My aunt saw Acorn today for the first time since his birthday. “What did you get for your birthday?” she asked.
“A cake!” he said.
She laughed. “What kind of cake?”
“My boo tain cake!”
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And while looking through his book stash, he noticed for the first time a coloring my sister had given him for his [...]
Every time I check my Gmail account these days, the notice at the very top of the screen catches my eye. It says, in bold red letters, “New! Bigger attachments.” And every time, I glance around for the “mark as spam” button, because really: bolded red text, with exclamation marks, and the word “bigger?” Where [...]
So! Your only child is turning three, and you want to make him something you know will delight him. You decide to make him a fancypants train-shaped cake, but you’re too cheap and too broke to buy a fancypants train-shaped cake pan. Luckily, your aunt taught you to decorate cakes when you [...]
This article is long, but well worth reading. The comments are also worthwhile.
So please, if you have time, do go read it. I’d like to discuss it further, but all my efforts toward writing coherently are going elsewhere tonight, so I’ll let the article stand on its own.
To the left of this post, you’ll see a new section called Featured Posts in my sidebar. I’ve done away with my traditional blogroll in favor of an RSS feed in which I’ll be placing links to my favorite posts from other people’s blogs. Thanks, Zero Boss!
This will allow me to have a much shorter [...]