Dental decisions

Posted 27 Dec 2011

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The last 1.5 inches of dental floss. Hmm, to floss or not to floss?

Real life red cards

Posted 16 Dec 2011

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Ever have one of those days where you wish you could issue someone a red card in real life?

From Frosty’s view: consideration of a living snowman

Posted 12 Dec 2011

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Most Americans, and perhaps much of the Western World (thanks to Hollywood) are familiar with the story of Frosty the Snowman. Assembled from three balls of snow of varying size, he was brought to life by a magical hat.

When considering Frosty’s story, several questions spring to mind:

1. How did Frosty know how to walk? Was that also the magic hat’s doing?
2. Where did Frosty learn to speak English? And if he had donned the hat, for example, in Latin America would he have known how to speak Spanish or Portuguese?
3. Well aware of his limited time as a living snowman, what other tasks/adventures were left unaccomplished on his “to do before I melt” list?

What questions would you have liked to ask of the a jolly happy soul, with a corncob pipe and a button nose?

Skip to my Lou

Posted 8 Dec 2011

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Woe is me! I thought a pile of leaves was tempting, but I know hopscotch built into the sidewalk is inhumane.

The planning skills of Andy’s mom

Posted 5 Dec 2011

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Over a recent weekend, I read a Toy Story book to a child. As I read and reflected upon the tale, I was struck by a rather profound concern for the planning skills of Andy’s mother.

If you are not familiar with the plot of Toy Story, the relevant details are this: Andy and his family are moving tomorrow. Andy’s mother, who may be a single mom, has planned for Andy’s birthday party to be on the morning before the family move. From there, an adventure involving the toys develops, bladdy, bladdy, blah. The important fact here is that Andy’s mother planned a birthday party to be held at their house on the very day before the entire family moves to a new house.

That struck me as either an incredibly well-organized attempt to minimize the disruption that a family move will cause her children or a well-intentioned misstep that can lead only to a calamitous disruption of the relocation process.

For our readers: discuss.