and lard from Spain. Is there anything from America in an American Apple Pie? History and food nerds need to share this at your Thanksgiving feast.
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The Whispering Giants Thanksgiving Road Trip
Whispering Giants are massive, solemn sculptures. You’ll come upon them unexpectedly—or, if they’re in your neighborhood, you’re probably used to them; they’re part of the local scenery, waiting and watching.
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10 Geeky Things to Be Thankful For, 2015 Edition
Ten geeky things we at GeekDad are thankful for today. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Same Geek Channel: Supergirl 1.4 Livewire: Mothers & Daughters
To the CatCopter! (Seriously, that’s what it’s called), as LIveWire comes to life.
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What’s Your Favorite Thanksgiving Dish? (Sponsored by Kenmore)
The Thanksgiving dinner is such a hallmark menu. We all have our local favorites, regional variations, and specific family specialties. But there are 10 dishes that are nearly universal. The question is, which one is your favorite?
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What Beer Should You Pair With Turkey?
What beer should you pair with that Thanksgiving meal? Learning to balance Cut, Contrast, and Comparison will give you the best idea of the right craft beer for your menu.
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Holiday Science: How to Win the Thankgiving Wishbone Pull
Engineers at the University of Michigan do the science, and demonstrate all the tactical know-how you need to ensure victory this Thanksgiving when faced with the wishbone break challenge.
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10 Geeky Things to Be Thankful For, 2014 Edition
A list of ten geeky things we at GeekDad are thankful for today. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Happy Thanksgiving from the GeekMoms
Happy Thanksgiving from the GeekMoms (and Batman turkey)!
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10 Things I Hate About You, Thanksgiving
GeekMom Lisa’s relationship with the fall holiday has some bugs to work out.
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5 Kid-Tested Ways to Create with Autumn Leaves
Here are five ways to use one of nature’s most colorful fall craft mediums.
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Skylander Eruptor to Appear in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Many congratulations to our friends at Toys For Bob, and Activision. Eruptor, one of my favorite Skylanders, is to appear in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The larger than life Eruptor balloon took more than 40 gallons of fluorescent paint and five barrels of glitter to recreate his fiery personality. Check out the parade on turkey day starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday.
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Thanksgiving: Now With More Dinosaurs
The first teaser of Jurassic World in anticipation of the highlight of Thanksgiving 2014—the full trailer.
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Your Thanksgiving Playlist
Get in on a Pinault family tradition with this year’s Thanksgiving playlist. Get your Turkey groove on and dance away that pumpkin pie jiggle!
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How to Create a Cute Turkey-Themed Thanksgiving Keepsake
Bring out your inner turkey and create this cute Thanksgiving hand print craft.
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Happy Thanksgiving, all!
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Better Thanksgiving Through Chemistry: 5 Tips
The Good folks at Bytesize Science have 5 Tips for a Better Thanksgiving Through Chemistry.
Continue ReadingTips for Visiting the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation
If you’re in the New York City area for Thanksgiving and want to experience a great part of the parade, read these tips.
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Adventure Time to Float in Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Cartoon Network’s popular program will join the ranks of Macy’s annual event.
Continue ReadingGeekDad Puzzle of the Week Answer: Thanksgiving Defies Logic (And Apparently Time)
Is it Thursday already? Oh man, that was some strong Thanksgiving brew. Now that I’ve Rip Van Winkled back to the land of the living, it seems past time to announce the winner of last week’s GeekDad puzzle.
Continue ReadingGeeky Things to Be Thankful for, 2012 Edition
Here at GeekDad, we’re pretty psyched by some developments in the geekosphere, as well as stuff that’s going on in our personal lives. So in the spirit of past GeekDad “what to be thankful” posts, we present a few of …
Continue ReadingCalculating the Effort Required for a Successful Thanksgiving
Last week while baking muffins with my son’s preschool class, I set fire to the school. Okay, technically I didn’t set it on fire—it was only butter smoke from the tin that set off the alarm, necessitating the entire school …
Continue ReadingLittle Heroes Teaches Thanksigiving With Little to Give
Our parents taught us to open our mouths to say thank you and now that we’re parents ourselves, society has taught us to open our wallets to do the same. Yes, it’s that time of year again: the season of …
Continue ReadingGeekDad Puzzle of the Week: Thanksgiving Defies Logic
This week my wife made a new Pandora station. It seems seeded on Donald Duck and a too-cute Minnie Mouse warbling something about the joy of Santa Claus and/or buying battery powered things that break easily. (Don’t tell Mickey.) Basically …
Continue ReadingAlton Brown Joins the MythBusters in Tonight’s Thanksgiving Episode
What do you get when you combine the culinary curiosity of Alton Brown’s Good Eats with the madcap misadventures of the MythBusters? In tonight’s Thanksgiving episode of the Discovery Channel’s perennial geek favorite, Alton joins hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam …
Continue ReadingWhat We Learned Today: How to Eat a Triceratops
If you want to mix it up at Thanksgiving this year, and perhaps skip the traditional turkey, Nature, the International Weekly Journal of Science, gives us some instructions on how to eat a Triceratops — if you were a Tyrannosaurus …
Continue ReadingLEGO Pilgrims come to Dinner
I’m always stumped at how to involve the family in my youngest son’s LEGO obsession. He’s perfectly content, mind you, to quietly create his scenes and figures and vehicles, but I always feel like it would be good if we could figure out a way to do something LEGO-ish together. Inspired by an activity I […]
Continue ReadingListen to the Best, Geekiest Thanksgiving Song Ever, from Paul and Storm
The always-awesome, and extremely geeky, musical duo Paul and Storm have just come out with their first new song in a while, and it’s for Thanksgiving. It’s a little bit about giving thanks, and a lot about directly, clearly, and …
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