Ben had his first Judo class tonight. He had wanted to do karate, which I prefer as well, but the dojo down the street is good, cheap, traditional, and doesn’t do karate until a child is over 17. Not sure what that’s all about, but rather than drive him across town, I enrolled [...]
For those of you who might have been confused about the Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show, let me tell you that it is a parody of Japanese television. Before you laugh and point too much, remember that we are a nation that embraces shows like “American Idol” and “Survivor.” Really, people in pink [...]
My dad sent me this stellar video about a woman who revived a chicken using CPR. Pretty funny.
Well, our car situation came to a crisis, and the crisis hath passed. Yay!!!
Last week, our 1990 Volvo wagon went kaput. It’s been having problems for a while and kept dying, but last week it finally just gave up.
We put it up for sale on Craigslist and hoped for the best. We [...]
I watched a 7-year-old boy this afternoon, along with Ben and Maya, and after having a bucolic day of a visit to the library, sherbet at the ice cream parlor and a few episodes of “The Magic School Bus” at home, the child asked me if he could watch some videos on my computer. [...]
