November « 2006 « When Chemists Attack

Archive for November, 2006

Blueberries

Friday, November 10th, 2006

I really like this story. It’s food for thought for all those people who think that education “should be run more like a business”.

“That’s right!” she barked, “and we can never send back our blueberries. We take them big, small, rich, poor, gifted, exceptional, abused, frightened, confident, homeless, rude, and brilliant. We take them with ADHD, junior rheumatoid arthritis, and English as their second language. We take them all! Every one! And that, Mr. Vollmer, is why it’s not a business. It’s school!”

(Thanks, PZ)

Posted in Education | Comments Off on Blueberries

Since the new baby arrived, we’ve had family in the house quite a lot. The cats don’t seem to regard the baby as an outsider (though they will scramble if she starts to cry). However – the presence of all those extra people in the house is, perhaps, more than feline dignity can bear.

Rusty and Ash staged a sit-in strike in the laundry room to protest the presence of all the extra people in the house.

[Cat protest]
They may take our kitchen, but they’ll never take … OUR LITTER!

Posted in Animals | Comments Off on Friday Cat: The sit-in strike

Baby’s night out!

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Cate went on her first road trip today (not counting a doctor’s office visit). Here ‘s me strapping Cate into the carseat.

[Going for a ride]
You can clearly see in this picture what being a new father is doing for my hair.

[Cate's expression]
Cate’s not too sure about this carseat thing.

Cate’s first trip was to Lowe’s, the home improvement store. (The garage door opener picked this week to burn itself out.) Now, how many baby girls out there can say that the first store they ever visited was Lowe’s?

Then, we went across town to Old Europe Mediterranean Grill (which I’ve blogged about before). Cate behaved very well – she slept almost the whole time we were in the restaurant, and didn’t make any noise when she was awake. No pictures of Cate at Old Europe on this trip, though. I forgot my camera.

It’s certainly true what they say about a ride in the car lulling babies to sleep. After a few minutes in the car, Cate slept like a b … well, she slept like something that sleeps more soundly than a baby. 🙂

Posted in Toddler stuff | Comments Off on Baby’s night out!