Seems like everywhere I travel this summer, flights are oversold or overweight or overtired or whatever: and they’re invariably looking for volunteers to get on a (much) later flight. A good idea when traveling solo, but at 7:30 this morning, packed and screened and geared for movement with two parents and two kids under five, …
Monthly Archives: August 2010
‘Goodnight Moon’: The Criticism Continues
I’ve already said here that I think Goodnight Moon falls way short of its reputation. But my son picks it up nearly every night lately, demanding that it be read to him before sleeptime. Needless to say, we cave in. Except that he doesn’t quite read it. As soon as we get to certain pages, …
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Kids R Stoopid 2
Last weekend, while Jean and I were walking Sasha home, we were passing by one of the housing projects when we spotted a girl, about 11 or 12 years old, riding a small BMX bike. We didn’t think anything of it until we’d walked by, when suddenly we heard a CRASH! We turned around: She’d …
Don’t Lose Your Marbles
To keep JP occupied on our vacation (when we’re not in the pool, looking at bugs, savoring American abundance, or hurting ourselves) my step-grandmother dug up a bunch of old toys. [Side note: Old toys are made from metal, not exclusively produced in China, and, amazingly, last over twenty years and killed fewer children than …