On Time

Jardin des Plantes - Carousel of the Dodo
Originally uploaded by RuTemple

Child:  Maybe dodo birds, pteranodons, and dinosaurs will be around in the future.

Parent (Jurassic Park imagery front and center):  Maybe...

Child:  It's a long time ago from now.

I'd Like Mine Styled As The Islands Of Hawaii, Please

mom hair omg
Originally uploaded by jelene

Have a glorious Mother's Day, whatever your do.

Who Remembers The Caribbean Zone, SF?

Where you could pull up a Martin 404 and stay awhile. Picked up a couple of these on eBay when a similar relic from my cupboard staged an unscheduled crash landing.

A Cure For Mysophobia: Procreation

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Originally uploaded by eyeliam

Mike Arrington and Jason Calacanis, I've always thought both of you would make terrific dads so here's another reason to keep forging ahead: your fear of germs will rapidly be reduced to mere background noise. Spend some time mopping half-chewed pizza off a filthy restaurant floor, jubilant the whole time your kid hocked it out instead of turning blue... Live the Carrie-like aftermath of your pediatrician's directive to "induce diarrhea..."

I'd go on but don't want to spoil too many dinners. Suffice to say powerful hand sanitizer comes in discreet enough sizes to be ever close by, and your immune system can hande way more than you thought possible. Plus, pandemics aside, social touching is good. It connects people and reminds them there's life beyond and behind our (albeit medieval) Qwerty keyboards.  XXXOOO  ;)

Plane And (Not So) Simple

What does the North Pole look like?  ...I did know once, only I've sort of forgotten.

Maybe this and other additions to the grounds adjacent to the Llama Cottage will help point the way.  I spent cumulative weeks in a refrigerator box loaded up with junk yard switches, mystery dials, and old alarm clock faces serving as altimeters; like most things I recall from childhood, the modern day version promises to include a few upgrades.  Courtesy of my dad, a.k.a., the Orville Wright of play structures.