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12 September 2009
Fathers are special
Nothing says "special" like the bargain bin at Borders.
Sep 12, 2009 1:09:57 PM
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Crappy children's book of the week: Here Comes Eloise!
"Here Comes Eloise" is a charming little story about a budding sociopath on roller skates who delights in tormenting the doomed employees of The Plaza, the snooty hotel where she lives. The book follows the little hellion as she menaces hotel guests with a luggage cart, steals the contents of other people's packages, abuses the kitchen staff, and ruins a wedding. Apparently even her parents can't stand to spend more than five minutes with the little turd because they've left her in the care of some bitter old crone called Nanny, who does nothing to curb the girl's destructive tendencies....
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Won't someone think of the children? No, seriously.
My wife and I are really careful about what our children watch on television. We avoid anything that is too scary or disturbing for our five-year-old daughter or our two-year-old son. This is a lot more challenging than it sounds. Both network and cable TV is filled with ads that are completely inappropriate for anyone under 52, much less a kindergartener and a toddler. Tonight we had a close call with nightmareland when I left the Monday Night Football game on in the living room while I went in the kitchen. Usually we never leave the room without turning the...
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