The following is the (approximate) text of the speech I gave Friday night at the Whitney Point High School graduation. Or, at least, this is what I typed out for myself Thursday night– what actually comes out of my mouth on Friday might be completely different. That’s why they do these things live, after all…… Continue reading Graduation Speech: Think Like a Scientist
Category: Personal
Bonus Baby Video Blogging
I’m headed home to give a speech at my old high school’s graduation. Which is a weird feeling– I don’t feel like I’m really old or successful enough to be on the lecture circuit. Then again, it is twenty years since I graduated there myself, which means I’ve been out of high school longer than… Continue reading Bonus Baby Video Blogging
Thursday Baby Blogging 061109
You get Baby Blogging early today, because I have a ton of grading to finish today, and don’t have time for bloggy things. This week, SteelyKid shows off two new-ish skills: She can stand up, and she’s strong enough to lift a bison! Look out, world…
Our Little Hoodie Baby
SteelyKid attempts to show off her street cred: Of course, her attempt at looking tough is kind of undermined by the Princess Tutu type duck on her hoodie… That’s ok, though, because it’s all fun:
Thursday Baby Blogging 060309: Bonus Grandma Edition
My mom was in Saratoga Springs for a meeting, and stopped by tonight to make a guest appearance in this week’s Baby Blogging. Here, SteelyKid shows off how she can haul herself into a standing position on the big tub of outgrown baby clothes sitting in the living room: “How do we know she did… Continue reading Thursday Baby Blogging 060309: Bonus Grandma Edition
Seven Years Ago
Before there was such a thing as Uncertain Principles, let alone Thursday Baby Blogging, there was this: Still the best call I ever made, seven years on.
Going Mobile
I don’t intend to turn this entirely over to Video Baby Blogging, but SteelyKid has been adding new tricks at an amazing rate, and I have the camera… Here, she showcases her newfound mobility, and her inherited taste in entertainment: The odd one-leg-under crawling style seems to be a local maximum– she can get up… Continue reading Going Mobile
Putting Things Inside of Other Things Since 2009
SteelyKid’s day care is closed today for a Jewish holiday, so she’s spending the day at home with her grandmother. It was a real struggle to get my mother to come up for the day… Something I’m sure is on the agenda is playing with her shape sorter box, which she was good enough to… Continue reading Putting Things Inside of Other Things Since 2009
Thursday Baby Blogging 052109, Substitute Blogger Edition
Kate here, reporting that SteelyKid says, “Being sick is fun! I get to take baths at 10 o’clock at night, and play on nice soft towels, and have Mommy’s undivided attention all day long . . . “
Thursday Baby Blogging 051409
This is Week 40 of Thursday Baby Blogging, meaning that SteelyKid has nominally reached the point where she has been out in the world as long as she was gestating. Let’s see what she thinks: SteelyKid says “Huh? I thought that wasn’t for another couple of weeks…” And it’s true, she was late in arriving.… Continue reading Thursday Baby Blogging 051409