tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post6031708725629952509..comments2024-03-16T07:55:54.153-07:00Comments on Views From the Bald Patch: Things I've learned as a parentBotanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-32738972118191562412011-11-04T20:27:37.084-07:002011-11-04T20:27:37.084-07:00And all these things can be totally explained by q...And all these things can be totally explained by quantum mechanics!Danettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043881305977386629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-89339879765814721092011-11-03T18:13:53.155-07:002011-11-03T18:13:53.155-07:00Oh yes, Jean, I forgot about that little twist too...Oh yes, Jean, I forgot about that little twist too!Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-75381839020696472602011-11-03T17:25:40.724-07:002011-11-03T17:25:40.724-07:00>>wherein the item will be avidly consumed w...>>wherein the item will be avidly consumed week after week right up to the point where you decide to buy it in bulk.<br /><br />No kidding! I've fallen victim to this more times than I want to admit. Even worse is when they come out of "I don't want it" hiatus and demand to know where it is after you've given it away because it sat there in plain sight, uneaten for months.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-82862379841767859892011-11-02T17:36:38.322-07:002011-11-02T17:36:38.322-07:00Nancy, that rings a bell too. And have you noticed...Nancy, that rings a bell too. And have you noticed how the "Okay" get more and more impatient, as if to say, "You already reminded me, like, a million times," ... and it <i>still</i> doesn't get done?Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-81797618260817682012011-11-02T16:53:38.271-07:002011-11-02T16:53:38.271-07:00Thanks, unikorna, and I'm sure you'll be a...Thanks, unikorna, and I'm sure you'll be able to reciprocate with some hard-earned wisdom of your own.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-23901571069748533402011-11-02T16:51:53.161-07:002011-11-02T16:51:53.161-07:00Having you been lurking hidden in my house? Haha!...Having you been lurking hidden in my house? Haha! <br /><br />Hey, what about this one: Would you please come down and do the dishwasher / your homework / take the trash out/ whatever? To which the answer is OKAY. And 20 minutes later, it's still OKAY. And 2 hours later, you got it: OKAY...ad nauseum...til it's time for bed.Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-87854645374994039502011-11-02T06:41:15.598-07:002011-11-02T06:41:15.598-07:00delightful conclusions, you must be a lovely dad :...delightful conclusions, you must be a lovely dad :). I don't have kids yet but I'll keep in mind some of your advice :)unikornahttp://unikorna.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-74386672774117245782011-11-01T17:57:13.417-07:002011-11-01T17:57:13.417-07:00Gary, that sounds like an advanced form of Non-Ein...Gary, that sounds like an advanced form of Non-Einsteinian relativity :)<br /><br />Steph, I've conducted controlled experiments, adjusting for all those factors, and the time dilation paradox is real I tell you!<br /><br />Andrew, not quite teenagers yet. Exponential time dilation does not sounds like fun.<br /><br />Laila, remember the secret ingredient - make sure it looks like <i>it doesn't belong there and needs to be moved</i>. That is the key to invisibility. Not sure if it works on dogs though.<br /><br />Jennifer, your cats must have near-human (or at least childlike) intelligence then. That trick most definitely doesn't work with mine.<br /><br />Lindey, I'm relieved to hear I'm not the only one.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-20957920346269889062011-11-01T16:30:14.540-07:002011-11-01T16:30:14.540-07:00HA! This is too funny. There's some kind of we...HA! This is too funny. There's some kind of weird time suck thing when I try to get myself out the door, too.Lindsey R. Louckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905479544791130030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-91795062546783688762011-11-01T14:44:41.163-07:002011-11-01T14:44:41.163-07:00I don't have kids, but I can say your advice o...I don't have kids, but I can say your advice on concealment in plain sight works on animals! Whatever I don't want my cats to steal, I just leave out.Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-31072699045390987652011-11-01T13:06:40.280-07:002011-11-01T13:06:40.280-07:00What a wonderful concept...I'm going to try it...What a wonderful concept...I'm going to try it. If I don't want something to be touched I should just leave it in plain site in a corner somewhere. Of course, my dogs might get into it. :)Laila Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430076999393883312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-45346821044990645192011-11-01T05:41:41.984-07:002011-11-01T05:41:41.984-07:00Not sure how old your kids are, but I can assure y...Not sure how old your kids are, but I can assure you that when you have three teenagers in the house, all of this increases exponentially. Getting a 19 year old girl out the door in 5 minutes would be a welcome surprise!<br /><br />Great post!<br /><br />--j--J Andrew Jansenhttp://www.jandrewjansen.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-7676888977579248612011-11-01T03:44:22.255-07:002011-11-01T03:44:22.255-07:00Lol - you know, the 'Try it, you might like it...Lol - you know, the 'Try it, you might like it' thing always worked on me. I got pissed when my cousins refused to east something they never tried and said they didn't like it. :) <br /><br />And the 30 seconds stretch for me too - because I find a lot of other tiny things to do before walking out the door. :pStefanie J Pristavuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445250707790220690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-25444098034585457262011-10-31T19:50:38.117-07:002011-10-31T19:50:38.117-07:00Indeed Ian, when in doubt, blame it on Einstein. ...Indeed Ian, when in doubt, blame it on Einstein. Or maybe what you thought was thirty seconds and actually was five minutes, does indeed, prove that time flies when you're having 'fun'.<br />And yes, time does depend on which side of the bathroom door you're on....<br />Hope you had a Happy Halloween, eh :)klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.com