Dancing With Elephants

On this week's episode of DWithE, we discuss the ups and downs and ups and downs of celebrating Nik's 6th Birthday Party at Pump It Up. Items featured on this week's show: Pump It Up Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling Podcasts featured or mentioned on this week's show: 7th Son Podcast Podiobooks.com Greg Lemmon of Myth Show Podcast Chuck Tomasi of Technorama Music featured on the show No More Summer Time Blues provided by Geoff Smith. You can find him on the Podsafe Music Network. Please Digg us by Digging Dancing With Elephants on Digg.com Next Week: I get to play U-Boat Commander. Until then, keep an eye on the center ring.

Dancing With Elephants Listener Feedbag Show for Episode 065. Feedbag Roll Call: Matt of Pizza Go Here wrote to talk about Wiis, Miis, CUBSLUV and the Trackstick II Personal Tracker. Dale of Tech Talk For Families sent us a link for the article, Squirming Fly Larvae Pulled From Man's Head, cause he thought of us when he read it. Tina of tinatheartist.com emailed us surprised that we took Nik and Caleb to see the Transformers and point out the Parental Guide to The Transformers. Dan Johnson of The Journey Inside My Mind Podcast called to wish Nik a Happy 6th Birthday. Birthday Wishes for Nik also came from Dale and Teresa of Tech Talk For Families, Jim, Tina, Adam, and Ryan of Iowa, and Chuck of chuckchat.com. Papabear emailed to talk about a song played on The DaddyCast Episode 106 that reminded him of us and talk about his adventures at the drive-in. Drew of Connecticut wrote to explain to Greg how a dryer works. Jack emailed to recommend two YouTube videos, Lego Millennium Falcon Stop Motion

On this week's episode of DWithE, we spend a warm evening under the stars at the slightly local drive-in. Items featured on this week's show: Cascade Drive-In Theater Drive-in Intermission Ads by Darrell Wright The Transformers Garrett Popcorn Shop Podcasts featured or mentioned on this week's show: Gmail Podcast Dr. Steve of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd Kreg Steppe of Technorama Music featured on the show Drive In Picture Show provided by Craymo. You can find him on the Podsafe Music Network. Please Digg us by Digging Dancing With Elephants on Digg.com Next Week: Nik's Birthday Party at Pump It Up? Until then, keep an eye on the center ring.

Dancing With Elephants Listener Feedback Show for Episode 064. Feedback Roll Call: Chuck of chuckchat.com emailed to point out Greg's mistake. Paula of Delaware wrote to say hi and tell us she's enjoying the show. Matt of Pizza Go Here called to give Chuck a hard time. Papabear emailed to suggest using FatMax® Functional Utility Bar. Drew of Connecticut emailed to talk about demolition, fireworks, and a top loading dryer. Jose our contest winner emailed to let us know he got the iPod Shuffle. Dan Johnson of The Journey Inside My Mind Podcast called from the road again and sent voicemail making fun of Greg. Paul sent us new pictures of his daughter, Kira. Jack emailed us with a lot of links, and here they are: Mac-on-Stick. Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Crazy Horse Memorial. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. Devils Tower National Monument. Wall Drug. Corn Palace. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Cheyenne Frontier Days. Free Fall Convention. World's Largest Twine Ball

On this week's episode of DWithE, it's all about fireworks, ice cream and 4th of July Sales. Items featured on this week's show: Sparklers Black Snakes Bottle Rocket Cuisinart Ice Cream & Yogurt Maker Lowe's Whirlpool Washer/Dryers Podcasts featured or mentioned on this week's show: Typical Mac User Podcast Music featured on the show One Off Song For The Summer provided by KOOPA. Please Digg us by Digging Dancing With Elephants on Digg.com Next Week: Listener suggestions? Until then, keep an eye on the center ring.

Dancing With Elephants Listener Feedback Show for Episode 063. Feedback Roll Call: Dale of Tech Talk For Families has a comment about the term Pollack, Assyrian Churches on sale at Amazon, and Nik counting to 10 in Assyrian. Check out Tech Talk For Families Episode 7 for an interview with Grant and Doug of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd. Cory of Maryland called to tell us about all the stuff she's discovered about cicadas. Mr. Bob of Akela's Adventure emailed us with the Geocaching Guidelines. Chuck of chuckchat.com called with 5, count 'em 5 voicemails. Also we use MacFamilyTree Software to organize our Family Tree. Paul emailed us with a link to The Ossuary which is a church made with human bones and talk about Poutine. Congratulations to Paul and his wife, Katherine on the birth of their daughter, Kira, born July 4th. Also, if you hanker for some good pierogies, check out Kasia's Deli. Amy M of South Carolina emailed to say she's with Greg, Peanut Butter and Chocolate make the best ice c

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On this week's episode of DWithE, we talk about family traditions and heritage. Items featured on this week's show: Austria-Hungary Ukraine Poland Ukrainian Easter Eggs or Pysanka Assyrian People MacFamilyTree Software Podcasts featured or mentioned on this week's show: The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd Music featured on the show Your Sister's Wedding provided by Al Stravinsky. You can find him on the Podsafe Music Network or visit his My Space page. Please Digg us by Digging Dancing With Elephants on Digg.com Next Week: Maybe busy working on a manuscript. Until then, keep an eye on the center ring.

Dancing With Elephants Listener Feedback Show for Episode 062. Feedback Roll Call: Mike of KidsWifeWorkLife guessed that Tonya's Chris to Greg's Mike was from KidsWifeWorkLife for a Circus Peanut. Matt of Pizza Go Here called to mention Denny's for Father's Day, buying stuff for the wife, 1-800-GOOG-411 and Google Text Paging, getting lost in an elevator, and the Sammy Sosa's 600th and the Cubs. Kris of www.kristopherjulius.com wrote to talk about pinching, Google Calendar, jobs, and being a GPS navigator. Dan Johnson of The Journey Inside My Mind Podcast called to ask about favorite ice cream flavors. Greg Lemon of The Myth Show Podcast called to talk about bugs, entertaining a 6 month old, and living down the street from Disneyland. Jack wrote to tell us how he uses Douglas Adams' Zen Method of Navigating to find his way around without relying on a GPS receiver. Jody called to tell us he understood what Nikolai was describing and Father's Day Breakfast in Bed. Finally, Jim of Iowa wrote to ask a

On this week's episode of DWithE, it's a toasty 94 degrees Fahrenheit here in Chicagoland. Items featured on this week's show: Super Soaker Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne Presidential $1 Coin Program Recall of Various Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Toys 1-800-GOOG411 Podcasts featured or mentioned on this week's show: comedy4cast Music featured on the show Watercolors provided by bill. You can find them on the Podsafe Music Network or visit their My Space page. Please Digg us by Digging Dancing With Elephants on Digg.com Next Week: How low can I go with the AC before my family kills me? Until then, keep an eye on the center ring.

Dancing With Elephants Listener Feedback Show for Episode 061. Feedback Roll Call: Tina of tinatheartist.com Odeoed to voice her opinion on the GPS receiver. She also thinks that since Greg is the Ringmaster, Tonya should be the lion tamer. 10 Year old Marley of Pennsylvania wrote to tell us that she graduated from the 4th Grade (CONGRATULATIONS MARLEY), and now she'll have more time to listen to DWithE. Dale of Tech Talk for Families called with his opinion on the GPS receiver. Paul our Official Auditor wrote to discuss the cicadas, Tonya's fear of bugs, The Easter Island Crabs, The X-Files, and the amazing Alden 4 Piece Grabit Broken Bolt & Damaged Screw Exractors. And Paul wanted to know what camera we have, it's a Sony DSC-V1 Cyber-shot 5MP Digital Camera. Matt of Pizza Go Here called to say that even though he fears bugs, he's still the go to guy as far as bugs are concerned in his house. Chuck of chuckchat.com called to voice his opinion on the GPS receiver. Papabear sent us a Non Sequi

On this week's episode of DWithE, we go on a Bug Hunt. Items featured on this week's show: Cicada Mania Brood XIII YouTube 17 Year Cicada Outbreak video Podcasts featured or mentioned on this week's show: The Redboy Podcast Music featured on the show Bugs provided by the Detonators. You can find them on the Podsafe Music Network. Please Digg us by Digging Dancing With Elephants on Digg.com Next Week: Any ideas? Until then, keep an eye on the center ring.

Dancing With Elephants Listener Feedback Show for Episode 060. Feedback Roll Call: Amy M of SC wrote to bring to our attention the video for Autism Speaks at whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com. She also wrote to tell us about oldtimecandy.com and to say she's surviving 3 weeks without her husband. Dan Johnson of The Journey Inside My Mind Podcast called to let us know that he doesn't function well walking the dog without a cup of coffee. Papabear wrote to tell us that his trip to FDR Pebbles was a great family vacation. Jody of Indiana called to say hi and ask about the LFNT in the voicemail number and the origin of the name, Dancing With Elephants. 10 Year old Marley of Pennsylvania wrote to tell us how much she is enjoying the show, especially if Nikolai and Caleb make an appearance. Dale of Tech Talk for Families called to say that he was amazed that Nikolai knew of the Globe Theatre. Dale also wrote to let us know about the Yahoo Group: Tech Talk for Families. Paul our Official Auditor wrote with a

On this week's episode of DWithE, we visit Navy Pier and talk about our need for a decent calendar. Items featured on this week's show: Navy Pier Billy Goat Tavern Shoreline Water Taxis Gmail Google Calendar Spanning Sync Saturday Night Live Second City Podcasts featured or mentioned on this week's show: The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd Music featured on the show Stay Cool In The Dark In The Summer provided by Battery Life. You can find them on the Podsafe Music Network. Please Digg us by Digging Dancing With Elephants on Digg.com Next Week: Summer is just around the corner. Until then, keep an eye on the center ring.

Dancing With Elephants Listener Feedback Show for Episode 059. Feedback Roll Call: Paul our Official Auditor wrote to wish Tonya a belated Happy Birthday and help Greg with a gift suggestion to get him out of the Dog House. Amy M of SC called to join in on the pick on Greg episode... No reason, just to pick on Greg. Jim of Iowa wrote to wish Tonya a Happy Birthday and send Greg an article on guys and minivans by Craig Playstead. Dennis Gray of 101 Uses For Baby Wipes also called to continue the pick on Greg episode... Boy you guys are relentless. New listener Glennie, 10 years old, of Canada wrote to tell us that she can buy Curly Wurly Bars and Kinder Eggs and even Rocky Mountain Mint Chocolate Bars up in Canada. Thanks for writing Glennie. Dan Johnson of The Journey Inside My Mind Podcast wrote with a couple mnemonics for the Great Lakes in geographic order from west to east, 1. She Made Harry Eat Onions, and 2. She Made Harry Eat Oreos. Dan also called to say he was excited to discover he was

On this week's episode of Dancing With Elephants, what happens when Greg is away leaving Tonya, Nikolai and Caleb to fend for themselves. Items featured on this week's show: San Francisco The MythBusters Cable Car Podcasts featured or mentioned on this week's show: Activated Stories Mike of KidsWifeWorkLife PD Love of The DaddyCast Chuck Tomasi of the ChuckChat.com Music featured on the show Carried Away provided by RoadTrip. You can find them on the Podsafe Music Network. Please Digg us by Digging Dancing With Elephants on Digg.com Next Week: A home cooked meal. Until then, keep an eye on the center ring.

Dancing With Elephants Listener Feedback Show for Episode 058. New Let Them Hear You Contest Announcements: 256 Reviews were written for 183 Podcasts. Way to go!!! I also goofed on DWE 058 it's NOT lifespring.com, it's lifespringpodcast.com. Feedback Roll Call: Dale, co-host of Tech Talk for Families wrote to say he doesn't like are voicemail 'ring' so we're giving you the opportunity to put together our voicemail answer. You can download Caleb's Hello and use it the way you see fit, or you can use your own voice and answer our voicemail phone. Dale also figured out ghoti. Jen of The Dinkycast called because she was bored as she drove from Cleveland to Chicago. Papabear wrote to let Tonya know about Toy Museums around the country that we can visit and told Greg we need a Logo Store. Drew of Connecticut wrote because Christian wanted to offer Nik and Caleb some of his "Get Out of Jail FREE" cards. Kimberly Goza of The Act!vated Stories Podcast wrote to tell us about playing miniture golf in a

On this week's episode of Dancing With Elephants, we take Tonya away for the weekend to spend Mother's Day with her two boys. Also, somewhere along the line we announce the winners of The Let Them Hear You Contest!!! And I make a major mistake... ERROR, ERROR, ERROR: It's actually LifespringPodcast.com Items featured on this week's show: Mackinac Island The Grand Hotel Somewhere In Time Duckpin Bowling Podcasts featured or mentioned on this week's show: Pizza Go Here KidsWifeWorkLife Special thanks to the podcasters and their podcasts that donated prizes to the prize pool for the Let Them Hear You Contest: Grant and Doug of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd Clinton of the comedy4cast Jen and Alan of The Dinkycast And Steve of The Lifespring Family of Podcasts, with an apology for screwing up your website. Music featured on the show Run Towards the Warmth of the Sun provided by orange is in. You can find them on the Podsafe Music Network. Please Digg us by Digging Dancing With Elephants on

PLEASE STANDBY FOR THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT. Hi, my name is Nikolai from Dancing With Elephants. Last week on the Dancing With Elephants Feedbag show for Episode 057, my Dad said that DWithE Episode 058 maybe a little late, coming out either Sunday or Monday evening. Well as you can probably surmise, this was not the case. You see, my brother, Caleb, and I were very, very bad this weekend. Believing that we live under what can best be described as totalitarian rule, we sought to bring our grievances before our oppressors, namely Mommy and Daddy. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, a heated debate ensued culminating in a statement put forth by both of them that, "Nightly visits to Chuck E. Cheese is not a guarantee under the Human Rights Doctrine put forth by the United Nations Charter." Faced with the fact that we were likely not to receive any gratification from our demands, we staged a mutiny. The battle was messy and for a while, we held the upper hand, until Caleb cracked under the pressure and