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Free Comics On May The Fourth

May 3, 2013 TechyDad Comics, Geeky Pursuits, Photos, Star Wars

Tomorrow is May the Fourth, also known as Star Wars Day. ("May The Fourth/Force Be With You.") This seems like the ideal day for some geeky activities. Thankfully, tomorrow is also Free Comic Book Day. Yes, tomorrow, comic book shops all over the United States, Canada and many other countries will give out comic books for free.

I’ve taken NHL and JSL to Free Comic Book Day two times. Three years ago, we went for the first time. That first time, we wandered into the room and the kids jaws dropped when they saw the array of comic books before them free for the taking. We gathered up some comics, picked up a package of superhero cards and headed home to read our new acquisitions.

The next year, while B was off on a "Mom Field Trip", I took the boys to Free Comic Book Day again. This time, some people were there dressed in costume. They got their picture taken with a storm trooper, a Tusken Raider, and Spider-Man.

Like the previous year, we got some comic books (this time limited to five each) and later had fun reading through them.

Last year, Free Comic Book Day landed a few days after we had just returned from a trip to Disney World for the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration. In addition, we had to plan a birthday party for JSL’s upcoming birthday. With all of the post-vacation/pre-party chaos, we didn’t make it to check out the free comics.

This year, we’re planning to return to Zombie Planet to see the selection of free comics. I can’t wait to browse the selection with my boys and check out the other geeky goodness that only a local comic book store can provide.

Are you going to Free Comic Book Day?

My First Pho

May 2, 2013 TechyDad Food, Photos

For awhile now, B has been exclaiming how wonderful a Vietnamese dish called pho is. Unfortunately, since it is usually made with a beef broth, it looked like I wouldn’t be able to partake. Then, we found a local place that had vegetarian pho! Yes, this pho contains a vegetable broth.

B went with her mother one day and raved about how good their food was. She wanted to go back to eat more pho and I wanted to go try it out as well. Recently, we got the chance to do just that.

We started with some My Linh summer rolls. These have rice paper wrapped around noodles, lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts, mint and basil. We added in shredded tofu and a vegetarian sauce.

These were delicious. Very light and refreshing. There’s a lot in an order, so this could be either a meal in itself or an appetizer for two.

Next, came the pho. Pho is basically rice noodles and onions in a broth. Bean sprouts, basil, jalapeno, lime, hoisin sauce, and Sriracha sauce are served on the side so you can add as much or as little as you like.

Pho can also have various add-ins. B had her pho with beef broth and added in beef brisket.

I added tofu, snow peas, and broccoli to my veggie broth pho.

The pho was amazingly good. You definitely need both a spoon AND fork to eat this soup. I added all of the sides to my pho, but went easy on the Sriacha. Still, it had a good kick to it. I’ll definitely need to get some rice noodles from the store so I can try making my own pho one day.

Have you ever tried pho? Have you ever tried making it at home?

The Playground Dalek

April 24, 2013 TechyDad Doctor Who, Photos

Since the weather’s been nice and warm, I took the boys to the playground. It’s the same place we’ve gone countless times before. There was nothing new there this year and yet, something seemed different.

Maybe it was just my newfound Doctor Who fan status, but this climbing tower seemed different to me.

It looked a little menacing. Like it might EXTERMINATE me.

Thankfully, my boys were undaunted and conquered the playground Dalek. They celebrated as brothers do.

I’m looking forward to many more warm days to take them back to the playground. I’m sure that playground Dalek will be there for them to conquer time and time again.

First Park Trip Of Spring

April 3, 2013 TechyDad Outside, Photos, Wordless Wednesday

Though spring is here, the weather’s still been cold and windy. We did have one semi-nice day over the weekend, though, so we treated the boys to the First Park Trip Of Spring. Sadly, the wind picked up more and the trip had to be cut short. Here’s hoping that the weather warms up soon so that many more park trips can be made.

Matzoh Ball Cookin’

March 28, 2013 TechyDad Cooking, Food, Holidays, Photos, Recipe

Passover is rough on JSL. Most of the foods he likes eating aren’t allowed so he becomes even more restricted than normal. Given that one of the foods that he loves are matzoh balls, I figured we’d make some.

First you start off with your ingredients: 1 cup matzoh meal, 2 teaspoons of salt, 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 4 eggs, and 4 tablespoons of broth or water.

Combine the ingredients in a bowl.

Stir well.

Then refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Next, roll into balls and drop into boiling water (or broth).

Simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, drain, and your matzoh balls will be ready to eat.

Freshly made matzoh balls are delicious and really take minimal effort. Given that we have a lot of matzoh meal left over, I think we’ll be making many more batches in the future.

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