As previously noted, I was in Denver for a long weekend with friends from college. I spent a fair bit of time checking the projected storm track and airport closings, but they kept saying Albany was going to stay open until late Saturday, when there wasn’t time to do anything about it. Yesterday morning, every… Continue reading Home, After the Storm
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Thursday Unclear on the Concept Blogging 082511
SteelyKid has recently discovered the game hide-and-seek. Shhh! She’s hiding right now. Can you guess where she is? You can’t tell from the picture, of course, but just in case it wasn’t obvious where she’s hiding, she usually calls out when you get kind of close. Or even jumps out of her hiding place yelling… Continue reading Thursday Unclear on the Concept Blogging 082511
Thursday Balance Blogging
For this week’s Toddler Blogging, here’s a dad’s eye view of one of today’s playground activities: walking the 4×4 border on the sand playground as if it was a balance beam. She doesn’t actually need to hold my hand to walk this, but it makes her happier. I snapped that with my phone, expecting her… Continue reading Thursday Balance Blogging
It’s a Small World
Two “small world” items, involving people I know turning up unexpectedly, doing well for themselves: 1) As mentioned previously, I’ve been thinking a lot about physics education stuff (even though I have other things I ought to be doing), and reading a lot more education-oriented blogs. I was surprised, though, to find a physics-related post… Continue reading It’s a Small World
MythBusters to the Rescue (We Hope)
SteelyKid has used a pacifier from very shortly after she was born. We’ve been slowly working her off it– she’s stopped taking it to day care, or using it other than at bedtime or in the car– but she’s resisted giving it up entirely. since she’s now a great big three-year old, we decided it… Continue reading MythBusters to the Rescue (We Hope)
You Say It’s Your Birthday…
Well, you’re right. The cutest toddler in the universe turns three today: Happy birthday, SteelyKid!
Thursday Taller Blogging 080411
As she never tires of telling us, SteelyKid keeps getting bigger and bigger. How big? She can touch the ceiling! OK, she has to be on my shoulders to do it, but the distance between her head and the ceiling has gotten really small. She’s huge! the picture above was taken by Kate standing a… Continue reading Thursday Taller Blogging 080411
Adulthood Never Ends
Several weeks ago, now, SteelyKid flipped out at bedtime. We had told her that the episode of MythBusters playing on the DVR was the last one for the night, but when it ended, she demanded more. When we said no, she went into a full-on toddler freakout, screaming, crying, kicking the floor. I eventually carried… Continue reading Adulthood Never Ends
Thursday Fine Art Blogging
Shhh! There’s an Artist at work: That’s SteelyKid hard at work on something. I think she was writing my name, though it might’ve been writing Emmy’s name. It’s a little tough to tell from the photographs. Of course, the real purpose of making art is to be able to discuss it: This led to my… Continue reading Thursday Fine Art Blogging
A Very Significant Picture
Here is a very significant picture: “What’s significant about that?” you ask. “It’s slightly out of focus and oddly framed. Why should I care?” You should care because of the photographer: That’s right, SteelyKid has a camera now– we gave her my old Canon A95. She was playing with Kate’s smaller point-and-shoot camera (I forget… Continue reading A Very Significant Picture