Daily Archive: December 7, 2003

Conversation during glögg party last night when we were discussing bilingualism in our children and I made a comment about Martin having begun to differentiate languages when he was around 2.5 years old: Barbara: Well, yes, but I’ve always thought that Martin was exceptionally bright. Me: (deprecatingly) Yes, he is, well, he… Barbara: He must have gotten it from you, I bet. Me: Well, um, I wouldn’t call myself exceptionally bright *long pause* but you all can! (general laughter) Conversation with my sister this evening wherein the topic of discussion was children’s birthday parties: Sarah (who is having her daughter’s...

Laughed until I cried after reading this in Mimi Smartypants‘ archives: You know these little capsules that you put in warm water and a foam animal emerges? Do you? Well, get some. And do them inside your mouth, with beer. This was great fun recently, at a bar with Kat I had one in my mouth, almost finished exploding, when a guy sat down near us and said, “Hi” in that I’m-going-to-chat-you-up way. I held up a finger to say, “Wait a minute,” leaned over the bar, and spat a foam brontosaurus onto the bar top. He didn’t stay long....