2018-05-07 10:40
Dear Kid,
Five years, 1736 blogs, a whole lot of words, several Neanderthals, a LOT of conversations (Puppy and otherwise), and one graduation.
We’ve talked about bats, cats, dogs, hog… Read More
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An Ongoing Discussion with the Kid in College
2018-05-05 10:36
Dear Kid,
When I think back to your freshman year, I’m awed and impressed by the distances you’ve covered and the discoveries you’ve made. You’ve tried new things (no… Read More
2018-05-04 10:35
Dear Kid,
You’re about to graduate (yeah, still struggling with that).
And you’re about to be home for a while (not a struggle at all).
So it seems prudent to review the Rules of… Read More
2018-05-03 10:45
Dear Kid,
Thankfulness isn’t just for Thanksgiving.
Thankfulness is an all-the-time, equal opportunity kind of thing.
As you wind down your college career (gak!), I know you’re b… Read More
2018-05-02 10:47
Dear Kid,
In my continuing effort to distract myself from the ridiculousness that is 3 days (arrg!) until graduation, I have scoured the internet to find 25 weirdly fun trivia facts. You&rsq&hell…Read More
2018-05-01 10:49
Dear Kid,
I have an opinion.
And I have done the math to back it up.
As you know, but I just found out recently, the Jets are playing hockey.
This is—obviously—wrong. Even… Read More
2018-04-30 10:38
Dear Kid,
WAIT!
STOP THE PRESSES!!!
What exactly is going on here?
How can it possibly be only 5 days until you graduate from college?
I swear it was only a week or so ago that you rode the… Read More
2018-04-27 10:46
Dear Kid,
Once upon a time, there weren’t any trees. Then there were. Then came Arbor Day.
Arbor Day was created by J. Sterling Morton (President Grover Cleveland’s Secretary of… Read More
2018-04-26 10:41
Dear Kid,
I went to the eye doctor earlier.
The good news is that all the parts of my eyes are in lovely shape. The doctor had a marvelous time exclaiming over the excellent surgery I had ye… Read More
2018-04-25 10:45
Dear Kid,
Did I tell you about the Great Eyeglass Catastrophe of 2018?
It’s awful–if you have tears prepare to shed them.
As you know, my glasses belong in one of two places: in… Read More
2018-04-24 10:42
Dear Kid,
Over the weekend, the Puppy and I did some gardening. To clarify, I did some gardening and the Puppy napped on the grass. It was (in his opinion) a fair division of labor.
While he… Read More
2018-04-23 12:05
Dear Kid,
This past weekend, we went to a college football game (and by “game” I mean the exact opposite of a game in which some people wore some parts of uniforms and some plays… Read More
2018-04-20 10:43
Dear Kid,
In other backyard news, I have completed the Great Birdfeeder Experiment.
I am a terrible hostess in that I don’t keep the birdfeeders full during the winter. Mostly because… Read More
2018-04-19 23:06
Dear Kid,
(Somehow, MFtI forgot to publish this this morning.)
Way back when you were in Jr High (I think it was when you were in Jr High), you or Pi (or possibly both of you) used a simulat… Read More
2018-04-18 10:37
Dear Kid,
This is the World’s Worst Poem about the ‘Quils (both Night and Day). If you squint, it mostly rhymes. There is pretty much nothing you can do to make it scan except pr… Read More
2018-04-17 10:48
Dear Kid,
You know what’s worse than your kid having a cold and not being around to bring the child chicken soup and Nyquil?
Being the child with a cold and no one bringing you chicken… Read More
2018-04-16 10:45
Dear Kid,
Do you know what was happening 5 years ago today? DearKidLoveMom was being launched.
That’s not entirely accurate. I’d written a couple of posts earlier in April, but t… Read More
2018-04-13 10:33
Dear Kid,
I’m back in an airport. This time Newark, NJ. I tell you this not because I think you will be jealous (although you are, right?) but because you should know I’m now eng… Read More
2018-04-12 10:43
Dear Kid,
Speaking of Newfoundland (you do remember that’s what we’re talking about, right?),St. John’s is the capital of the province and the oldest city in North America… Read More
2018-04-11 10:38
Dear Kid,
If you’re a well-traveled person, having visited all 50 of These Here United States, you might look around and think “what next?” And you might be bold enough to… Read More
2018-04-10 10:34
Dear Kid,
My pillow and I must have had Some Kind of argument during the night because I woke up looking like Medusa–on steroids–this morning.
What is it about nocturnal hair-dos… Read More
2018-04-09 10:41
Dear Kid,
Whatever you are doing, stop it.
Right now. Stop.
Unless you’re taking an exam, in which case why are you reading this?
Whatever you are doing can wait.
What can’t wait… Read More
2018-04-06 11:13
Dear Kid,
The human skeletal system is an amazing thing. You already knew that. And it takes a lot to break one of the bones in your body. You knew that too. Which clearly means that those w… Read More
2018-04-05 10:50
Dear Kid,
I was casting around for a topic for today (there are no unauthorized wild animals living in the house at the moment).
Inspiration was not swimming in the pool I was casting in, or… Read More
2018-04-04 10:45
Dear Kid,
After a extending his stay about 24 hours, the bat has checked out of Casa Mia.
It was a bit on the crazy side.
After a few more rounds of “fling open the front door and see… Read More
2018-04-03 10:49
Dear Kid,
There is a bat in the house. More specifically, there is a bat in our house.
Even more specifically, there is a bat somewhere in our house, but we don’t know where.
He or she… Read More
2018-04-02 10:46
Dear Kid,
Happy April! I hope you survived April 1st without too many Fools or too much snow. (What is it with Mother Nature this year? Spring should not include snow imho.)
April 2nd is Nat… Read More
2018-03-30 10:55
Dear Kid,
Did you hear about this thing called March Madness which celebrates basketball and takes over the airwaves as only things like the Olympics (and March Madness) can?
Just in case yo… Read More
2018-03-29 11:56
Dear Kid,
Enough already.
Although perhaps I should say ‘nuf—that might be more ‘propriate.
I’ve decided (I really don’t know why more people don’t consul… Read More
2018-03-28 11:48
Dear Kid,
The point of the Global Pet Expo was not just to walk new blisters onto my feet (yes, I was wearing sneakers, but still…) and not just to gawk at the concept of dog bikinis… Read More
2018-03-27 10:39
Dear Kid,
Did I tell you I went to Orlando for the Global Pet Expo?
There isn’t much related to pets that isn’t at Global (I’m an insider now, so I can use the diminutive)… Read More
2018-03-26 10:45
Dear Kid,
Something about being in a hotel room (especially the first night) often leads to a night of not great sleep.
My first night in Orlando, I slept great. Right up to 4am when I compl… Read More
2018-03-23 10:46
Dear Kid,
The first few hours in Orlando left something to be desired.
Things started out brilliantly.
We left Cincinnati late afternoon just before all the Weather hit.
The flight was full… Read More
2018-03-22 10:26
Dear Kid,
Hummingbirds are Mother Nature’s tiny little helicopter birds. They spend their days zooming around from flowers and hummingbird feeders and avoiding been seen by certain peo… Read More
2018-03-21 10:35
Dear Kid,
I was in Atlanta last week, so I did what people who visit Atlanta do.
For lunch, we ate BBQ while we admired the Twin Smokers and photographed staff TShirts.
Then I went to visi… Read More
2018-03-20 10:48
Dear Kid,
Pay Attention!
Today is not the day to go around with your earbuds in and the tunes on High. Today is a day to be vigilant! To Watch One’s Back (and front). To beware of smal… Read More
2018-03-19 10:40
Dear Kid,
If you were crazy enough to be on an airplane at 5:30am this past Saturday to fly to Baltimore only to return that evening on a 10pm flight, you might find yourself tired. You migh… Read More
2018-03-16 10:41
Dear Kid,
Continuing on with Part III of learning about the number three, we’re on day 3 of threes (Part I and Part II). And we’re talking about Sports. Also sports.
(Huh? What&r&hell…Read More
2018-03-15 10:49
Dear Kid,
Welcome to Part 2 of our discussion of the number three. Go read Part I if you missed it, I’ll wait.
Today we’re talking about the number three in mythology. (Have you… Read More
2018-03-14 10:40
Dear Kid,
Today is the Wonder that is Pi Day. Which means we must think in increments slightly larger than three but not so large as 4 and contemplate the giggle that is your sister.
Since w… Read More
2018-03-13 11:53
Dear Kid,
Airports are weird. (I am now an expert, having been through more than one airport in the last few weeks.)
Pretty much everything about airports are weird. Standing in lines, buyin… Read More
2018-03-12 10:40
Dear Kid,
If one goes to Cozumel, and one should at some point, one should go scuba diving (if one likes that sort of thing) and/or snorkeling (if one likes that sort of thing).
If you don&r&hell…Read More
2018-03-09 11:42
Dear Kid,
You know I’ve been traveling, right?
While I’ve been away, Dad has fallen in love with the BBC show Blue Planet II.
So for the past several evenings, that’s what… Read More
2018-03-08 11:44
Dear Kid,
There are all kinds of reasons to celebrate today—I’m sure you can come up with one or two.
So I decided to provide you with the recipes for an All Beer Dinner. Ta-dah!… Read More
2018-03-07 11:20
Dear Kid,
And how things can change in a day.
Turns out that the east coast of These Here United States is going to get about a Vortex-full of snow and my trip to New Jersey has been resched… Read More
2018-03-06 11:42
Dear Kid,
The airlines are learning.
Well, not so much learning as panicking.
According to the meteorologists, Weather is coming. According to the meteorologists who watch Game of Thrones, t… Read More
2018-03-05 11:40
Dear Kid,
Me: Hi, Baby! We’re back!
Puppy: Oh, hi Mom.Me: Come on Sweetie, it’s time to go home.
Puppy: You go on. I’ll catch you later.
Me: We’ve been away for 10 da… Read More
2018-03-02 11:48
Dear Kid,
On our honeymoon, Dad and I saw wild capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica. On our recent trip we encountered semi-wild capuchin monkeys in Roatan, an island right off the coast of Hondur… Read More
2018-03-01 11:45
Dear Kid,
Do you know about Mojitos?
While we were on our trip, Dad and I had Mojitos. This was a very exciting moment for your papa as it was his first Mojito.
He was a happy camper.
Mojito… Read More
2018-02-28 11:13
Dear Kid,
Sometimes one wonders. Sometimes one knows for sure. I know that Dad and I are Sweeties. But sometimes it’s not easy to remember.
Then he goes and pulls a Grand Gesture and r… Read More
2018-02-27 11:29
Dear Kid,
We take a break from Cruise reporting (there’s more to come – I know you were worried), to talk more about air travel.
Specially, air travel to Las Vegas.
Even more spe… Read More
2018-02-26 11:47
Dear Kid,
You know how sometimes life can be confusing? You don’t know whether you’re coming or going or which way is up. While I can’t solve all the problems in The Univer… Read More
2018-02-23 11:45
Dear Kid,
I have now kayaked in the ocean.
One of the excursions we took was an adventure in a tandem clear-bottom kayak which – as the name implies – involved kayaking in a vess… Read More
2018-02-22 11:55
Dear Kid,
Part of being on the cruise (as an anniversary present to ourselves) involved pampering ourselves.
Not only did we eat and drink to our happy hearts content, we indulged in pamperi… Read More
2018-02-21 11:40
Dear Kid,
We went to our first cruise champagne art auction. They had some really great art on board (Agam, Britto, Maxx).
These were not the pieces they were giving away cheap.
These were p… Read More
2018-02-20 11:29
Dear Kid,
It’s hard not to love breakfast buffets on a cruise. Unless you’re looking for leftover Chinese takeout.
The variety and abundance are wonderfully astounding. Unless yo… Read More
2018-02-19 11:49
Dear Kid,
You can learn a lot at the airport (although you might not always want to). Here are 10 things I learned at the airport on our most recent voyage.
Apparently overalls are a thing… Read More
2018-02-16 11:44
Dear Kid,
Have you been paying attention to Chinese astrology? If not, no worries; I’m here to help.
2018 is the Year of the Dog.
Puppy: Which is really seven years, so it’s pret… Read More
2018-02-15 11:46
Dear Kid,
In the late 1800s the world decided that it would be a good idea to bring back the Olympics. The idea was that international friendly competition would bring peace, unity, and unli… Read More
2018-02-14 11:41
Dear Kid,
Just in case you didn’t get enough info about bronze yesterday (don’t see how that could be possible, but one never knows), I consulted My Friend the Internet and found… Read More
2018-02-13 11:44
Dear Kid,
Turns out that copper and tin make bronze.
You probably knew that, but I didn’t.
There are many documented histories of bronze, but the least commonly known may be the most a… Read More
2018-02-12 11:42
Dear Kid,
Turn off your phone! (Well, turn it off after you read this.)
We know people have become highly addicted to their phones and other electronic devices. (Tip o’ the hat to your… Read More
2018-02-09 15:10
Dear Kid,
There is a Sleep Thief in the house.
I don’t mean there is a thief sleeping in the house (that’s a scary idea). I mean someone or something is stealing the sleep.
I kno… Read More
2018-02-08 11:54
Dear Kid,
I love re-reading books. I particularly like stories that I haven’t read in a while, so even though I don’t really remember the plot, they are like well-worn slippers t… Read More
2018-02-07 11:45
Dear Kid,
Today is Old Rock Day.
I don’t know why, but it is.
I’m fascinated by the idea that there might be rocks that aren’t old. Who’s ever heard of a new rock?
Fo… Read More
2018-02-06 11:44
Dear Kid,
I’ve been getting a lot of emails from my Fitbit.
Fitbit: Your Charge HR battery level is low. Charge your battery as soon as possible. To charge:
1. Plug the powe… Read More
2018-02-05 11:39
Dear Kid,
Part I
As you probably have heard by now, The Rodent (aka Punxsutawney Phil) saw his shadow and – according to the Laws of Physics and Popular Culture – thereby determi… Read More
2018-02-02 11:44
Dear Kid,
Today is Groundhog Day! You’d think I’d be talking about that furry little rodent (or more likely, threatening him). Been there, done that, so I’m moving on.
(Mr… Read More
2018-02-01 11:52
Dear Kid,
We don’t have any figs in the house. I know this because I spent 5 minutes staring into the pantry willing them to appear. It didn’t work. We are fig-less.
Fig trees do… Read More
2018-01-31 11:52
Dear Kid,
The subject is woodpeckers because, well, no reason really except that we were talking about woodpeckers yesterday.
There are a lot of woodpeckers in the world. About 200 species… Read More
2018-01-30 11:42
Dear Kid,
The sound of a woodpecker hard at work is (imo) a delightful sound, confirming that little bugs are becoming lunch for a hungry bird. (Unless, the birds are pounding into the house… Read More
2018-01-29 11:42
Dear Kid,
What is with the drivers in Pennsylvania?
On the drive east (clear weather), there were parts of the highway where the speed limit was 55 mph (I was driving 54.8 mph exactly) and c… Read More
2018-01-26 11:54
Dear Kid,
Rise and shine!
It’s Friday and the morning is here. It’s time for coffee, breakfast, a ray or two of sunshine (woo hoo for the sunshine!).
Fridays are time to focus on… Read More
2018-01-25 12:31
Dear Kid,
There was a recent cartoon (one of the most reliable sources of news these days) that said “My Values = Good; Your Values = Stupid”.
It made me smile, not because it w… Read More
2018-01-24 11:46
Dear Kid,
It’s January. You probably knew that. You probably also know that January is named after Janus, the Roman god with two heads (one looking forward and one looking back). But I… Read More
2018-01-23 11:41
Dear Kid,
I learned (sort of) how to play Mah Jong (Mandarin for Jewish women chatting and playing with tiles). Turns out Mah Jong has nothing to do with the solitaire matching game one find… Read More
2018-01-22 11:51
Dear Kid,
As you may know, yesterday was Football Day.
And (despite my feelings on the matter), New England barely managed not to lose to Jacksonville. (I’ll pause for a moment while y… Read More
2018-01-19 12:03
Dear Kid,
It may be corny, but today we celebrate National Popcorn Day. No one knows who invented the day, but here we are. (And yes, in case you were wondering, I checked and there is a Pop… Read More
2018-01-18 11:52
Dear Kid,
The other night I went to the grocery store after the gym. My intent was to pick up a couple of things and head home for dinner. In and out.
The parking lot was a little on the cro… Read More
2018-01-17 11:47
Dear Kid,
Did you think things had gotten better? Wrong.
Stupidity is running rampant.
Remember when eating cinnamon was the Stupid Stunt of the Day? Bad idea. Really bad.
And then we had Kr… Read More
2018-01-16 11:31
Dear Kid,
Speaking of manners, what is with people?
It’s winter. People have colds.
Cover your mouths people.
Geez.
Last night I went to the gym (stunner, I know).
After my workout, I… Read More
2018-01-15 11:46
Dear Kid,
Manners.
Those things that Barney the Big Purple Dinosaur taught us about and that Lancelot reinforced ever so convincingly.
They go beyond Please and Thank You (those are still t… Read More
2018-01-12 11:45
Dear Kid,
Wait a minute—whose idea is this?
I get that it’s winter. Yeah, yeah. Cold. I know.
But things are getting out of hand.
According to the foremost expert on the subject… Read More
2018-01-11 11:44
Dear Kid,
And here we are, back to goodbye.
Painful though parting be, I bow to you as I see you off to distant clouds. ~Emperor Saga
Goodbyes are generally not easy, and some are more diff… Read More
2018-01-10 11:56
Dear Kid,
As much as it’s warmer than it’s been for a while, it is still dang cold. Which makes it easy to see why it’s Hot Tea Month.
Tea is warming from the inside (when… Read More
2018-01-09 11:46
Dear Kid,
I’ve talked about elephants before here, here, here, here, here, here, and here, but I haven’t talked very much about bulldogs except here, here, and here. It seems a f… Read More
2018-01-08 12:49
Dear Kid,
Well, yeah.
Calendars are wonderful. They’re useful for making notes and keeping appointments. They remind us of holidays and birthdays and daylight savings time.
And they of… Read More
2018-01-05 13:05
Dear Kid,
Yes, the Winter Olympics are fast approaching. Actually, they are approaching at the same rate as always, but (as always) they’re getting closer. Here’s what you need t… Read More
2018-01-04 11:43
Dear Kid,
Have you thought about wool recently? If you were, perhaps you were wool gathering (“wool gathering” means daydreaming). Here are things you don’t know about wool… Read More
2018-01-03 13:15
Dear Kid,
No, I did not make this up. It certainly sounds like something I might have made up, so I can understand the confusion.
Today is the day all college students revere above all other… Read More
2018-01-02 11:46
Dear Kid,
We’ve launched our way into 2018 with all the other things that make the first day of the year The First Day of the Year, like toasts and gestures and brownies and champagne… Read More
2018-01-01 14:00
Dear Kid,
Did you blink? 2017 was here and gone in an instant that felt like a decade. Each minute dragged on and on yet as a whole the year whooshed by.
I will leave it to others (like the… Read More
2017-12-29 11:09
Dear Kid,
Let’s face it: Pretty much no one likes getting shots.
On the other hand, given a choice between a shot and death, most of us will choose a shot.
Given a choice between a sho… Read More
2017-12-28 11:43
Dear Kid,
There ought to be a law.
There should be a deadline for when Christmas Holiday Christmas music needs to stop. And that time should be (according to my very scientific calculations)… Read More
2017-12-27 12:03
Dear Kid,
‘Tis the Day After the Day After and somewhere in this house there is a piece of floor that isn’t covered by clothing, boxes to go back to college, boxes to go over to… Read More
2017-12-26 11:41
Dear Kid,
This is very exciting. It seems 2018 is going to be the year of purple.
Pantone has named Ultra Violet its color of the year for 2018.
A dramatically provocative and thoughtful pur… Read More
2017-12-25 13:02
Dear Kid,
It’s Christmas.
Which for some people means presents and Yule Logs. For others, it means movies and Chinese food. And for still others, it means working (police, firefighters… Read More
2017-12-22 12:00
Dear Kid,
Just for the record, I was right.
Someday, this will cease to surprise people. Since we have not yet reached that day, I will continue to remind people.
I was right.
When one… Read More
2017-12-21 11:42
Dear Kid,
Today is the Winter Solstice, otherwise known as the shortest day of the year.
IMHO, that is good news.
“What?” you say. “You hate when it gets dark early. This i… Read More
2017-12-20 11:49
Dear Kid,
I am not a techno-geek. In fact, I have the superpower of being able to stop all technology within a five mile radius just by waking up in the morning. Eyes flutter open and all co… Read More
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