May 2010
May 31st
“Mrs. Prince says he doesn’t like to be told what to do.”
– Notation on the back of my first piece of bad schoolwork (an incomplete coloring assignment), September 29th, 1969.
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The Kid's Got Chops
Amanda: Can you say "happy"?
Emerson: No.
Me: Can you say "I'm getting over my cold and I'm in a better mood"?
Emerson: No.
Me: Can you say "no"?
Emerson: Un-uh.
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“I’ll have you know, I’m too stupid to get the reference.”
– Adam Lisagor, one of my favorite people
May 21st
Codelahoma: How to gripe about Dashboard, but only... →
May 20th
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Heard in a two minute span of storm coverage
“real quick like” “fraidy hole” “blowin’ and a goin’”
May 20th
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WatchWatch
Medley: Pooping in a Diaper / No More Monkeys (by Rod Knowlton)
May 18th
Enhanced Fujita Scale - EF2 →
Wind speed: 111–135 mph (179–218 km/h) Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-constructed houses; foundations of frame homes shifted; mobile homes completely destroyed; large trees snapped or uprooted; light-object missiles generated; cars lifted off ground. The NWS final disposition of the event Thursday morning at our house is not straight line winds, but EF2 tornado. ...
May 16th
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RIP Big Tree Coup de Grâce (by Rod Knowlton) EDIT: Yeah, it’s sideways. I don’t feel like messing with it right now, though.
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They Can't Save The Tree
I has a slight sad1. Because of the extra money we’ll be spending to cool the house in the summer. Which is nothing, compared to having a tree fall on your house. Hence the “slight”. ↩
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No reports of injury, though.
So, you know, not that bad in the grand scheme.
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Dear Radar Drug Policy Change Linker:
I’m pretty sure you mean incarceration, not incrimination.
May 12th
The Data-Driven Life - NYTimes.com →
The article that inspired my crazy experiment. (hat tip to instapaper.)
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May 11th
“You will never be prepared for the things you are capable of doing. You will...”
– Matt Nowack
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“L M N O Poop”
– Emerson - While getting her diaper changed.  (via entropyas) I think she’s ready for a Twitter account.
May 7th
May 7th
Sunscreen Rumor Unfounded →
The [American Academy of Opthamology] states although sunscreen is a mild irritant to the eye, the most severe injury it could cause would be a corneal abrasion, resulting in moderate discomfort during the healing process, but having no long-term effects. If sunscreen gets in your child’s eye, rinse with water and see an ophthalmologist if the pain does not stop. Just in case anyone’s...
May 7th
Behold My Genius
So in preparing for our trip to the park, Emerson got sunscreen in her eyes. Being a toddler and very sensitive to negatives, my telling her “Don’t rub your eyes” only made it worse. So I rinse and comfort. Rinse and comfort. Repeatedly. Maybe a playground will help take her mind off of it, so we go to the park. Rinse and comfort… After a couple of hours of rinsing...
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ListenLadies and Gentlemen, the end times are truly upon...
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ListenI Love My Life - Todd Rundgren And I love this...
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