The only constant is change.
Archive for June, 2010
Have I mentioned that I’m proud of my kids?
Jun 17th
I am.
My daughter Nell is a geek, just like her dad. She went to w00tstock with me and thoroughly enjoyed it, although a fair number of the jokes were over her head. And when I set up the Neuros LINK earlier this week, she was fascinated and wanted to see what kinds of digital media it can get from the Internet. She’s reading voraciously, and is the kind of kid who hears the word “voraciously” and wants to know what it means and then uses it (correctly) in a sentence three days later.
My son Alex is having an excellent summer playing baseball. His team, the Maplewood Ironbirds, is undefeated through 6 games. He’s pitched four times, 3 starts and one relief appearance. He’s retired 20 batters, 19 on strikeouts, while walking just 5 and has yet to give up a hit. He’s also hitting well – on Tuesday, after pitching in the top of the inning (3 up, 3 down on strikeouts), he then led off the game with a triple.
Counterproductive biological functions
Jun 2nd
Some of the things that my body does (and possibly yours as well) are counterproductive. Case in point: I’m fighting a cold that makes me sound like Hellboy (according to my son Alex, age 11). My throat hurts when I swallow. So why does the condition of “throat hurts” produce the reaction of “salivate excessively”? Hello, more saliva means more swallowing, which hurts more.
To deal with this, I’m employing the tactic I used last night, albeit not deliberately: stay up so late that I fall asleep almost immediately when I go to bed.
It’s not what you might call a good plan, but it’s what I’ve got.
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