Hookshow#41- Fireworks and Summer Camp

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Running Time 13:31

Fourth of July

• Parade, Fireworks, Carnival

Topic 1: History of Fireworks

As we were watching the fireworks, my wife and I discussed what we thought the reason fireworks became a tradition for celebrating the Fourth of July

• The history behind fireworks for the fourth.
• Wikipedia, Fireworks.com, History.com

Topic 2: Family Camp at Camp Lebanon

• a christian summer camp, open over 60 years
• theme of the weekend "Raising kids Gods way"
• Stayed in a cabin

Large facilities including trails, playground, volleyball court, basketball court, game room, etc..

Waterfront

• Several boats for fishing, tubing, canoeing , paddle boating and sailing
• my sailing experience with my wife
• the sail boat rescue

Swimming area

• A few slides, the inflateable "SAturn" and a floating dock
• comments about my daughter's swimming

The health scare coming home

NEXT EPISODE:
How has parenting changed in the year 2007?
(blogs, podcasts, communities, gadgets, toys)

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The music featured in this podcast: Intro Buddha Chill by Joe DJ- trancentral

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Hookshow #40 - Family Fest,& Bridge Building

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Running Time 26:40

Adjusting to being a stay at home Dad

Topic 1: Family Fun Fest
Live recordings from a carnival at Celebration Church during the week of June 21st

• Intro, FacePaint, Classic Car Ride, Carosel, Mini Doughnuts, Giant Slide, Duck Game, Kangaroo Ride, Bear Ride, Swing Ride, Ring Game, Bounce Ride, Baloon Animal

with Digital Dan, Jo Mamma, Harold and Gwen

Topic 2: Bridge Building inspired from Make Magazine, Instructables
Supplies

• Several Popscile sticks
• 2 Hot Glue Guns
• 3 Teams of 4 people

Team Adam

• Tall Complex design
• crushed on first amount of pressure

Team Dan

• "A" frame pieces glued together
• Didn't have enough time to complete the design
• Fell flat with pressure

Team Matt with Low Tech Lynn

• Basic design (compact)
• Won the competion -all of the kids successfully stood on it

Coming Soon a utube video produced by Ascii Adam

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The music featured in this podcast: Intro Buddha Chill by Joe DJ- trancentral

Hookshow #38- Being Green2 and Podcasts Recommendations

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Updates

Experiencing some terrible twos

• "Making Children Mind without losing Yours"

Topic 1:Podcast Recommendations
5 Podcast recommendations for my Mom from podcasts that I listen to (work safe/ family friendly) that she might like.

• Mostly Trivial, Rev Tim, The Radio Adventures of Doctor Floyd, One Minute How tos, the World Technology podcast

Please send me 5 podcasts that you listen to that you would recommend to her.

Topic2: Being Green part 2
Ascii Adam's comments

Green Expo in Minneapolis

Gas Prices

• National Stop buying Gas day. May 15
• Fuel efficiency
• tire air pressure
• gas cap
• vehicle maintenance -up to date oil changes, repairs

Cleaning Chemicals (brought to my attention from my mom)

• Enzyme based
• DIY cleaning-baking soda and water, Newspaper

Memorial Day weekend

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The music featured in this podcast: Intro Buddha Chill by Joe DJ- trancentral

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