McCain And More From AlwaysOn

Finally getting around to uploading the balance of my AlwaysOn Stanford Summit photos, after upgrading to iLife '08, re-adding FlickrExport, etc. Some nice shots of John McCain (thanks Tony, for always reserving the best seats in the house for the bloggers!).

Other Parents Don't Get To Discipline Your Kids

Boy at the beach (framed)
Originally uploaded by Vanessa PR

Period. Playing mama or papa bear in this fashion to someone else's child is Just. Not. Cool.

From experience, the memories and bitterness toward a third party nonparent who slaps a child down can linger right on through adulthood. Not good for any of the parties concerned.

Shop To It

Adding a bunch of great stuff to my StyleFeed from The Spoon Sisters. (Via sk*rt) (What Sandwich Dominatrix doesn't need a cool lunch bag or five?)

U.S. Supreme Court: The Coloring Book Version

I'm going to have to order this, just to check out the illustrations. Since the subjects of the coloring books around our house ordinarily are pictured underwater, in treetops, or flying through the air somehow, it will be interesting to see how they've chosen to situate the Justices:

U.S. Supreme Court Coloring Book, from the ABA

Ross E. Davies, Editor-in-Chief of The Green Bag, is quoted on the ABA site as saying, "This book represents a fun but respectful step in the right direction" (i.e., toward greater education about the Court). Fun but respectful? Perhaps Ross has never seen a toddler color — not to mention most 9-year olds...

Can't get enough law-related coloring? Well, who could blame you?

Nonaggression, Packed

Sam For Peace 2
Originally uploaded by ahcrosman

Tyler has a responsibility chart we complete at the end of each day, and he gets to add a circle to the chart for things like brushing his teeth, helping out, etc. The one we inevitably save for last is "Be Nice," which by itself was worth the price of the chart. It makes him think throughout the day (well, once or twice) about what he can do to ensure we'll let him get that circle. Something has gone seriously awry (potentially involving EMTs) when Tyler doesn't get his "Be Nice" circle.

So tonight we're velcroing the circles to his chart. We get to "Be Nice."

Me: Who were you nice to at school today?

Tyler: I was sitting in a chair waiting for you, and there was a boy next to me with some garbage in his mouth.

Me: How was that nice?

Tyler: I didn't hit him.

(Cue choir of celebratory angels; release the doves.)