Comments for This old porch

Comment on Projections by stepblog

stepblog — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:54:50 +0000

This brought tears to my eyes.

Comment on Hoho, ‘noman go over the edge by thisoldporch

thisoldporch — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:38:55 +0000

I haven’t even let myself watch the Omen!
Fortunately, no other characters, living or stuffed, have gone over the edge in the past several weeks.

Comment on Hoho, ‘noman go over the edge by stepblog

stepblog — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:27:17 +0000

You haven’t let her watch “The Omen” have you?

Comment on This never happened to Rob and Laura by thisoldporch

thisoldporch — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:49:25 +0000

Oooh. At 10 he should know what it’s all about.
At 2, Mod probably just thought … well, anyway, I was closer to her mom than she was, and that didn’t set well.
I thought about a trip wire with bells or something, as a signal.

Comment on This never happened to Rob and Laura by stepblog

stepblog — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:00:59 +0000

One word: lock. Your door, that is.
This happened to us. With the 10-year-old. The lights were out, but still.

Comment on You said it, baby! by thisoldporch

thisoldporch — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:03:23 +0000

Interesting.
I’m mostly beyond that now. As long as I have some privacy.
In fact, I’ve considered writing books detailing and rating the best public restrooms in given areas.
For instance, there’s a fancy hotel across the street from my office. It’s a wonderful place, and always my first preference.

Comment on You said it, baby! by stepblog

stepblog — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:29:32 +0000

So much to respond to here, but I’m going to focus on the fear of/ reluctance to poop in places other than home. I had a boyfriend in college with this hang up. He said he didn’t want to “leave it just anywhere.” Which seemed to assign some kind of high value to his poop, that he wanted to be sure to keep it all at home. Strange.

Comment on Science blogging conference today by thisoldporch

thisoldporch — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:56:54 +0000

Yeah, I know. I’m just now getting back to this.
The conference was great! It was well attended. The guys really pulled off an amazing feat, on a shoestring budget. There were presenters from … well, you can read it in the wiki. Bottom line — blogs are the new water cooler, the new scientific journal, the new study group. Scientists are using blogs in very creative ways, just at a time when the country needs better access to relevant science information. Much applause, Coturnix and Anton! I look forward to next year’s.

Comment on To sleep? Perchance! Dream on. by thisoldporch

thisoldporch — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:01:59 +0000

Yeah, Ferber’s the guy who was misquoted, for years, as saying parents should let their kids cry it out. Recently he corrected the misconception and said parents should do whatever works best. ??

Comment on To sleep? Perchance! Dream on. by stepblog

stepblog — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:52:40 +0000

Have you heard of / tried this book? Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems by Richard Ferber. It really improved life for a friend of mine. (I think this is the right book, I’ll double check).