A conversation on Twitter lead to our discussion this week about toys and games we played with as kids in the 80s.
Don’t forget - we are still looking for Holiday traditions to share. Please leave a voicemail, e-mail, or comment here on the site and share yours! 413-669-4720
Hey, this is Chooch and I wanted to post a quick little addendum to our request from the last episode. In reviewing the episode I realized that I had asked for people to send in their “Christmas” traditions. Well, I truly meant to say “Holiday” traditions - since clearly there is a lot more than Christmas going on this time of year.
We haven’t discussed Religion on the show yet, but I’m sure it will happen sooner or later. The concept of blending families could clearly refer to bringing children from previous marriages together (which is our case) or bringing diverse religions, races, ethnicities and cultures together. All of which is appropriate to the show, and are all certainly welcome.
So - with that in mind - please call with ANY of your traditions, be it holiday specific or not. I am fascinated by all of the above, and I’m sure your fellow listeners are as well.
The number to call is: 413-669-4720
Or, you can send an e-mail to intotheblender -at- gmail.com
Or - leave a comment here on the site - whichever is most comfortable for you, we’d love to hear from you!
This week we talk about some game and movie resources for parents that give in-depth reviews and ratings of content. Much better than the minimal (and usually inaccurate) info that the MPAA, RIAA, and ESRB give.
We didn’t discuss This Film Is Not Yet Rated in the episode, but we watched it recently, and highly recommend it- especially as a parent. It will greatly open your eyes to the shortcomings of the MPAA film ratings process!!
Items Covered include:
This week we talk about starting to prepare for the Holidays. The difficulties of coordinating presents with extended, and out of state family (and ex-spouses).
Notes:
This week we discuss when is the best time to meet the kids while dating.
We go in depth about our courtship and meeting the kids for the first time. It was a very tumultuous time that included two near death illnesses and a fast forward button on our relationship.
No news this week since the main topic goes so long, but we do play a piece of audio feedback from Doug at Geek Acres.
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It sounds like we have the audio evened out now. There are still some weird digital glitches that pop here and there which I’m hunting down. It’s either something funny going on with my Macbook USB audio, or the PodXT. Next week we’ll record to a different machine running Linux and see if it goes away. Perhaps this can be my excuse to buy Leopard 
This week we discuss:
Promo this week is for the Crescent Station finale event on in Second Life.
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I think we’re technically early this week. Makes up for being late last week :o)
Topics this episode include:
Enjoy!
I am proud to bring you the debut episode of Into The Blender!
As a true tribute to the rigors and time constraints of a blended family (well ok, any family) this release is later than we wanted, but now we are on the map and ready to roll!
This episode is a quick introduction of ourselves, and some of the things we hope to explore with this podcast as a whole.
As stated in the episode, you can comment on each episode right here and send feedback, topic ideas, or comments to feedback@intotheblender.com
