Bulldozer turns 9 today. Nine! How did that even happen? It. Goes. So. Fast.
He’s getting a Kindle for his birthday. He knows he’s getting it, and he even picked out the case for it, but I told him if doesn’t act surprised I won’t give it to him. We have to maintain our little fictions.
However, because this is not just Bulldozer’s birthday, but also Terrible Tuesday, he woke up last night with a fever and is feeling rather crummy this morning. TUESDAY!
Birthday links!
17 Things The Princess Bride Taught Me About Autism Parenting. Most of these apply to non-modified parenting. Actually, most of these apply to all people.
Spaced-Out Challenge: Puppies!
Interesting article about Lady Jane Grey, who was executed 460 years ago last week.
Ah German, such a . . . exciting language. “Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing.”
I haven’t really been following the Olympics this year, because. . . I don’t wanna. But these stories of Olympic underdogs (brilliant/crazy/superhumans?) are pretty great. It’s pretty mild for a Cracked article, but it’s still a Cracked article. You’ve been warned.
Three related links:
- 11 charts that show everything that’s wrong with the modern diet.
- Food prices soar as incomes stand still.
- Eating paleo on a budget.
C.S. Lewis’s only surviving BBC address, now with dramatic music.
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