Slate is reporting today on a new study from Cornell University that links increased television watching with increased autism rates. It’s nice to have some scientific backing for a philosophy Kate and I think is important just on the face of it. Surprisingly, we have received a bit of push-back on our desire to not [...]
Watching TV
October 16, 2006
How to kiss a baby
October 15, 2006
The season premier of Battlestar Galactica contained a noteworthy scene. In it a woman is lying on a cot, holding her baby. She’s having a conversation with her husband who is sitting behind her. During the conversation, she bends over and gives her baby a kiss on the cheek. I immediately paused the Tivo and [...]
DOMA upheld in Washington State
July 26, 2006
Today the Washington State Supreme Court upheld the Defense of Marriage Act as constitutional. One should note, however, that they explicitly did not say whether or not it was a good idea — in fact, they hinted otherwise. But their job is not to make policy, only decide if policy is constitutional, and they sided [...]
Getting in the Habits
July 7, 2006
A comment I’ve heard from parents of slightly older children goes something like this: “Wow, I’m surprised at how much my baby is paying attention to what I do. Just yesterday [he|she] started copying [some behavior]“. Apparently kids are learning from you way earlier than you think they are. With that in mind, I’ve started thinking [...]
Your Bad Choice
July 5, 2006
Cynical Dad relates a great story about his wife defending his honor at Target (while shopping for Father’s day cards): Zoey: Why does it say that? Ella: It means that Daddy gets to take the day off. Unknown Woman Standing A Few Feet From Them: Which is also every day. Now I would love to [...]
Sociable
June 8, 2006
I’m not much of a social person. I like to work alone, I’m not much good at parties, and small talk leaves me at a complete loss. Now that I’ve got Ruby attached to my person most of the time that I’m out in public, I’m having to interact with strangers more often. They want to come up and remark [...]
Defend us from what?
June 7, 2006
I would like to officially state that my marriage to Kate is in no way threatened by the marriage of one person to another person of the same sex. If your marriage is threatened by two men you’ll never meet saying “I do”, then you and your spouse should probably visit a marriage counsellor.
What’s in a name?
May 30, 2006
A few weeks ago we were crossing the border back into the US from Canada. Normally this consists of a glance at the passports and a wave on through. This time, though, the border agent caught me off guard: he asked me what I did for a living. That’s a question for which I didn’t [...]