Category Archives: Games

“Did clocks even have minute hands in 12th C France?”

Posted on September 26, 2016 by

As you may remember from my original post on the oddities of tennis scoring, Billie Jean King believes that the reason tennis is scored Love-15-30-40 may have been because the clock hanging over the indoor tennis court was the handiest tool … Continue reading →

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“What was the significance of the number 4 in medieval France?”

Posted on September 19, 2016 by

That tennis post I did last week keeps generating questions for those of us here at Caterpickles Central.  Chasing down potential answers to them has proved surprisingly entertaining, so I thought I’d do a quick follow-up post this morning to share what we’ve … Continue reading →

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“Why is tennis scoring so weird?”

Posted on September 13, 2016 by

The other day while driving past a neighborhood tennis court, the subject of scoring naturally came up. Everyone in the car agreed that the standard Love-15-30-40 scoring system used in tennis was pretty bizarre. Oddly specific, too, in that way … Continue reading →

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“Did any of the Presidents not like toys?”

Posted on December 21, 2015 by

It’s nearing the end of the year, so I’m in a clear-out-the-old-backlog-of-questions sort of mood. Back when The Eight-Year-Old was only five, we spent a lovely afternoon building a village for her toy dinosaurs out of Lincoln logs. After carefully … Continue reading →

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The Six-Year-Old plays checkers

Posted on January 27, 2014 by

Although she’s only ever played checkers while waiting for a table at Cracker Barrel, my daughter is a master checker player. (Typing that it occurs to me that perhaps we spend too much time at Cracker Barrel. Hmm. Well, something … Continue reading →

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The sweetness of six-year-olds

Posted on September 15, 2013 by

Yesterday, as we were driving home from a highly satisfactory dinner at Horse Thief Hollow*, we passed a softball field in the middle of a not-yet-known-to-me neighborhood.  Mommyo, sentimentally: “Ahh, that reminds me of the softball field I used to … Continue reading →

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The Six-Year-Old goes bowling

Posted on June 1, 2013 by

The Six-Year-Old simply adores candlepin bowling. And I adore her running commentary as she does it. The Six-Year-Old bowls, hoping as Six-Year-Olds will, for a strike her first time out. Her ball travels oh-so-slowly down Candlepin Alley toward a pristine … Continue reading →

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In which The Six-Year-Old deploys her secret weapon

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Looks like Daddyo’s chess domination days may be numbered. In case you’re curious, the book The Six-Year-Old is reading is Chess for Children by Murray Chandler. Related Links: Chess for Children (Caterpickles)

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Chess for Children

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

Mommyo, chortling as she opens up her Amazon package: “The Five-Year-Old and I have a secret weapon to beat you at chess, Daddyo.” The Five-Year-Old, subtly: “Forget what Mommyo said, Daddyo. It’s not a valuable clue.” Related articles Daddyo’s Winter … Continue reading →

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If you draw a preschooler a mouse

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

If you draw a preschooler a mouse, She’ll tell you he looks hungry, and ask you to draw him a plate of cheese. When you draw the cheese, she’ll tell you he needs a cracker. And when she sees your … Continue reading →

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