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Meta-DAD Giveaway!

Yep, that’s right. Here’s the deal. Answer three questions correctly first, win a prize – it’s that easy. In true game show style, I have randomly chosen from the Parent Theme – the category of Childrens Stories. So all the questions fit in the said category.

The Rules: I have a bunch of unopened, never been played before video games that I could sell on Ebay or Craigslist but I am going to try a give-away. Unfortunately, this give-away only works if you are in the continental United States – sorry Alaska, Hawaii and the rest of the planet, nothing personal, I’m just not interested in paying too much for the postal.

Let’s see how it goes. I am going to ask three questions and the first one to get them right wins the prize. I will post the top three winners (correct answers + quickest time) after the contest is over — assuming there are three.

The Prize: The Game Titles include: Ultimate Spiderman, Tony Hawk Underground 2, Wolfenstein, Doom III and Call of Duty. This is a friendly give-away and I will not field any questions about the prizes beyond this information. If you win but do not find a game that you like or can play, I will move down the list to the next person who got the questions correct. Just to be clear, the Winner will get to choose one video game and it will be sent it via U.S.P.S.

Best of luck.

The Questions:

1. What is Tom Thumbs wife’s name?
2. What did Theodore Geisel feel his greatest work was?
3. What Childrens book inspired a video, a ballet and an opera?

You may want to add me to you RSS feed, because if this giveaway is successful (I imagine it will be), I will be doing random giveaways in the coming months.

Good Luck.

Once Upon A Time In The Woods

A rotoscoped animation using unscripted footage from a hike in the woods with my 8 year old brother Julian. I rotoscoped it by hand drawing every frame, using a wacom tablet, even the titles.” ~ Ben Arthur, Filmmaker and Animator

Review: Palm Spring’s Canyon Parks

I like to hike as much as the next guy — I suppose. It is quite a different activity when you are in blistering heat and have not been blessed with an adequate amount of melanin. That said, I would say consider hiking throughout the band of canyons (Palm, Tahquitz, Murray, Andreas, et al.), nestled in the outskirts of Palm Springs, during the cooler months.

We experienced the Palm Canyon during the month of July (we really need to stay out of the desert in the summer months, there’s a reason these resorts drop their rates then). In hindsight, the Tahquitz Canyon probably would have been a better pick with its refreshing 60′ waterfall. For those of you who are avid hikers and/or very outdoor-sie types, you will really enjoy this any time of the year.

I think part of the problem for us was we did not take the guided tour (general admission $8 + $2/3 bucks for the hour long guided tour), I think our experience would have been very different. As far as the level of difficulty (hiking) or grading – I would say it is easy, so you could probably stand to bring a toddler who is old enough to have a good sense of balance. In general it is a nice option to get the kids away from the glitz of Palm Springs and enjoy the surrounding flora and fauna.

Related Links:
Head of Palm Canyon, Palms Springs, CA | VR Panorama
PalmSprings.Com
AmericaSouthwest.Com
Palm Canyon on Google Maps

And Now For Our Moment of Zen…

My darling husband.

I don’t know what I’m doing. I dress in the morning for Him. I get all quivery in my tummy when he comes to see me. I lust after him hugely. I have fooled around with him, but have not had sex. But not for lack of wanting to…” ~ TrueWifeConfessions.Com

The Battle to Save the World Starts With Juan

I proceeded to teach Juan about birth control. I told him that condoms work OK, but that the pill is much better. I told him that the most effective method would be to get a vasectomy. “It hurts a bit for two days and then you’ll never have to worry about children again. You have a completely normal sex life afterwards. I’ve had it done and I’m very glad.” ~ Shatter the Fog, The Elephant In The Room

I’m not sure which is more evocative the post itself or the ensuing comments. Regardless of your personal thoughts on the subject matter, you must agree this is editorial blogging at its best.