“Why do they call it 20-lb paper?”
If a ream of paper only weighs 4.8 lbs, why do they call it 20 lb paper?
The Seven-Year-Old’s on to you, Santa
The Seven-Year-Old, scrambling over a snow bank on a recent walk into school: “I think Santa puts some sort of trance on kids before he comes.”…
What’s The Seven-Year-Old reading this week?
Our occasional round-up of the news tidbits that cross The Seven-Year-Old’s desk as well as a sampling of some of the books she’s been reading lately. This week, The Seven-Year-Old has been reading about tigers, elephants, bison, dragons, bullies, and girl detectives.
Wordless Wednesday: Spring comes early!
Just kidding. I took this photo late last summer in San Francisco. Can you tell I’m gritting my teeth to get through this last month without…
“Mommyo, why is the Chicago River green?”
Every year about this time, Chicago decides that blue-brown rivers are boring. So the local plumber’s union uses a top secret combination of what they pinky-swear are ecologically-safe chemicals to dye the river green. Very very green.
Interview with a Seven-Year-Old
A few years ago, I borrowed an idea from Susan, the blogger behind theskyislaughing, and interviewed the then Four-Year-Old about her current crop of likes, dislikes, and toys. Susan,…
What’s on The Seven-Year-Old’s mind this week?
Our semi-regular survey of the tidbits that cross The Seven-Year-Old’s desk. This week, my daughter’s been captivated by a weasel riding on a woodpecker’s back as well as Tom Watson’s Stick Dog, Berniece Freschet’s Furlie Cat, and David Passes’ Dragons: Truth, Myth, and Legends.
Wordless Wednesday: When will the world look like this again?
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“Did they have dinosaurs in Massachusetts?”
Our favorite four-year-old Norwood MA correspondent wrote us this week to ask whether Massachusetts had dinosaurs and, if so, where he could find them.
Yet another reason I prefer reading to cooking
Daddyo, reading the label on the newly opened bottle of soy sauce: “Refrigerate after opening for best quality.” Mommyo, thinking of her overflowing refrigerated condiment shelf:…
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