Category: Life
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-22
RT @anildash: Because of their track record of killing Americans, I can’t support the construction of a Ground Zero McDonald’s. # RT @SLJT06: Make sure your kids are asleep before you do the nasty!! OMG! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PpYasA94sU # Vegetables have plenty of protein, and even potatoes are a complete protein http://bit.ly/aaCA5k #vegetarian #vegan # Survey: 98…
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Happy Canada Day
I hope yours was happier than mine, anyway. The morning was good, certainly. Government Museums in Ottawa had free admission today, so my family and I visited the Canada Science and Technology Museum and the Canada Agriculture Museum. Good stuff, particularly the family-friendly activities at the Experimental Farm. My afternoon was considerably less enjoyable. I…
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The Darker Side of Positive Thinking
American feminist, democratic socialist, pop sociologist and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the hazards of forced positiveness, the subject of her book Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America.
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Favourite Socks
These are my 4-year-old’s favourite socks — black, red and orange, emblazoned with flaming skulls. If there is a drawer full of anything, they are guaranteed to be the first ones selected for that day’s outfit. Some of you may be thinking, “Cool!” or “Weird!” or “Boys will be boys”, except my 4-year-old isn’t a…
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I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me…
At my workplace, people will periodically upload snapshots of their workspace to allow remote co-workers a virtual visit via Twitter. I was asked to contribute this photo on Friday. Visible are: An obviously fake Master of Locksmithing degree from Yale University, a Doctor of Esotericism degree from Billy Bo Bob University, Opus the penguin, a…
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Signal much?
In my previous graph, I illustrated the challenge of driving with children. This time around: one of my challenges in dealing with the rest of you out there on the road: Do you recognize yourself in here anywhere?
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Car trips are never the same after kids
My wife and I used to be able to drive to our favourite vacation spot in about 11 hours, including rest stops. Since we’ve had children, it’s a minimum of 16 hours of travel time, spread over two days. Here’s a graph I made that illustrates the new dynamics at work: Your mileage may vary, but if…
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The Myth of Teenage Rebelliousness
The persistent notion that the teen years are some overflowing font of unprecedented rebellion bothers me. Was this idea perpetuated by those leading child rearing experts that never actually got around to having children of their own? Someone obviously blinked. Often. Babies fuss their preference for certain foods, certain ways of being held, and certain…
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Workplace Mental Health: Please share this video
May 3 – 9, 2010 is Mental Health Week. Take care of yourself, and each other.