nyquil gives us back the good stuff
Posted on January 9, 2009 - Filed Under mayalife | 4 Comments
Public service announcement! Nyquil is back! Huh, you say? Where did it go? Well, let me tell you.
Years ago I used to look forward to getting the sniffles because, hey, it meant I could cozy up to my big green jug of Nyquil and drift into a happy, floaty, dreamy sleep. Man, I loved that. [...]
the yip-yips do not cause childhood obesity
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment
[rant on/]
Here’s a fun game for you:
First, put a kid in a school desk for seven hours a day, plus an hour or so sitting on a bus, and then throw in another couple of hours of sitting down to do homework. Do that for five days a week.
Next, design all public spaces so that [...]
Why I think my sister should not go back to work yet
Posted on May 6, 2008 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment
Let me start by saying I’m a feminist, equal rights for women, right to choose, the whole nine yards. I don’t think Women’s Place is in the Home. Or anything about Women as a Group, except maybe that Women Need Chocolate, but I’m sure there are exceptions, even to that.
So when I say [...]
the counting thing
Posted on April 18, 2008 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment
There is something about children that can make otherwise intelligent, thoughtful people stop thinking. Maybe we don’t know what to do, so we grab the nearest tool and try to use it to get what we want, without stopping to critically and consciously consider how we are behaving. This really bugs me. Especially [...]
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