What Are You Doing for the 4th of July?
It’s always fun to go do a little reading at Wikipedia and other resources to learn just how relative the facts of history are. But what are you doing to celebrate the 4th?
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Tag: 4th of July
Bad Dad: Celebrating Our Nation by Breaking the Law
It was July 3rd and I was returning home from a business trip. My flight was late getting in and I was beyond ready to be done with the traveling. I left the Kansas City Airport parking lot to begin …
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Giveaway – 4th of July Digital Download Movie Bundle
GeekDad has partnered with Lionsgate Home Entertainment once again! This time, we’re giving away 10 patriotic digital downloads for Independence Day!
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11 Geeky Choices for Independence Day Video Entertainment
It’s Independence Day in the United States of America, so patriotism is in the air. In case you feel that the urge to be patriotic conflicts with your usual urge to be geeky, we’re here to help.
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Happy Independence Day! Check Out This Lego American Flag
Visitors to the new Innovation Wing at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History got to help create this flag.
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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Rearranged Founding Fathers
Who won this week’s $50 ThinkGeek gift certificate by unscrambling a few founding father and other famous figures from the 18th century?
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GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Rearranged Founding Fathers
As we approach the Fourth of July, I thought that it would be appropriate to celebrate our Found Fathers and selected figures from the Revolutionary War period the best way that I can — honoring them in the GeekDad Puzzle of the Week.
Continue ReadingThe Chemistry of Fireworks
My family loves going to watch fireworks on the Fourth of July. Who doesn’t? And our friends at ByteSize Science have a new video explaining how all those different colors are produced. (Did you know they put in extra stuff …
Continue ReadingBad Dad: Celebrating Our Nation by Breaking the Law (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
It was July 3rd and I was returning home from a business trip. My flight was late getting in and I was beyond ready to be done with the traveling. I left the Kansas City Airport parking lot to begin …
Continue ReadingWhat are you Doing for the 4th of July?
It’s always fun to go do a little reading at Wikipedia and other resources to learn just how relative the facts of history are. For example, the 4th was probably only the day that the wording of the Declaration of …
Continue ReadingGeekDad Challenge of the Week: Let’s Blow Stuff Up
It’s the 4th of July and in addition to mutant hordes roaming suburban backyards looking for an angry fix of grilled flesh, that means explosives. When I was young, we went to Seattle’s Gasworks Park to watch the fireworks and …
Continue ReadingTop 11 Things to Watch for a Geeky Independence Day (GeekDad Wayback Machine)
Tomorrow is, of course, Independence Day in the United States of America, so it’s time to show your patriotic side. There’s no reason, though, why you have to hide your geeky side — why not celebrate both at the same …
Continue ReadingThe Chemistry of Fireworks
Bytesize Science Presents: The Chemistry of Fireworks from ACS Pressroom on Vimeo. My family loves going to watch fireworks on the Fourth of July. Who doesn’t? And our friends at ByteSize Science have a new video explaining how all those …
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