[Editor's Note: Elizabeth sent this to be posted in early May, but somehow my brain completely missed what my eyes saw. My apologies to all for the lateness of this getting out to the masses.] Well hello there, Blog!  Nice to finally meet you.    I’m Elizabeth Lutz, the gaming coordinator for Con on the Cob and this is my very first attempt at blogging.  I am already past my deadline, having writers block, working a little to much,...

Today’s last installment of my series on assimilating kids into geek culture focuses on the ultimate in geekdom: the gaming convention. I’d originally thought I’d do what I did last time and give some tips. As I started researching, however, things started to take a different turn. I’m going to give a few tips and also fill local parents in on what kinds of kid programming1 is available at your friendly neighborhood con. First, I...