Daily #DadJoke for January 20, 2016
So now I’m addicted to brake fluid…
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Tag: Intervention
The First Time I Took My Kids to a Convention
This weekend, I packed the kids in the car and we headed for Intervention, the Internet convention covering everything from gaming to comics to cosplay to Wordpress. It required a lot of explanation. When we checked in at registration, my daughter asked why a woman was wearing a rubber horse head at one of the nearby tables.
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DC-Area Geeks: Come to Intervention This Weekend, and Bring the Kids!
If you can make it to Rockville, in Maryland’s suburbs of Washington, D.C., this weekend, there’s some seriously geeky fun to be had. An excellent convention, dubbed “Intervention” by making a portmanteau of “internet” and “convention,” starts tonight, and unlike so many cons it’s a great place to take kids because the staff has gone to great lengths to make it fun for them, too.
Continue ReadingBring the Family to Intervention This Weekend in Rockville, Maryland
This coming weekend, if you can make it to the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., there’s some serious fun to be had for you and your kids at a convention.
Continue ReadingHave an Intervention With Your Kids (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
No, I am not suggesting that you work on having that intervention with your kids for their Mario Kart habit. I fully support Mario Kart! I am referring to an upcoming convention where you can feel good about bringing the …
Continue ReadingHave an Intervention With Your Kids
No, I am not suggesting that you work on having that intervention with your kids for their Mario Kart habit. I fully support Mario Kart! I am referring to an upcoming convention where you can feel good about bringing the …
Continue ReadingIntervention Con: Replicating the Online Experience in a Con
“Your Online Life. In Person.” That’s the motto of InterventionCon, which will be held on September 16-18th in the Washington, D.C. area. The con is a creator-focused event designed to bring people together according to their online interests. The conference …
Continue ReadingIntervention — A Showcase for Web Comics
I was contacted by a friend from the comics world about the new Intervention convention. Intrigued, I checked out the workshop list. My first thought after looking at it was “Ooo! A con that talks about web comics and how …
Continue ReadingA Page a Day Keeps the Doldrums Away: Duel in the Somme
Rob Balder, the author of the delightfully geeky webcomic Erfworld, has a new trick up his sleeves. He has written a short 24-page comic based on a story by Dr. Ben Bova, science fiction author and editor of Omni magazine, …
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