Monthly Archives: October 2009

Fernbank and the Children’s Museum

With apologies to three frames.

The All-Seeing Toddler Eye

Yesterday afternoon, I was listening to the Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me (“the NPR news quiz”) podcast in the car. You told me you’d rather listen to music right about the time they were starting the “bluff the listener … Continue reading →

Obiter Picta for What Ails You

20 Oct ’09

If you haven’t already, check out Obiter picta. It’s a collaborative photo blog (or five parallel individual photo blogs, depending on how you want to look at it). Sometimes there’s some interesting and unplanned synchronicity among the posted photos. And … Continue reading →

A Sundy Salute to Sexism

18 Oct ’09

The text is from a 1943 industry guide on hiring women, which can be found here. The images are via Feministing, Webphemera, Oddee and Sodahead. 1. Pick young married women. They usually have more of a sense of responsibility than … Continue reading →

Common Cranes

17 Oct ’09

Check out Sg’s pumpkin bowling form! Look at that follow-through. And it was her first time ever pumpkin bowling!

Botanical Gardens

10 Oct ’09

We went to the Botanical Gardens today. They have these giant leaves on the wall in the new entrance pavilion. And there’s plenty of parking now, which is awesome. Other than the Henry Moore sculptures, the exhibit right now is … Continue reading →

Possible Rollergirl

9 Oct ’09

You like your socks pulled up.

3 Series – the “i” is for “inflammable”

7 Oct ’09

So this BMW blew up across the street. At least, I think it blew up. I heard a bang, but didn’t go out to look until I heard people shouting. Sg got pretty excited when the firetruck arrived. “The firemans! … Continue reading →

Preliminary Pumpkin Patch Pics

5 Oct ’09

More to come.

Relentless

5 Oct ’09

Sg, this has been stuck in my head for days. It seems like I have been hearing it on loop without stop since I first heard it. Why won’t it just leave me alone? I played it for you yesterday, … Continue reading →