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Entries from October 2009

Are Baby Einstein Videos Educational?

October 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Every parent knows about Baby Einstein videos.  The company was started in the 1990’s by Julie Clark.  They combine classical music, colors, moving images, and babies are mesmerized by them.
The videos started out very low budget.  In the early ones you can see the operators hands working the toys.  Eventually, the company was bought by [...]

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Busy Busy

October 19th, 2009 · No Comments

I haven’t posted in a while because we’ve been very busy over the last month. What have I been doing instead of writing blog posts?
This past weekend was SuburbanUncle’s wedding in Boston. There was a lot of planning and, as best man, I had to write a speech to deliver to 180 people.
I [...]

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Tags: current events · family · pictures

Controversy Over Kid Reciting Miracle Speech

October 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments

I love a good controversy. Especially one that is so ridiculous like this one. There is a video going around on YouTube of a 4 year old kid reciting the Herb Brooks pre-game pep talk. Apparently, he watched the movie Miracle with his dad 150 times and memorized the speech.
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Ever Wonder?

October 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Two year olds are full of wonder. Ever curious, exploring, and most of all, touching. Thing 3 has a special ability, like most two year olds, whereby he will touch exactly those objects you least want him to.
What sort of objects does he like to touch? These days it’s animal [...]

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