When I headed to work this morning, I made the turn onto Nott St., and all the error lights in my car lit up, and the speedometer and tachometer went dead. I know exactly what the cause is, because this has happened twice before: rodents of some sort are chewing on the wiring in my… Continue reading How Do I Kill the Squirrels Who Are Eating My Car?
Category: Personal
Belated Baby Blogging 022610
Today is the Purim parade at the Schenectady JCC, so all the kids needed costumes to wear. This isn’t that easy, especially for a little girl (Babysaurus had a couple of different sets of boys pajamas that were superhero uniforms, but nothing equivalent for girls), and was complicated by the fact that SteelyKid had yet… Continue reading Belated Baby Blogging 022610
Thursday Baby Blogging 021810
Look out, it’s a Giant Monster Baby! OK, she’s not really gigantic, but she does tower over Appa these days. And she’s strong enough to lift Appa one-handed, while drinking juice with the other:
See You in Forty Days
I’m giving up reading blogs for Lent. The proximate cause of this is Bora’s latest blame-the-media post, which is just deja vu all over again, because I’m pretty sure this exact conversation has gone on ten times before (the fact that scientists find other scientists compelling speakers does not mean that scientists are good at… Continue reading See You in Forty Days
Thursday Baby Chef Blogging 021110
SteelyKid has had a bit of a sore throat the last few days, which has led to a bit of screaming and crying. Those have been interspersed with her usual cute-toddler behavior, and we managed to squeeze in the traditional Baby Blogging photo: “Why is she waving around a Triscuit box?” you ask. Because she… Continue reading Thursday Baby Chef Blogging 021110
Non-Dorky Poll: Time to Rise and Shine
No substantive blogging for you today, as my alarm clock decided not to go off, causing me to oversleep by the hour that I usually spend on bloggy things. So that you’re not left without blog-related entertainment, though, here’s an appropriate poll topic: How early do you have to set your alarm to get to… Continue reading Non-Dorky Poll: Time to Rise and Shine
Way Cuter Than the Puppy Bowl
There was some discombobulation yesterday afternoon that kept me from posting these– I had meant them to be a Super Bowl alternative for the non-football-inclined. They’ll work just as well as a Monday brightener, though. So here’s a clip of SteelyKid a couple of weeks ago, laughing at the “got your food wrapper” game: And… Continue reading Way Cuter Than the Puppy Bowl
Inheritance
It’s been brought to my attention that there hasn’t been any cute-baby video posted here for a while, so let me rectify that with a couple of clips. First, SteelyKid discovers that it’s kind of difficult to fill Daddy’s shoes: For both our sakes, I hope those never fit her. A clear indication of inheritance… Continue reading Inheritance
Thursday Magic Blogging 020410
(A.k.a. “just under the wire Baby Blogging, because Kate forgot she took these pictures.”) In which SteelyKid performs a magic trick: “Watch me make this pretzel disappear, Mom!”
Snowpocalypse Contingency Plans?
As mentioned previously, I’m giving a talk at the University of Maryland, College Park this Thursday, Feb 4 at 3:30 pm in the Lecture Hall (room 1110) in the Kim Engineering Building. The title of the talk is “Talking to My Dog About Science: Why Public Communication of Science Matters, and How Weblogs Can Help”–… Continue reading Snowpocalypse Contingency Plans?