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The Leader of the Plaque
Three years ago my son was spoiled by his first dentist visit. The building looked like the receiving department of an order fulfillment company but once you stepped through the beat up door you were in a world of color, games and fun. Toys dominated the waiting area and were piled across the floor while counters of lego sported client creations. Attractive dental assistants introduced themselves over the din of arcade booths while the equally attractive dentists conversed with kids in the back.
Our new dental practice has no games in the waiting area (although it does sport a ton of wooden rocking chairs), the dental assistants vary in appeal and most of the actual dentists have beards! With this extreme change of atmosphere my five year was (understandably) afraid.
They asked; they bribed; they cajoled, then begged and (almost) threatened but he refused to keep his mouth open. At one point he reached up and pulled suction from his mouth
Riding With The King
Spent the weekend with my boy driving all over the place. Friday we went to upstate New York and stayed the night at a camp where I would be preaching at the picnic the next day. We hit Pizzaria Uno’s and the 24 hour Midway Diner (that I love) up by the camp. Sunday morning we drove from upstate to NYC to my old church in Brooklyn and had a good time there then headed out through the city and fought part of our way through Puerto Rican Parade traffic. I would’ve given my NYC clan a call to gather but I had to get back Sunday evening and my boy was burnt out from it all. So, good night.
Boston Is Lovely
Since we were on such good terms, I decided to let Boston do her thing. She made sure the weather was clear to allow a nice flight and she decided to allow some decent temperature to make the visit even more enjoyable. Encouraged, I went for a walk and she decided to show me her best side which is very hard to describe.
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I Say Doctor! Let Me Get This Straight
At ten o’clock I was laying back, exhausted from lack of sleep, trying to get comfortable in a hospital chair that functioned as an equally uncomfortable bed. Cradled in my left arm was my re-hydrated daughter, I.V. still attached to her hand but exhausted from being up most of the night and finally meeting dawn with a flurry of nurses and needles.
On my far left, in the second transforming chair, was my 6 month pregnant wife who likely had less sleep than I did since the slightest creak keeps her awake and hospitals never sleep. We were waiting to hear if my daughter would be released that afternoon or if she would stay another night.
In came the Doctor, crew-cut, glasses being tall
Links N’ Junk 17
- Videos. Darrell has an awesome video that makes the PS3 seem like an expensively bad choice. Jerry links to this fantastic Diary of a Paper Model
- Blogspotting. I wish I got a chance to go to this show that scoboco went to. MCF put an honest review of the Bible Archive a bit ago which is a step towards something I’m planning.
- Philosophy. Jeremy (I’ve linked to it here and on the Archive before) has a great series on Theories of Knowledge and Reality. He’s recently been blogging on the explanation for evil.
- Bible. Study the Bible with Lingamish. I’m adding the link to the Archive’s link section but I thought some of you may be interested on this end.
- Sci-fi. The hard and fast 33% rule and No Peter Jackson Hobbit. (HT:SFSignal)
- McPheever. Rickey has some photos and a leaked track from her Katharine McPhee’s new album.
- Computers. Best video cards 2006.
- iLife. Apple sees a future in iRadio? We shall see
Coastin’
“Sy you wanna’ go on a Different Ride? One that’s faster than those other ones and is outside in the sun?”
“Yeah!”
“It’s a Rollercoaster about Goofy. Goofy’s Barnhouse or something like that. There it goes!”
“Yeah! It looks like a plane! It looks fast!”
::jump ahead 20 minutes to us on the coaster climbing upwards::
“Go Tell it on the mountain! Over the Hills and EVERYWHERE!”
“You’re funny Sy; here comes the drop.”
“…!”
::laughter::
“D-Daddy…?”
“Don’t worry Sy, I got you.”
“I am. Not. Fond. Of. This. Ride!”
::jump ahead 42 seconds as we walk off the ride::
“So Sy, do you like Rollercoasters?”
“No. I don’t. That was horrible.”
Deal Or No Deal
Central Floridian’s don’t pay to get into their major attractions; or so it seems. Those Places devour the limited job market and therefore Floridians get find themselves taking these underpaid positions: with the perks of free passes. If you don’t have family who can get you into Those Places for free, you can find Someone who Knows A Guy and you pay (at least) half price. Enter Me.
Inter State of Mind
Interstate highways are the great equalizers. Case in point: I-95. Every state along the East Coast has a distinction that makes it unique amongst the rest. But when on I-95 it just doesn’t matter; everything looks the same. So you might start driving at say 7:30 AM, pass through several states and find yourself around 5:00 passing through South Carolina and be completely unsurprised by the lack of scenery, the repetitive shrubbery and the occasionally (yet repeatedly seen) RV vehicle. But you still notice the Interesting.
Lists Us Up Where We Belong
I love not telling my kids where we’re going if it’s someplace fun. Just sort of wake them up, give them breakfast and put them in whatever outfits they’re going to need for the event. My daughter doesn’t get it—to her clothes are clothes—but my son understands that swimming trunks serve a different function than ordinary shorts so he starts wondering. It’s great seeing the surprise when we finally get to wherever we’re going—but this post isn’t about mushy curt-like junk like that. It’s about lists.