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nyquil gives us back the good stuff

On January 9, 2009 · 15 Comments · In mayalife

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 [...]

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the yip-yips do not cause childhood obesity

On July 31, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In kiddo life

[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 [...]

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Why I think my sister should not go back to work yet

On May 6, 2008 · 2 Comments · In kiddo life

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 that [...]

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the counting thing

On April 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In kiddo life

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 when I [...]

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