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The calendar is basically a grid of 7 x 8 cells. Each cell contains a cube corresponding to that particular day. The cube has a red and a black and white side. You can indicate the current day by turning the cube to the red side. For a new month,
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Here is the 2024 update for the dino calendar. For 2024, I have also added a new color scheme for the dino – dark gray with lime green highlights. stegosaurus_dark_grayDark gray theme for the stegosaurusstegosaurus_dark_gray.pdf259 KBdownload-circlestegosaurus_2024_monthsMonthly calendar cards for 2024stegosaurus_2024_months.pdf295 KBdownload-circlestegosaurus_
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Here is the 2023 update for the dino calendar. I wish all of my dear readers a happy and prosperous year 2023! stegosaurus_2023_monthsMonthly calendar cards for 2023stegosaurus_2023_months.pdf293 KBdownload-circlestegosaurus_2023_weeksWeekly calendar cards for 2023stegosaurus_2023_weeks.pdf414 KBdownload-circle
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Here are the brand new 2022 calendar pages for the dino calendar. My sincere apology for not updating the calendar for 2019 through 2021! This was an extremely busy time for me, with a lot of personal things I had to attend to, and I just didn’t find the
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So my son had his tenth birthday recently, and what with the Coronavirus induced shutdown and self-isolation/quarantine, a real birthday party with his friends was of course no option. Thus, I set out to organize a virtual birthday party in Minecraft instead. What’s the difference to just playing
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Some of you have already asked when the 2018 update for the dino calendar will go online. Well, ask no more, because here it is: The 2018 edition comes as a plain white template – ready to be colored in by you. A lot of you folks have asked recently about
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Now, here is something for scifi movie aficionados: K’s toy horse from Blade Runner 2049: And here is the infamous inscription of the date 6/10/21: When Blade Runner 2049 came out, i was both excited and skeptical. Excited because of course am I a big fan of
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About ten years ago I joined my wife and in-laws for a trip to the attic of the old family house. This was an attic close to what you would expect from a mystery thriller: Dark, extremely dusty, barely protected against the elements, with wind and light coming in between
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A lot of you have asked for a 2017 update for the dino calendar. Well, finally here it is. In case you don't know what I am talking about, this is it: A nice little stegosaurus, which holds monthly or weekly cards, where each card’s tab doubles
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Recently my kids inherited a very old children’s microscope, which had been used in elementary school. As these low budget microscopes go, it’s resolution and chromatic fidelity were abysmal, and despite featuring a decent nominal magnification of x500, it was more or less a glorified magnifying glass. It’
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For a kids’ church activity, my wife recently asked me whether I could create a Baal bust (don’t ask!). This is what I came up with: It looks surprisingly good, considering that it is made entirely from cardboard. I used gold-colored acrylic paint, which turned out excellent, and makes
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For my daughter’s last birthday, we had some of her friends for a sleepover party. Before bedtime, I wanted to use this opportunity to do something that only works after dark: A scavenger hunt in the dark. In preparation, I requisitioned: * A blacklight flash light * A UV marker pen