Archive for November, 2007

Childhood origins of guy/girl relationships

Here’s the gist of a conversation overheard between R and Jack this past week. The scene is that R is trying to show off her new fan (folded by dad) to Jack. Jack, for his part, is busy “measuring” using a tape measure clipped to his pocket (Josh’s early training).

R tries getting Jack’s attention with, “Jack, look.” (Jack ignores her.) “Look, Jack.” (Jack continues ignoring her.) R tries a new tactic. “Jack, measure my fan.” (Jack…is oblivious.) “Jack, measure my fan.” (Jack measures…something else). “Jack, talk to me!

At this point, both Josh and I start laughing at what is the age-old guy/girl interaction. Crazy that it starts this early. Meanwhile, Jack actually takes a moment to measure R’s fan.

R’s response? “Not like that, Jack. Do it this way.” Both dads are again on the floor laughing. Classic.

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Chuck…not as bad as I thought

chuck photoIn a previous post, I complained that Chuck was a little too campy for me. I’ve since changed my mind. In fact, House recently got mistakenly bumped on the Tivo (user error) for Chuck and I found I preferred the substitution. We’ve found ourselves really enjoying the series, with the lovable nerd main character – I relate (on some deep deep level, of course) to Chuck and his hopelessly geeky buddies.

chuck 2Much of my enjoyment comes from the snappy CIA agent/faux-girlfriend character Sarah and Casey, the perpetually grumpy NSA agent (played by Adam Baldwin). The reality that Chuck faces being forced into the life of a spy is played out with humor, but laced with the reality of having to live a secret life.

If you haven’t checked out Chuck yet, do it! In fact, you can start by watching the past few episodes online (unfortunately, they’ve taken down the first five episodes of the season).

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Grab a teenager and watch this!

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M @ 6 Weeks

M was eight weeks old yesterday! At around six weeks, she moved out of the grunty/gassy mode and started giving us smiles and coos. We’re all enjoying discovering more about her personality and what a sweetheart she is. Enjoy the clip!

http://www.theroades.com/videos/myra_coos.flv
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