National Novel Writing Month is here.

“It’s true that men are far more likely than women to be sexual predators. But our society, while declining to profile by race or nationality when it comes to crime and terrorism, has become nonchalant about profiling men. Child advocates are advising parents never to hire male babysitters. Airlines are placing unaccompanied minors with female [...]

It could be worse.

My buddy Dave has started a new blog talking about his mission to simplify and declutter his life (and yours) called Stuck in Stuff. And over the weekend he did the most amazing thing: But I have an idea. A spontaneous idea that might change my life forever. I’m calling it the 100 Thing Challenge. [...]

Two related items for your amusement and delight on a Friday afternoon. A pregnant-mommy-in-labor-robot to teach doctors how to deliver babies. And a comic about birth and dignity by xkcd. Enjoy. Mommy the Automaton: New Interactive Simulators Teach Labor and Birth Dignified – xkcd

Happy belated, Sonnet (world’s cutest Fake baby).

“Of course, it’s not really a question anymore, is it? In the current state of Potter mania, it’s an invitation to recite the loyalty oath. And you’d better answer correctly. Start carrying on like Moaning Myrtle about the repetitive plots, the static characters, the pedestrian prose, the wit-free tone, the derivative themes, and you’ll wish [...]

“Wonder and delight is all we should require of our toys, and it is all we should require of our art.” — KrazyDad

Sure, the interiors in Dwell magazine look good, but the poor kids—they’re only allowed to play with toys that match the decor.

The Lovely and Talented Wife was browsing through iTunes today to find some audiobooks for the kids to listen to and she came across a great site called Storynory.com. They add a new story each week and podcast them so it’s easy to keep current. I listened to Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, one of the more recent additions [...]