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A GOP parable: The Widow’s Offering
There are politicians and pundits who profess the Christian religion, and declare that the US is a Christian nation founded on Christian principles. They claim that this means that Christian rules for living should control the law of the land … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction, Short Fiction
Tagged GOP, Jesus, parable, Pharisees, tax brackets, widow
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Mama no more!
The kid’s linguistic development continues! He recently learned “down,” and right now it’s probably his most commonly used word. (Naturally, he also uses “down” to mean “up.”) He also says “town” almost every time we go out, although what he’s … Continue reading
More words; more mamas
There’s been a bit of a breakthrough on the “mama” front. First, let’s take stock of the kid’s cognitive and linguistic development. He’s picking up more words, for starters. He clearly understands the names of meals (he gets excited when … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction
Tagged cognitive development, linguistic development, the kid
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Some thoughts on resolutions
It’s January first of a new year… what are your resolutions? What are my resolutions? There are a few things I’d like to change about how I structure my life. But first I’d like to talk a little about “resolutions.” … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction
Tagged gyms, just do it, New Year, newspaper comics, resolutions
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Four Mamas; Three Ducks
A story. The kid has learned “mama.” What’s more, where at first he just used something like mum-um-um-um-um-um-um as a complaining noise, now he actually uses “mama” as a word to refer to his mother. Sometimes when we’re at home … Continue reading
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Tagged cognitive development, ducks, magnets, mama, the kid, toddlers
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The Tragedy at Panera
A couple days ago we were changing the kid’s diaper before his midday nap. To express his displeasure over some aspect of the process, he was kicking his legs: raising them up and then bringing them back down with a thump, … Continue reading
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Tagged diaper changing, lessons, Panera, the kid, Tragedy
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Thoughts on toddler cognitive development, part 3
A while ago we got the kid a set of rubber balls: one basketball, one soccer ball, and one football; each around the same size as a large grapefruit. He can’t really use them as freely as he’d like, yet; … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction
Tagged abstraction, ball, baooo, cognitive development, Plato, the kid, toddlers
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A tale of (computer) renewal
Things are stable again in the Land of Nu, and we didn’t even get to the end of the buffer. (Which means it’s time to rebuild the buffer for all three of my regular posts – kotowaza, Magic Monday, and yojijukugo – and … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Nonfiction
Tagged anecdote, coincidences, computer replacement, data
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Things to do with “spell slots”
A while back I read and commented on a post at Ten Foot Polemic. Mr. Young had an interesting idea about allowing clerics to create “talismans” (I keep on feeling like the plural should be “talismen,” but that’s silly) to … Continue reading
Another thought on toddler cognitive development
The kid has started categorizing the world and associating properties with those categories. He has also started learning the names of things. Examples: He will see a dog, and say “Dah!” He will hear a dog bark, and say “Dah!” … Continue reading
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Tagged buses, categorization, cats, cognitive development, dogs, ghosts?, the kid, toddlers
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