Archive for the 'child' Category

Random Image Blowout Part 7

May 16th, 2010

Dressed Up

October 28th, 2009

I’ve worn a suit, as far as I can recall, 4 times in the last decade: once at a job interview, and three times at weddings.  Of those, my eldest son has only been privy to 2, and neither one since he’s old enough to remember.  In high school, one of my life goals was [...]

Alex Seems To Like Interpretive Dance (without music)

September 3rd, 2009

He kept telling me “Daddy, take video”.  So this wasn’t one of those “parents making kids do stuff for the camera” things, but a “kids making parents film them doing stuff” things.

The Goggles…

August 22nd, 2009

Transitive Property of Equality

March 24th, 2009

So Alex has just turned 3, which means he’s starting to make interesting cognitive connections and jumps.  The two which I’ve been impressed by lately were: He was asking me about the sand people in Star Wars, and I explained that they were nomads, so they lived in tents.  The conversation proceeded something like this: [...]

Toys

December 28th, 2008

I feel sorry for little kids between ages 1 and 3.  All they have to play with is dirt. “Oh-ho”, you surely say, “that isn’t the case!  Toy stores are full of toys!”.  But if you actually check at the toy store, you will find that there is a surprising gap.  There are plenty of [...]

For Those Who Like To Be In The Know

December 10th, 2008

I have two kids now.

Stuff Lying Around Is The Mother of Invention

December 2nd, 2007

One of my wife’s childhood friends made this for his kid, and I think it’s totally cool. (That’s my kid behind it)

Alex Empire

May 14th, 2007

For some reason, this picture reminds me of an Alec Empire album cover.

Children Make You Boring

May 9th, 2007

This blog is proof. I kinda already knew this, but it was really brought home when I hung out with two friends the other day, and it was obvious that they were stiflingly bored, but trying valiantly to hide it. My wife noticed it as well, so I don’t think it’s my imagination. It makes [...]