Things to cheer you up, or just make you go huh:

[orichalcum]

1. 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.

Comments

[resonance42.livejournal.com]

Heh. Reminds me of chunks of the spiel I give to my babies' parents at this age as part of the anticipatory guidance and safety segment of their well child visits...

:-)

[orichalcum.livejournal.com]

Do not put them on glass tables?

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."