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The short answer: pretty much anything. Parents can and should monitor content but not the delivery system. Your kid likes to read novels? Great! Graphic novels? Great! Magazines? Great! Encyclopedias? Great! Audiobooks? Great! I don’t think it matters. It’s critically important for babies and young children to be read to. While I haven’t been good … Read more
Nursing an injury, I wandered around the trailhead area where I usually run at South Mountain and took some macro shots. I had a few problems. First, it was breezy, so catching flowers and the like when they were still was challenging. Second, I was lazy and didn’t bring my tripod. Third, it was quite … Read more
Most jobs have a degree of complexity and/or nuance not visible to people outside of the job, even if they’re in the same work place, and running a household is on that list, especially if there are children involved. Babies are time- and energy-consuming. Even babies with lovely dispositions without food issues who sleep well … Read more
Like many urban areas, the price of houses in metro Phoenix has skyrocketed in the last couple of years, and the price of rent has followed suit. Before the current spike, minimum wage wasn’t a living wage and a lot of people were working multiple jobs to make ends meet. Given all of this, it’s … Read more
My first trip to the Grand Canyon since acquiring the Nikon! And the maiden voyage of a clip to hold the camera on one of my backpack straps. Sometimes, Big Nik was the best tool for the job. But I also had my phone, and Nik, Jr. for macro. Shots from all three are mixed … Read more
Deep in a musty electronic basement, I found a piece that I started writing but didn’t finish or publish about the 2020 Superbowl halftime show. What better day to publish it than today? Some themes are evergreen and while the event is a long time ago, the problem persists. The performance that year was Shakira … Read more
Running stone steps with tired legs, I fell and split open my knee, or just below my knee. As part of the assessment as to whether or not it needed stitches, I was told that it would probably leave less or no scar if it received formal medical attention. That’s not really important to me … Read more
As promised, photos from our quick trip to Austin, along with a bit of storytelling. All of them were taken with my phone. As they say, the best camera is the one you have with you. We took a walk on a path along the Colorado River. Not THE Colorado River, the one I have … Read more
Sometimes, we find ourselves in an emotional ditch, and we need to breathe for a minute, drink a glass of water, take a walk around the block, and pull ourselves out of it. Not everything is a “bootstraps” situation, so sometimes when we find ourselves in an emotional ditch, we need to ask for help. … Read more
Climbing Daddy and I went to Austin recently to see a performance by Hannah Gadsby. She is autistic, which she’s spoken about very openly in her shows. We received an email saying that the doors opened at 6, show started at 7, and late arrivals would be seated when there was an appropriate break in … Read more