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Geek Dad Report: Football, Concussions, and a Fathers Fears

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED on Feb 4th

I don’t think it’s anything new that I’m kinda the resident former Letterman’s Jacket wearing Jock here at WPR, I shall dispense with something that’s been rattling in my skull for a while.

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Adventure Time: Jake the Dad, Episode Review

by Ryan Thomason under WATCH on Jan 7th

Adventure Time addresses the super serious topic of fatherhood, in only a way that Adventure Time could.

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WPR’S Official Salt Lake City Advance Screening of RISE OF THE GUARDIANS + Prize Pack!

by Ryan Thomason under WATCH on Nov 13th

WHEN: Saturday, November 17th @ 10AM WHERE: Megaplex 17 – Jordan Commons, in Sandy HOW TO GET TICKETS: Go to GOFOBO for your chance to download a printable pass for your family! The theater is overbooked to ensure capacity, so make sure you get to the theater with a little time to spare, yes, on a Saturday morning, if you take some kids, they’ll thank you all weekend long. SYNOPSIS: RISE OF THE GUARDIANS...

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A Lincoln to the Past Podcast, Episode 07

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED on Oct 25th

The office has been cleared of the storage boxes that kept me from entering it. Now, we once again have space to record A Lincoln to the Past Podcast!

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Geek Dad Report: It’s the things you don’t see coming that make you proud

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED on Aug 10th

Yesterday my oldest, Lincoln, who turns 5 in a couple of weeks really surprised me with something he created, enough that it pulled me back to a Geek Dad Report to write about it.

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Geek Dad Report: Maim, Kill, Destroy But In a Nice Way

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED on Mar 15th

What happens when your kids start getting to that age where they start re-enacting the things that they’ve seen, especially when it comes to fighting? You’re in for a heap of trouble, broken things, lot’s of children’s Band-Aids and a wife giving you “that look”. Yes, that look. The one where you know you’re in deep shit after the kids are put to bed.

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Geek Dad Report: Kids Are Useless (slave workers in the fall)

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED on Nov 30th

Remember when you used to have lots of kids because you needed them to work the farm, or that sweatshop down the street at the age of 5? Neither do I. Thankfully, maybe. It’s not to say that my kids are lazy, well, they are, at 4 and almost 2, they make a mess doing anything. When I tell them to clean up, I might as well be asking them to solve string theory. So, when I look outside and see the giant carpet of leaves...

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Daddy Time #2 – Winnie The Pooh

by Xopher Reed under FEATURED on Aug 4th

Being a fan of the yellowish teddy bear, I knew that I would enjoy this movie immensely, the trick was selling my oldest daughter on the premise of sitting in the theater and watching a movie featuring one of my all time favorite Disney cast of characters.

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VIDEO: This is why I can’t play fighting games

by Robert Chesley under PLAY on Aug 1st

An 8 year old tears up the competition at the EVO 2011 “Marvel Vs Capcom 3″ championships.

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Geek Dad Report – First Family Pet

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED on Jun 1st

So, we broke down and decided to honor the request of our three year old and get a family pet. He wanted a puppy, that was way out of the equation. Kitty Cat, watch Simba and The Lion King, son. Frog? He asked, only if you kiss it to see if it turns into something. We went with the simplest, easiest pet on the planet. Or so we thought. I don’t think anything could have built up the excitement that was leading up...

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VIDEO: Kids (or geek forum) reacts to Harry Potter trailer.

by Robert Chesley under WATCH on May 26th

Kids are what makes our species thrive and grow. They are probably the most important thing to our existance. So, what do kids think of the new “Harry Potter” trailer?

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KIDS VS ZOMBIES

by Ashley Wilson under WATCH on May 14th

One of the most original concepts I’ve ever seen in a zombie movie, and an area, to be quite honest, I’ve never really thought about. I always thought of kids as defenseless little runts, but kids might have a lot more going for them then I originally gave them credit for.

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Geek Dad Report: What is My Breaking Point?

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Apr 7th

If you ever come across a parent who had or currently has very young kids, and they tell you that it was a magical time and there were no problems or bumps in their lives. They are full of crap.

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Your Parental Sales Tip of the Day From WPR

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Mar 2nd

I know that most of my friends that read this site are parents too, and well this is for all of you parents out there that want to get some Dr. Seuss books for dirt cheap and FREE shipping.

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If you Want Your Kids To Be Into Comics, kaboom! Is Where It’s At

by Ryan Thomason under READ on Feb 24th

One of the many to be coming soon to you for sure, but with this latest announcement from Boom! Studios division for kids ‘kaboom!’ will be doing one of my sons favorite shows.

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Watch “The Marshmallow Test”

by Ryan Thomason under WATCH on Feb 12th

I dont know how many people have seen the marshmallow test but damn this was funny. Even moreso if you are a parent. Watching the kids squirm was just damn funny.

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RLR #71 – Link It

by Xopher Reed under FEATURED, PLAY on Jan 7th

We start this year off the correct way…and that can only mean that it’s time once again for a new year’s season worth of RLR. We’re back with a vengeance and a full panel this week, and it was awesome. But you don’t have to take my word for it.

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Geek Dad Game Review: Playmobil ‘Alarm’ and ‘Construction’ Value Pack

by Ryan Thomason under PLAY on Nov 23rd

As a geek dad, I’m working a little early on turning my three year old into a proficient gamer. It’s slow going, since he can only really do so much when it comes to playing games. We played Torchlight for the longest time, but my wife wasn’t 100% behind us playing that. So, one day when I got home from work, my son came running up to me, telling me he had a surprise for me. Surprised I was, since I didn’t...

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Geek Dad Report: A New Taste in Music

by Ryan Thomason under FEATURED, PLAY on Sep 1st

I’ll run by a little something that I recently had happen to me. I’m driving myself in the car, the music isn’t very loud, no sense in blowing out the kids eardrums in the back seat. I’m humming the songs on the CD, which was a Kids CD with various upbeat songs and some nursery rhymes. I sing one out loud, because my son thinks it is funny, and at the high point in the song, I reach back behind me to tickle...

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Get in the Charitable Spirit for Childs Play!

by Ryan Thomason under PLAY, READ on Jul 8th

If you haven’t heard of it, Childs Play is a charity setup by the good folks at Penny Arcade. Every year it raises Millions of dollars that goes toward buying video games and such for various childrens hospitals around the world. If you have a soul and want to help kids who are sick and need a great distraction from the pain and scariness of being in a hospital here is a way for you to help. Wizards of the Coast...

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