![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Sep. 5th, 2005
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
Collection of NYTimes articles.
Sep. 5th, 2005 12:47 pmOn being a refugee as filtered through whether or not you have money.
( Read more... )
An article about stupid people and libraries and non-English languages...
( Read more... )
On getting ready for Christmas
( Read more... )
On Antibiotics
( Read more... )
On Emigration museums
( Read more... )
On running the marathon while blind
( Read more... )
An editorial about class and money
( Read more... )
Another article on New Orleans, and race
( Read more... )
And one on the Astrodome
( Read more... )
On rats in the city
( Read more... )
( Read more... )
An article about stupid people and libraries and non-English languages...
( Read more... )
On getting ready for Christmas
( Read more... )
On Antibiotics
( Read more... )
On Emigration museums
( Read more... )
On running the marathon while blind
( Read more... )
An editorial about class and money
( Read more... )
Another article on New Orleans, and race
( Read more... )
And one on the Astrodome
( Read more... )
On rats in the city
( Read more... )
More NYTimes articles....
Sep. 5th, 2005 12:47 pm
On overwhelmed cops
( Read more... )
Another one on income disparities
( Read more... )
Kite Hill
( Read more... )
On suffering
( Read more... )
A personal article on a home
( Read more... )
On overseas views of the hurricane
( Read more... )
On the astrodome
( Read more... )
On Bush, and criticism
( Read more... )
Finally, an article related to the recent events in Gaza
( Read more... )
( Read more... )
Another one on income disparities
( Read more... )
Kite Hill
( Read more... )
On suffering
( Read more... )
A personal article on a home
( Read more... )
On overseas views of the hurricane
( Read more... )
On the astrodome
( Read more... )
On Bush, and criticism
( Read more... )
Finally, an article related to the recent events in Gaza
( Read more... )
General rules I hope people understand....
Sep. 5th, 2005 01:25 pm
1. When offering food to a toddler or little kid, please ask the guardian before waving the food in front of the kid's face. Most people do remember to ask the parent/aunt, but only after the kid has already seen it. It's really hard to tell her no when her hands are already on the candy.
1a. If we all say yes, and "put it away for later", there's a good chance that the kid isn't getting whatever delicious snack you offered. The rest of us like cookies too.
2. DO NOT TAP ON THE ANIMAL CAGES. Seriously. When we went out to eat the other day, the place we went to had a fishtank at the front door. The fish were swimming all around, except when they saw a child or very short person walk by. Then they'd scurry (inasmuch as fish can scurry) to the farthest corner of the tank and stay completely still. I can only imagine that their tank has been banged on far too often, which is a pity, because Ana thought they were cool and wasn't about to bang on the tank. Then we go to the BCM, and they have animals - and the number of kids who banged on the tanks of the animals and didn't get told off by their parents for it is scary. That's frakkin' rude, and any child old enough to walk up to a glass tank and do that is old enough to not do it.
3. While we're at it, if you can teach your older kids to watch where they're going, thanks...? I'd like to tell Ana to watch where she's going, but she's a toddler, she doesn't always listen. When she's seven, I hope she *does* listen and doesn't randomly trip over toddlers and small dogs.
4. If the bus or subway is crowded, your very young child who didn't pay for a seat on the bus or subway should sit in your lap, or stand. This goes double if somebody else is carrying lots of packages, or is very old, or is pregnant, or is obviously not steady on their feet. That kind of thing is *basic*.
5. When the kid is doing something that her guardians are clearly not happy with, this isn't the time to tell her that she's cute. No, really. (However, cheers for the person who applauded Ana when she finally picked up what she'd thrown down in a temper tantrum. That was nice.)
Honestly, sometimes I wonder if people learned the same manners I did. Maybe I'm completely out of the loop?
Oh, and another thing - Ana does throw out her garbage. And she does say please, thank you, excuse me, you're welcome, and sorry. She's past two. These are the foundations of American society. They really don't merit surprised comment. Really. I mean, you can comment, but the rest of us will just sit there and wonder how lacking in manners your kids are, so maybe you'd better not.
1a. If we all say yes, and "put it away for later", there's a good chance that the kid isn't getting whatever delicious snack you offered. The rest of us like cookies too.
2. DO NOT TAP ON THE ANIMAL CAGES. Seriously. When we went out to eat the other day, the place we went to had a fishtank at the front door. The fish were swimming all around, except when they saw a child or very short person walk by. Then they'd scurry (inasmuch as fish can scurry) to the farthest corner of the tank and stay completely still. I can only imagine that their tank has been banged on far too often, which is a pity, because Ana thought they were cool and wasn't about to bang on the tank. Then we go to the BCM, and they have animals - and the number of kids who banged on the tanks of the animals and didn't get told off by their parents for it is scary. That's frakkin' rude, and any child old enough to walk up to a glass tank and do that is old enough to not do it.
3. While we're at it, if you can teach your older kids to watch where they're going, thanks...? I'd like to tell Ana to watch where she's going, but she's a toddler, she doesn't always listen. When she's seven, I hope she *does* listen and doesn't randomly trip over toddlers and small dogs.
4. If the bus or subway is crowded, your very young child who didn't pay for a seat on the bus or subway should sit in your lap, or stand. This goes double if somebody else is carrying lots of packages, or is very old, or is pregnant, or is obviously not steady on their feet. That kind of thing is *basic*.
5. When the kid is doing something that her guardians are clearly not happy with, this isn't the time to tell her that she's cute. No, really. (However, cheers for the person who applauded Ana when she finally picked up what she'd thrown down in a temper tantrum. That was nice.)
Honestly, sometimes I wonder if people learned the same manners I did. Maybe I'm completely out of the loop?
Oh, and another thing - Ana does throw out her garbage. And she does say please, thank you, excuse me, you're welcome, and sorry. She's past two. These are the foundations of American society. They really don't merit surprised comment. Really. I mean, you can comment, but the rest of us will just sit there and wonder how lacking in manners your kids are, so maybe you'd better not.
It's that time again.
Sep. 5th, 2005 01:52 pm
Yes, time for my General Apology for Everything.
Most things I'm apologising to you all for fall under the category of "I said something stupid". Yes, I do that. A lot. I'm sorry. I don't mean to say things I don't mean (wow, that's a redundancy), it just happens, and I'm sorry.
There's also the "I misunderstood you over something stupid, and didn't follow my own rules for "how to react when you get upset at people" and overreacted at you". That was also stupid, and I'm sorry.
I'm going to stick to the classic "I'm sorry" phrase because it's short and sincere. Anything fancier would smack of non-sincerity, and since I *do* mean this, I don't want that.
I'm sorry.
Most things I'm apologising to you all for fall under the category of "I said something stupid". Yes, I do that. A lot. I'm sorry. I don't mean to say things I don't mean (wow, that's a redundancy), it just happens, and I'm sorry.
There's also the "I misunderstood you over something stupid, and didn't follow my own rules for "how to react when you get upset at people" and overreacted at you". That was also stupid, and I'm sorry.
I'm going to stick to the classic "I'm sorry" phrase because it's short and sincere. Anything fancier would smack of non-sincerity, and since I *do* mean this, I don't want that.
I'm sorry.
While she certainly is a darling, let me hasten to correct this idea.
Ana does say please. However, she only consistently says it when she wants something she can't have. "Ana, no touch stove!" "Pleeeeeeeeze?" *sighs* The rest of the time, it's a toss-up as to whether or not we have to prompt her.
Ana, when saying please for something she can't have, has an annoying tendancy to whine.
Ana does cover her mouth when coughing or sneezing, because I started her on that out of a fit of passion (I mean, baby germs, ew), but afterwards she tends to wipe her hands on clothes - ours, for preference. Ditto for when she's just touched something she shouldn't.
Yesterday, I built a huge block tower with every one of her alphabet blocks (four of them made the base, so it was really only 23 blocks high), and Ana came in, saw it, went "ooooohhhhh" and knocked it over on top of me. It was stable and everything!
Ana snatches things from other people. All the time.
Ana is really very bossy. "You go to sleep!" "You stay in ticken!" "SING! STOP SING! SING!" and so on.
Ana's passion for throwing things out means that we have to watch her to make sure she doesn't throw out, say, her toy dog at the zoo because she's bored, or *my food* because she doesn't want to eat it.
When you tell Ana to Stop Biting Now, her reaction is to cry and try harder to bite you, saying "I bite! I bite!" just like, in happier times, she goes "I help! I help!" when we want to put the cap back on the water bottle.
Ditto for hitting and kicking.
Ana likes to splash water on people. Okay, so do I, but that's not the point.
Ana is, in short, quite annoying at times. Far from perfect. I just don't talk about it much because, really, she's going to be embarassed enough when she's old enough to google for herself.
Ana does say please. However, she only consistently says it when she wants something she can't have. "Ana, no touch stove!" "Pleeeeeeeeze?" *sighs* The rest of the time, it's a toss-up as to whether or not we have to prompt her.
Ana, when saying please for something she can't have, has an annoying tendancy to whine.
Ana does cover her mouth when coughing or sneezing, because I started her on that out of a fit of passion (I mean, baby germs, ew), but afterwards she tends to wipe her hands on clothes - ours, for preference. Ditto for when she's just touched something she shouldn't.
Yesterday, I built a huge block tower with every one of her alphabet blocks (four of them made the base, so it was really only 23 blocks high), and Ana came in, saw it, went "ooooohhhhh" and knocked it over on top of me. It was stable and everything!
Ana snatches things from other people. All the time.
Ana is really very bossy. "You go to sleep!" "You stay in ticken!" "SING! STOP SING! SING!" and so on.
Ana's passion for throwing things out means that we have to watch her to make sure she doesn't throw out, say, her toy dog at the zoo because she's bored, or *my food* because she doesn't want to eat it.
When you tell Ana to Stop Biting Now, her reaction is to cry and try harder to bite you, saying "I bite! I bite!" just like, in happier times, she goes "I help! I help!" when we want to put the cap back on the water bottle.
Ditto for hitting and kicking.
Ana likes to splash water on people. Okay, so do I, but that's not the point.
Ana is, in short, quite annoying at times. Far from perfect. I just don't talk about it much because, really, she's going to be embarassed enough when she's old enough to google for herself.
And the article went on about how they're hard to find and all? Yeah.
You know what I saw the other day, just casually dumped into a basket at the bottom of a fruit stand? Uh-huh. Fresh, newly picked dates, the exact variety pictured in that article, I went out of my way trying to confirm this.
The mind boggles, sometimes.
This randomness is brought to you by the following bit of randomness:
I remember when I was little, my dad used to take us outside before bedtime and make us run up and down the block until we couldn't run anymore. Then we went to bed. For years after we didn't do that anymore, Jenn was running up and down the stairs to build up strength because of her dance.
This randomness is brought to you by the preceding bit of randomness.
You know what I saw the other day, just casually dumped into a basket at the bottom of a fruit stand? Uh-huh. Fresh, newly picked dates, the exact variety pictured in that article, I went out of my way trying to confirm this.
The mind boggles, sometimes.
This randomness is brought to you by the following bit of randomness:
I remember when I was little, my dad used to take us outside before bedtime and make us run up and down the block until we couldn't run anymore. Then we went to bed. For years after we didn't do that anymore, Jenn was running up and down the stairs to build up strength because of her dance.
This randomness is brought to you by the preceding bit of randomness.