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Sunburned at a Chess Tournament
Monday, April 14, 2008Well, this certainly isn't something that happens all that often, but after spending all day at a chess tournament (at Wellington Elementary in Woodinville) on Saturday, I ended up with a sunburn on my face and arms! It turned out to be a really nice day, which was good, since the waiting area for parents and kids (where the parents spend up about 6 to 7 hours, and the kids spend all the time between matches) was outside. Never seen that before, and it was cold and wet enough when we arrived that I was pretty unimpressed with the idea. [read more...]Filed under | 0 comments »Share this -
Another chess tournament this weekend, last one before the state championship
Friday, April 11, 2008A new father-son activity for Connor and me has been to go to chess tournaments, spending a few Saturdays throughout the year in some school gym. Starting last year, we started to play chess at home and he enjoyed it so much that we decided to enter into the Shelton View Elementary school's chess tournament in the Kindergarten category. He did well and had a lot of fun, so it has become the hobby of choice around our house. The best thing about taking him to a tournament is that you can't really tell from his face whether he [read more...]Filed under | 0 comments »Share this -
New Xbox Dad column: My take on the Bee Movie Game
Saturday, October 27, 2007If you or your kids are all excited about the upcoming Bee Movie with Jerry Seinfeld, then you should definitely check out my latest article on Xbox.com. Along with the movie, an Xbox 360 game is also on its way.... and a demo is already up on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Not the most representative demo (more on that in the article!), but still fun and the game promises even more. [read more...]Filed under | 0 comments »Share this -
Xbox 360 Arcade System announced
Monday, October 22, 2007For the price of $280, you can now get a new edition of the Xbox 360 console. This one is similar to the original core system, but with HDMI output, a 256mb memory card (so you can play and save your games right out of the box), a wireless controller, and five full arcade games. Perfect if you are more of a casual gamer or if: you have an existing 360 with a hard drive and would like one with a HDMI output you need a DVD player and/or a Media Center Extender (play all your Zune and Windows Media Center or [read more...]Filed under | 0 comments »Share this -
Ratatouille preview article up on Xbox.com
Monday, June 25, 2007My latest kid-focused game article, which happens to be yet another movie tie-in, is about the upcoming Pixar film Ratatouille. Cool game, very nice looking... and it has entire missions around making recipes by spilling ingredients... just like how I cook at home! [read more...]Share this -
Hey, I'm on Channel 10 ... just in time for Father's Day
Saturday, June 16, 2007I sat down to chat with Tina from Channel 10 to chat about my Xbox Dad articles, gaming with your kids, etc... [read more...]Share this -
Keeping in Touch, a new Xbox Dad article is live
Thursday, June 14, 2007It has been 'marketized' a bit from how I originally wrote it (with the addition of a product name right into the title for one), but a 'father's day' article from me is up on Xbox.com Keep in Touch with Xbox LIVE Vision Published June 13, 2007 It's an interesting time of year for Dads. High school graduation is just around the corner and college graduation has probably already happened. For some of you, this means that your son or daughter is moving out of the house, and there are going to be some changes in your relationship. As Father's [read more...]Filed under | 0 comments »Share this -
Xbox Dad of the Year contest on Xbox.com
Tuesday, May 29, 2007Hey kids... if you have a gaming dad, then get going on those essays... and Dads, if you are reading this... you might want to just start hinting and sending this link to your kids! Xbox Dad of the Year Contest [read more...]Filed under | 0 comments »Share this -
I'm inappropriately excited about something I just found on the web
Wednesday, May 23, 2007Filed under | 3 comments »Share this -
Xbox Dad's Mother's Day column up...
Tuesday, May 08, 2007Nothing very exciting for you gamers out there, but you know... 'tis the season. [read more...]Filed under | 0 comments »Share this
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