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Did you run over Dotdot's dog on your drive to work, Andrew?

I always overestimate the time it will take me to get anywhere on my bike or scooter, and often seriously underestimate the time it takes to drive the car. Whether I stop to pet the cat or not. I don't know why that is; maybe an ingrained idea that the car is the pinnacle on the transportation pyramid, and therefore should get me there on time despite my poor planning? The disconnect of the drive in the car, with it's distractions in the form of the radio or CD player, vs the sense of awareness I feel on a vehicle that does not allow me to check my phone for a missed call or listen to my favorite station? Who knows?

October 13, 2009 at 2:15 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Caption Contest: Double Jointed Dribbling

"Training for the ballet, Potter?!"

September 30, 2009 at 8:05 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Central Kansas eats: the good, the weird, the local.

I hope you served your chili with carrot sticks and pickles, in addition to the cinnamon rolls.

And I'm assuming you also had bierocks at school? I wonder if there is some correlation--schools that served bierocks also served the chili/cinnamon roll combo?

September 25, 2009 at 8:52 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

"Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond

Just wanted to comment that I love this blog. I have had Guns, Germs, and Steel on my to-do list for far too long. Thanks for reminding me!

July 21, 2009 at 9:54 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Kindergarten, or, God Help Us All

Amazingly enough, my children have also remained perfect, perhaps even attained a new level of perfection, despite going to public schools.

I can sympathize, because I had these same thoughts when my oldest went to kindergarten. How could I send her to the wolves? Except that they weren't wolves, they were cute, sweet little kids--just like my kiddo. So far they have rarely had a less-than-stellar teacher and most of their teachers have been in the fantastic range. The kids in their classes are mostly not rotten, and they love, love, love school. Oldest says that junior high is awesome. Not something I would have said about junior high, for sure.

I feel like I spend quite a bit of time volunteering at my kids' schools. Although some kids are not my favorite, I find that really, whether I'm at the junior high or the elementary school, I really enjoy the kids. They are mostly funny and sweet. I'm amazed at how polite the elementary students are to me. I love the great sense of humor the junior high students have. My husband tells me that high school kids are even better. Since he teaches them, I'll take his word for it.

Something that works for us on the communication thing is at dinner every night, everyone has to say three things about their day. We found if we simply asked "How was school?" the answer was always "fine." and nothing more. If we said "Tell us three things about school today" we got so much more detail. It's a nice topic for dinnertime conversation, and then everyone in the family knows what's going on in everyone else's school and work lives.

June 26, 2009 at 3:04 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

Too hot to cook.

My favorite cold soup--green gazpacho.

Take a 2 avocados, 2 green tomatoes, 2 cucumbers, the juice of 2 limes, 2-4 cloves of garlic, 2-4 green onions, salt, pepper, a couple of cups of water (if you like it runny or very thick), 1 small green pepper, some fresh parsley and fresh basil, 1 tablespoon honey. I have no food processor, so I blend it all in a blender. So yummy and refreshing on a hot summer day. Not nearly as tangy as gazpacho made with red tomatoes. I'd like to confess all these amounts are approximate, as I don't really have the recipe anymore, and I never really followed it anyway. I always like more avocados, garlic and basil than the recipe called for, and less green pepper, because that's how I am.

We eat this like soup, typically. My husband likes it with more garlic and lime, and then uses it as a dip for tortilla chips.

I love your blog, and have gotten so many good recipes off it. Keep up the good work!

June 26, 2009 at 9:09 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

TMP: Truly insidious Moral Piety from the Heartland

Maybe it's just how work has been going lately, but the phrase "truly moving" makes me think of Go-Lytely, Milk of Mag, or some other pharmaceutical colon blow. Go-Lytely is high on the truly moving list. Colace is much lower, but should still make the cut.

So, a truly moving picture? Doesn't sound like something I really want to see.

April 10, 2009 at 8:51 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

That Which Can Be Lost Can Always Be Saved.

Hey! I've been there! My great-uncle worked at Los Alamos, and he took us to this place once when we visited. Huh. I thought we were just checking out a funky fleamarket. He seemed awfully chummy with the guy at the counter; I wonder if it was Mr. Grothus? I have no idea what my uncle did at Los Alamos, but I find it interesting that he frequented this place. At the time, I just thought it was because my uncle played around with radios and other electronics, and the place seemed full of that sort of stuff.

Thanks for the blog and the video! Wow, when you're 8, that place was like a treasure trove. It was a great place.

February 14, 2009 at 10:02 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

What's up with the pop-ups

Why not offer "enhanced subscriptions" where, if we pay a monthly subscription fee, we can get ljworld and lawrence dot com without internet ads? I don't mind *local* ads, but the embedded ads that come up at the end of every story and the popunders drive me crazy. I'll pay to not see them.

February 4, 2009 at 7:26 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

What's up with the pop-ups

If it were an ass tattoo, at least I wouldn't have to look at it all the time. Well, I take that back. I actually see quite a bit of ass in my line of work. I would be just as annoyed to see an advertisement for Netflix or American Express on some 80 year old pt's bum as I am to see it on my computer after I've read the paper. Pop up/under ads are annoying under any circumstances, no matter the medium.

February 3, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

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