accidental feminist

Tuesday was Scavenger Hunt Day, and I had the girls running all over town asking trivia questions and collecting items from neighborhood businesses. Here’s a sample: And the girls in action: Yesterday was Game Show Day. Dina was horribly frustrated by Jeopardy and her inability to remember to state her response in the form of [...]

What a week so far! First, it was Nature Expedition at Walden Pond where we saw a snaaaaaaake! and discussed Thoreau’s philosophy (Bassie says that “man has become the tool of his tools” means that “the tools are tricking the people into working for them”). Yesterday it was Beach Day, and it was quite an [...]

Like any red-blooded American Liberal seven year-old, Dina likes reading The New Yorker in the bathroom. Well, it was only a matter of time before she took a crack at the cartoon caption contest, so I was only mildly surprised when I opened the magazine the other day and saw this: For those of you [...]

Mazel Tov, Elena!

Dina has recently expressed an interest in dead bodies. To be precise, she has reiterated her interest. “Why do dead bodies interest you, Dina?” “You know, because you can look at the bones, and the blood and stuff. I’d like to study dead bodies some day.” “They do that in medical school.” Excited face. “And [...]