Suddenly, our child eats nearly anything, and more of it than I would have thought possible. I don’t understand what changed, just about two weeks ago–growth spurt? tapeworm?–but we have actually had to alter our shopping habits to keep more food in the house, and very little of that is what you might think of …
Monthly Archives: May 2010
I Love the Internet: ‘Shit My Kids Ruined’
What would I do without the Internet? I can’t think of anything* that gives me more joy on a daily—nay, hourly—basis than the series of tubes that brought me face to face with “Shit My Kids Ruined,” a Tumblr blog that presents photos of broken shit along with pithy, funny, instantly recognizable lines about how …
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DadWagon Approves: Russian Lit for Kids
From my friend Summer (via McSweeney‘s) comes a round-up of Russian literary classics redone for small children: Crime and Punishment Run your hand over Raskolnikov’s scratchy face. He is feverish and pale. Raskolnikov is a murderer. Can the ends ever justify the means? Master and Margarita Pet Behemoth’s soft black fur. Behemoth is a giant …
Lying is good for you!
I’ve never considered lying an actual health benefit. More like an art, something to which one might aspire to achieve a level of perfection known only to Greeks and the maker of Ron Popeil devices. Clearly, as with most things, I’m wrong. This just in from the paper that Rupert Murdoch ruined the Wall Street …