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orichalcum at 11:27am on 13/04/2007 under random
orichalcum at 11:27am on 13/04/2007 under random1. In a grocery store ad for a new product: "Himalania Pink Sea Salt, imported directly from France from the footsteps of the Himalayas."
Ah, those French Himalayas - I love to listen to the Sherpas yodeling.
2. Weirdest Radio ad of the week: "Hi, I'm a zombie. The worst thing about being a zombie is that I have no mind of my own, and I have to do what anyone tells me. This makes listening to car ads really hard. But if I had a mind of my own, I would buy a Toyota Prius..."
So meta...
3. Most Confusing Headline of the Day: "Corzine Critical after Car Accident," NYTimes.
The governor had very harsh words to say about the truck that hit him and ran?
Also, I don't know what to make of this, but Mac was crawling around on the floor and I told him, "No, don't go for the power cord, go for your book," while pointing in the general direction of the book. He turned himself around and went for the book. Of course, after a few seconds he then tried to go after Eowyn's toy, and things got a bit exciting - not cuz Eowyn was being aggressive, but because she thought this was the beginning of a great game of Keep Away. I don't think Mac is ready for Keep Away yet. Eowyn (apparently "Edwyn" according to the Evanston dog registry form, which arrived yesterday) disagrees.
Ah, those French Himalayas - I love to listen to the Sherpas yodeling.
2. Weirdest Radio ad of the week: "Hi, I'm a zombie. The worst thing about being a zombie is that I have no mind of my own, and I have to do what anyone tells me. This makes listening to car ads really hard. But if I had a mind of my own, I would buy a Toyota Prius..."
So meta...
3. Most Confusing Headline of the Day: "Corzine Critical after Car Accident," NYTimes.
The governor had very harsh words to say about the truck that hit him and ran?
Also, I don't know what to make of this, but Mac was crawling around on the floor and I told him, "No, don't go for the power cord, go for your book," while pointing in the general direction of the book. He turned himself around and went for the book. Of course, after a few seconds he then tried to go after Eowyn's toy, and things got a bit exciting - not cuz Eowyn was being aggressive, but because she thought this was the beginning of a great game of Keep Away. I don't think Mac is ready for Keep Away yet. Eowyn (apparently "Edwyn" according to the Evanston dog registry form, which arrived yesterday) disagrees.
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Did I ever tell you about the baby-on-a-glass-table experiment?
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the "visual cliff" experiment
We used to joke that SMNH had no concept of the visual cliff. When he first started crawling, we could put him on the bed and he'd happily trot off the side except that we'd be holding his ankles to stop him (while saying "visual cliff! Where's your visual cliff???"). But now that he's even more mobile, he seems to have developed the concept and will get to the edge and peer over without proceeding. We still can't leave him on the bed, since he'll sometimes peer a bit too far or not realize that the edge of the bed is behind him and lean back. But at least he doesn't (usually) try to dive right off the edge.
And not having a dog of our own (on purpose), we discovered the game of 'chase the puppy' last weekend at ACNH's cousin's house. The dog is only a bit larger than SMNH, who gleefully chased him around the room. I was both concerned for the chance of S getting bitten and the dog getting his eyes grabbed, but neither happened. Much fun all around. :)
-MJNH
Re: the "visual cliff" experiment
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I rely mostly on a book called the Portable Pediatrician by a family friend, Laura Nathanson. She says lots of common-sense things like "babies can't fall off the floor" and "the cry of a baby left alone to sleep is not one of grief, but of anger."