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Category: Geek Dad

Under the Geek Tree 2020

December 29, 2020 Ken Newquist Blog, Games, Geek Dad

This year, in addition to enough new geeky ornaments to push the tree over its carrying capacity, the Geek Tree’s skirt gathered several new pen-and-paper role-playing games as well as their video game kin. On the video game front, I[…]

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Geek Tree 2020

December 28, 2020 Ken Newquist Blog, Geek Dad

It finally happened … the Geek Tree is at capacity. A few years ago, I bought myself some time by getting a 9-foot-tall narrow tree (replacing the earlier 6-foot-tall version). The new tree bought me some time, but alas unless[…]

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The Trail to Philmont, February 2020

March 15, 2020 Ken Newquist Blog, Fitness, Geek Dad, Trail to Philmont

I expect to learn a lot on the Trail to Philmont. In February, I learned that if you run a lot … you need to periodically buy new running shoes. I bought my Hokas when I started running again after[…]

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The passageway underneath the stadium seating. A chainlink fence is on the right; closed and shuttered food service areas are on the left.

The Trail to Philmont, January 2020

February 2, 2020 Ken Newquist Blog, Fitness, Geek Dad, Trail to Philmont

The Trail to Philmont started in January with three-times-a-week workouts at our local college. We exercised in a variety of temperatures, from a low in the 20s (maybe high teens) to a high in the low 40s. We ran the[…]

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Starting on the Trail to Philmont

January 25, 2020 Ken Newquist Blog, Fitness, Geek Dad, Trail to Philmont

My son and I are headed to the Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico in six months. Once there we will spend 12 days backpacking with other scouts from NeutronLad’s troop. In total, three adults and six scouts are[…]

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Fitness Playlist: Geek Rebuild

January 15, 2020 Ken Newquist Blog, Fitness, Geek Dad, Music & Audio

After I broke my ankle in 2017, I spent weeks in a cast, followed by months in a boot. During that time, the tendons in my right foot stiffened, the muscles atrophied, and the nerves screamed. Eventually, I got the[…]

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Summer’s End 2019

December 6, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Fitness, Geek Dad

Summer 2019 is long over, and so is my summer “to do” list. The list, inspired by similar lists in 2015 and 2017, was meant to focus my scatterbrained self on a few goals for the summer. Stuff that would be fun to accomplish[…]

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Summertime, June 2019 Edition

June 30, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Fitness, Geek Dad

In my “One Awesome Summer” post, I talked about my goals for the summer. It’s a big list, and I’ll likely not do everything on it … but I can try. The point of this post is to take a look[…]

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Anker Soundcore 2: A good Bluetooth speaker

April 13, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Geek Dad, Technology

For years my sound systems were bifurcated. Ancient Logitech speakers, including a big, boxy subwoofer, resided in my game room/office. I used them when my computer was docked. Away from my desk, I used earbuds or whatever tinny sound my[…]

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Under the Geek Tree 2018

January 10, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Geek Dad

A ton of role-playing game books found their way under the Geek Tree this year thanks to Christmas and my birthday. It was heavy on Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks, but there’s also a touch of Cthulhu … and a swig of Hellboy Firewater to[…]

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Nuketown is a speculative fiction website that’s been published continuously since 1996.

It’s publishing focus is articles, reviews and editorials about science fiction, fantasy, and horror with heroic overtones. It covers a variety of topics within the speculative fiction genre, including games, movies, soundtracks, books, and websites.

Radiating from Easton, Pa.

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