Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Monday, May 29, 2006
Kids say the darndest things!
C: "If they try to make me an astronaut I would be very angry."
Daddy: "I thought you wanted to be an astronaut."
C: "I do. I just don't want them to make me. I can make it by myself."
- C (age four) 5/29/2006
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Daddy: "I thought you wanted to be an astronaut."
C: "I do. I just don't want them to make me. I can make it by myself."
- C (age four) 5/29/2006
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...and sometimes kids don't say anything at all.
"The ethical storm over abortions has been renewed as it emerged that terminations are being carried out for minor, treatable birth defects.
Late terminations have been performed in recent years because the babies had club feet, official figures show.
Babies are being aborted with only minor defects.
Other babies were destroyed because they had webbed fingers or extra digits.
Such defects can often be corrected with a simple operation or physiotherapy. "
- Babies aborted for not being perfect | the Daily Mail
Late terminations have been performed in recent years because the babies had club feet, official figures show.
Babies are being aborted with only minor defects.
Other babies were destroyed because they had webbed fingers or extra digits.
Such defects can often be corrected with a simple operation or physiotherapy. "
- Babies aborted for not being perfect | the Daily Mail
Kids say the darndest things!
"Kitty, do you wanna be an astronaut?"
- C (age four) 5/29/2006 while chasing the cat around the room with a toy rocket.
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- C (age four) 5/29/2006 while chasing the cat around the room with a toy rocket.
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Kids say the darndest things!
Daddy: "C, why are your eyes closed?"
C: "I'm trying to practice dreaming."
- C (age 4)
5/24/2006
C: "I'm trying to practice dreaming."
- C (age 4)
5/24/2006
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Kids say the darndest things!
Mommy: "Do you like almonds?"
C: "Yes, I like almonds."
Daddy: "Really? Do you know what almonds are?"
C: "Yes, I do." Putting her hands together under her nose, "Dear God. Thank You for making the world for me to live on and all the wonderful stars for me to look at.....al-monds."
- C (age 4) 5/23/2006
C: "Yes, I like almonds."
Daddy: "Really? Do you know what almonds are?"
C: "Yes, I do." Putting her hands together under her nose, "Dear God. Thank You for making the world for me to live on and all the wonderful stars for me to look at.....al-monds."
- C (age 4) 5/23/2006
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Kids say the darndest things!
C: "Do you know that 'hate' is a bad word?"
Daddy: "So what's a good word?"
C: "That I don't like ice cream."
-C (age 4)
5/19/2006
Daddy: "So what's a good word?"
C: "That I don't like ice cream."
-C (age 4)
5/19/2006
Kids say the darndest things!
"No kittie, it's MY pot pie! ... What's a pot pie?"
- C (age 4)
5/14/2006
- C (age 4)
5/14/2006
Kids say the darndest things!
"I didn't make that sound - a tree did."
- C (age four) wide-eyed after letting a stinker
5/6/2006
- C (age four) wide-eyed after letting a stinker
5/6/2006
Kids say the darndest things!
"Ohhhh. Make sure you don't fall in that."
- C (age 4) looking at a zen water fountain
5/3/2006
- C (age 4) looking at a zen water fountain
5/3/2006
Friday, May 19, 2006
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Science: Dolphins know each others' names???
Dolphins ‘know each other’s names’ - Sunday Times - Times Online: "DOLPHINS may be closer to humans than previously realised, with new research showing they communicate by whistling out their own “names”.
The evidence suggests dolphins share the human ability to recognise themselves and other members of the same species as individuals with separate identities. The research, on wild bottlenose dolphins, will lead to a reassessment of their intelligence and social complexity, raising moral questions over how they should be treated."
There you have it, the smarter you are, the better we should treat you!
- Xan Shui, Philosophic Philanthropist, Honest Man
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The evidence suggests dolphins share the human ability to recognise themselves and other members of the same species as individuals with separate identities. The research, on wild bottlenose dolphins, will lead to a reassessment of their intelligence and social complexity, raising moral questions over how they should be treated."
There you have it, the smarter you are, the better we should treat you!
- Xan Shui, Philosophic Philanthropist, Honest Man
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Monday, May 01, 2006
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Yep, the British are still snobs... :-)
Happy and glorious: Windsor's tribute to its favourite resident - Britain - Times Online: "By the time she emerged from the castle’s great oak doors at noon, an estimated 22,000 loyal subjects — and a fair number from lesser nations, such as the United States — packed the centre of Windsor to bursting to cheer the Queen on her extended birthday walkabout."
In the news: Yep, weeza gettin stupider...
A new pay-per-view program will exploit John Lennon's memory and the "EVP" phenomenon brought into mainstream attention by a recent movie, by claiming to channel Lennon's spirit through EVP.
EVP is based on a belief that spirit voices communicate through radio and TV broadcast signals.
"On the television show, filming at La Fortuna suddenly stops and a narrator says something odd has happened. They then claim that a mysterious voice can be heard on the voice feed of one of the psychics.
The producers then call in "EVP specialist" Sandra Belanger to examine the voice and she proclaims it the real deal.
"The Spirit of John Lennon" is being done without the knowledge or consent of Lennon's estate or his widow Yoko Ono, who declined comment. Her longtime friend and spokesman Elliot Mintz has called the entire exercise "tacky, exploitative and far removed" from the icon's way of life.
"A pay-per-view seance was never his style," said Mintz.
The Article
EVP is based on a belief that spirit voices communicate through radio and TV broadcast signals.
"On the television show, filming at La Fortuna suddenly stops and a narrator says something odd has happened. They then claim that a mysterious voice can be heard on the voice feed of one of the psychics.
The producers then call in "EVP specialist" Sandra Belanger to examine the voice and she proclaims it the real deal.
"The Spirit of John Lennon" is being done without the knowledge or consent of Lennon's estate or his widow Yoko Ono, who declined comment. Her longtime friend and spokesman Elliot Mintz has called the entire exercise "tacky, exploitative and far removed" from the icon's way of life.
"A pay-per-view seance was never his style," said Mintz.
The Article
Friday, April 07, 2006
Kids say the darndest things!
"You should never swim with lightening because it will storm you up and turn you into a popsicle."
- C (age 4) 4/7/2006
- C (age 4) 4/7/2006
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama gives an interview.
"On our first visit, I was faced with a large plate of biscuits. President Bush immediately offered me his favourites, and after that, we got on fine. On my next visit, he didn't mind when I was blunt about the war.
"By my third visit, I was ushering him into the Oval Office. I was astonished by his grasp of Buddhism."
"On our first visit, I was faced with a large plate of biscuits. President Bush immediately offered me his favourites, and after that, we got on fine. On my next visit, he didn't mind when I was blunt about the war.
"By my third visit, I was ushering him into the Oval Office. I was astonished by his grasp of Buddhism."
In the news: Cell-phone brain tumors again.
In a recent article, Swedish researches have contradicted the conclusions of other recent research programs by finding a link between cellphone use and brain tumors.
Studying 905 people who have had a malignant brain tumor, 85 were high users of mobile phones. They also concluded that the risk was higher on the side of the head the phone was used upon.
They suggest using handsfree as a way to get the risk down. But won't that just move the cancer? Based on where I put my phone when I'm in hands-free mode, I'm not so sure I like that idea!
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Studying 905 people who have had a malignant brain tumor, 85 were high users of mobile phones. They also concluded that the risk was higher on the side of the head the phone was used upon.
They suggest using handsfree as a way to get the risk down. But won't that just move the cancer? Based on where I put my phone when I'm in hands-free mode, I'm not so sure I like that idea!
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