This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
May
19
2011
Not a very catchy title, I know, but I was going for accuracy rather than cleverness.
This post doesn’t need much in the way of introduction, other than to say we visited some friends for dinner and these photos are from their yard.
May
17
2011
There is one college football program against which I always root.
The coach of that team has an interesting name.
Not that his name is particularly unique – rather, each name sounds like another noun.
I’m going to have some fun with that today.
First off, here is a picture of a gymnasium:
And here is a train trestle:
May
16
2011
Here are some things that might be helpful for those of you who have or will have a 2YO.
If he likes the toothbrushing process, then you’re good because he cooperates.
If he doesn’t like the toothbrushing process, then he cries. And when he cries, he opens his mouth and you are free to brush his teeth.
Now when he turns 3, he might learn to clamp his mouth shut to thwart the attempt at hygiene… But don’t tell him that yet, please.
Rather, pour as much into the cup as you want to clean off the floor.
He will be more persistent than you.
Example:
2YO: Where bumblebee go?
Parent: It’s not a bumblebee – it’s a fly.
2YO: Where bumblebee go?
Parent: It’s not a bumblebee – it’s a fly.
2YO: Where bumblebee go?
Parent: He flew out the window. Look there’s a fly over there!
The goal is to redirect his attention.
Or outlast him until his nap time.
Yet they did not listen or incline their ears, but stiffened their necks in order not to listen or take correction.
Jeremiah 17:23
May
12
2011
Some of you may recall that my wife and I like things that are no- or low-maintenance. That’s why I sold my lawn mower and pay the neighbor to mow my lawn.
There is an easier solution: have someone else do all the maintenance work.
Normally, that would entail hiring a handyman or some service. But it turns out that’s not necessary. There is a special breed of pet (a cat of course, because cats are better than dogs) that will handle all the work for you.
And you can get this pet at Costco.
Don’t believe me? Here’s a picture I took at our Costco:
It clearly says “Maintenance Cat”.
It also says “Super Premium”. Maybe the normal variety of maintenance cat is somewhat lazy and does sloppy work.
Just don’t view the full-size version to see the context.
then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
1 Kings 8:45
May
10
2011
Allow me to introduce to you the 2010 SFS Baby Name List. Some of you may recall that I like to take the Social Security baby name list and reorganize it so that a name is counted only once even if it is spelled different ways. It is that time again, this time it’s the names from 2010.
The government, being on its own timetable, released the numbers for 2010 a couple months ago. They’re getting better though. It used to take them months to compile the list. Now it takes them weeks. And if I had known when the list was being released, I would have had this post done back then.
Click on the link above and peruse to your heart’s content!
But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed because of the lad and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for through Isaac your descendants shall be named.
Geneses 21:12
May
9
2011
This won’t be as much in the forefront of people’s minds as it would have been a few years ago when the medications were just being introduced, but some of you might still get the joke.
(Click on the image for a slightly larger view)
Transcript:
A: What’s your problem?
E: You’re so annoying.
I: Just go away!
O: Would you stop that?
U: I can’t take any more of this!
Y: Sometimes, I wish you would leave me alone.
Irritable Vowel Syndrome
For this one, I used one of my favorite fonts: Caricature font.
I’ve been trying to figure out how to work the term “consonant” into this post, but I give up. I’ll leave that as an exercise for the reader.
So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
Colossians 3:12
May
5
2011
I know I said I wouldn’t have any more football posts for a while, but I forgot about the release of the 2011 NFL schedule. And between now and the start of the season, I may go back and analyze previous seasons to get more samples of prediction methods.
In the last week or two, we had the NFL draft and the announcement of the 2011 schedule. Now that we know who will play whom and when (that is, if the NFL and players get their act together and resume football as we knew it), we can start predicting wins and losses.
I keep my predictions over at Some Fun Site. During the course of 2010, I saw that predictions based on the previous season’s results were just as good as predictions that updated themselves week-by-week. View results of previous football seasons.
How they actually did was
Only one of those was close. So much for the consensus picks…
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