From there to here, from here to there, Funny things are everywhere
… I just saw this incredible news over at Half Changed World. Starting tomorrow, you can pre-order on Amazon.com one of my all-time fave childhood television shows: The Electric Company!! I used to watch this every. single. day. when I was a kid, and I’ve often wondered what became of it. It was like Sesame … Continue reading “And speaking of mediated childhoods…”
It’s Nancy’s fault. She asked “So, which one is it (zed or zee)? Anyone know? And should we really care? Is it really a Canadian versus American thing? Or something else?” Ooo ooo ooo! (dances in chair, waving hand in the air) I know, I know! I care!! In fact, my darling Nancy, it is … Continue reading “Zed versus zee, a love-letter to Nancy”
I got one of the oddest comments ever the other day (and that says a lot around here!): Hello!Did you know you’re a googlewhack?(deleted – see original comment)Matt 10.04.05 – 3:21 pm I’ve been called a lot of things in my day, but being called a googlewhack was a first for me. Not sure whether … Continue reading “Googlewhacking, Star Wars and shameless boasting”
I was wandering around on Mimilou, which BTW, is a smart and funny blog worth reading, and she was talking about how her son has discovered Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine. It got me thinking about how we’re just about at the one year anniversary of our own indoctrination into the cult … Continue reading “My preschooler the junkie”