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The Backyardigans rock
I really do love the Backyardigans. Musically it's great, and the stories are still funny enough for dads.
One of the comments below talks about the rhymes, which is a huge part of the appeal. Here's part of "A Challenge" from Born To Play, with Pablo assigning a task to Tyrone & Uniqua ( Read more... ) -
Christmas recap
Quinn awoke at 5:30am. We told her that if the clock didn't start with 7, it was too early ( Read more... ) -
Pluses and minuses about Quinn
Plus: Quinn cheerfully and eagerly lets out Baxter The Dog Who Wants To Go Out All The Time If He Is Bored.
Minus: Doesn't do her own laundry. Yet. -
Fun with Quinn and Dad
In the car on the way home from school, I tried to convince Quinn to come to my Perl Mongers meeting ( Read more... ) -
My X Are OK
So it seems there's a Norwegian single out there by Lene Alexandre called "My Boobs Are OK":
which was parodied by Boys On Wheels, three guys in wheelchairs with cerebral palsy, as "My Balls Are OK":
who also have a medley of parodies they call "New Wheels On The Block" (skip to 0:50, since the first song is in Finnish)
This is the one that ( Read more... ) -
What boys like
Quinn and I were driving yesterday and I was listening to Sirius' 1st Wave, and the one hit by The Waitresses came on.
I said "Hey, Quinn, this song is called 'I Know What Boys Like'."
She immediately replied "Dinosaurs!" -
Freaks & Geeks / Andy the hippy / Quinn the drummer
If you haven't watched Freaks & Geeks, do so. I've never seen such a real show about growing up. Amy & I just watched the last three episodes of its only season last night, and I'm sad that it got canceled. Maybe if I'd known about it when it was on.
In the last F&G, Lindsay gets turned on to American Beauty by the Dead, and they feature a fair ( Read more... ) -
Annie and Silly Putty
It's been quite an evening with Dadder.
Amy's still fighting bronchitis, so after Quinn came back from the pulmonologist following up on her pneumonia, it was only 2:30 and Amy was about to pass out. Amy put on Annie for Quinn and went up to bed.
Now, I don't think we've discussed quite how ravenous the appetite for Annie is in this house, but ( Read more... ) -
Don't ask about Al Cowlings
Quinn wanted a glass of orange juice before going to bed, so I poured it for her.
Dad: "Quinn, come get your OJ"
Quinn: "What's OJ?"
Dad: "Orange juice."
Quinn: "Is it Spanish?" -
Songs for Quinn.
Quinn loves singing. Sometimes they're songs she learned from school:
1 2 3 4 5
Once I caught a fish alive
6 7 8 9 10
Then I let him go again
Why did you let him go?
'cause he bit my finger so
Which finger did he bite?
This little finger on my right
But a lot of times, she likes to make up songs about people, or things, or activities, and just ( Read more... )
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