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For those who are unaware, I have 2 daughters, ages 6 and almost-5 (4 and 11/12ths, she tells us repeatedly). Being the perfect, completely respectful children that they are, we never have to discipline them or anything. The love just oozes out the walls in this house. Yep. I’m starting to wonder if there is some sublimation going on, though. Little things are leaking out. They sound completely innocent in delivery, but when you sit . . . → Read More: Our kids adore us I’ve realized something about myself. I hate changing state. That’s at the core of my being. I don’t like the act of changing my current condition. It almost doesn’t matter what my current condition is. I may not even like my current condition that much. I just don’t like going to a different condition. If I’m asleep, I don’t want to get up. If I’m awake, I don’t want to stop what I’m doing to . . . → Read More: Changes of state Gwen and Rhys Cooper saving children from the military Russell T. Davies has a knack with stories. He’s very good at writing stories that – despite plot holes and cliches – have much emotional impact. I’m sure that with time I’ll look back at this mini-series with a more critical eye to the technicalities of plot, but right now, 10 minutes after the credits rolled, just about all I can say is this: as . . . → Read More: Torchwood: Children of Earth – Review It’s a popular debate lately: are these social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.) bad for us? Recently an Oxford professor, Baroness Susan Greenfield, made some rather provocative speculations about the cumulative effect frequent use of these sites can have on our physical brains. As reported by ars technica: Greenfield said that sites like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, and Twitter may be forcing kids’ brains back into an infant-like state, as infants need constant stimulation to . . . → Read More: Tuesday TubeWatch: Social networking will eat your brain! For simplicity’s sake, I’m combining the statements of both daughters (currently 4 and 3). Kids: I don’t like much boys. Me: Why don’t you like boys? Kids: I don’t know. Me: Oh. Kids: You’re a boy! We love you! We don’t like any other boys except we love you. And that’s the way it better stay for at least 15 years. This show, loved by millions, and seen every year since it originally aired in 1965, would never be produced today in our politically correct world. It’s just too controversial. This show has it all: small children berating each other every few minutes; greed; self-centeredness; exclusionary behavior; insensitivity… . . . → Read More: A show too controversial to make it to production today… I recently experienced one of the things on this list. See if you can figure out which one it is: Things that don’t go together easily: Oil and water Drinking and driving Fine wine and a Philly Cheesesteak Peanut butter and soap My wife and parachuting Children and obeying Weed-whacking 5 foot high grass and weeds on a 70 degree incline for 2 hours in 90 degree weather and the lack of foul language That’s . . . → Read More: Things that don’t go together easily What is wrong with parents? Today, my wife and I went to see two vastly different films, Wall-E and The Dark Knight (reviews to follow). In both films, there were families in the audience that made me want to go up to the parents and say “What are you thinking?! You have an important role to play as a parent, and you’re screwing it up!” For the family in Wall-E, that would have been a . . . → Read More: Kids in the movie theater As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve recently reconnected with a lot of friends from my high school youth group through the wonders of Facebook. It’s been a lot of fun. There are now over 40 of us, and over 150 pictures, many of which are proof that the 80′s should never return. But all of those pictures are of teenagers having fun – even the couple that show us in serious mode in . . . → Read More: Facebook points to the past, and I consider the future For all you dad’s out there, and mine specifically, Happy Father’s Day. Thanks for all you’ve taught us, thanks for all the fun we’ve had. Thanks for the trips to the parks, the encouragement, and the discipline. And most of all, thanks for not killing us when we put a hole through the car battery (that may only apply to my Dad…). Thanks for the support and the love. And now, a message from the . . . → Read More: Happy Father’s Day |
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