Monthly Archives: January 2008

My Parent Hack got Published!

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In the aftermath of Zoe’s cold, I sent a tip into Parent Hacks, and it got posted today!

My ten-month-old daughter has a terrible cold right now, and she has developed a fear of the nose wipe. Anytime she sees me coming towards her with a rag or a kleenex, she turns her head away and hides – usually by rubbing her hands over her nose, spreading around everything I was about to wipe up.

The trick I’ve discovered is that if I throw the rag over her face, like we’re playing peek-a-boo, then I can quickly “pat” around her nose and mouth, and she still thinks it’s a game.

If I try to wipe, she figures it out, so the “pat” technique is important!

Zoe is Ten Months Old

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Dear Zoe,
Between getting sick and everything that happened around Christmas, this was one of your busiest months ever. So much so, that I’m only just now getting around to writing your December newsletter, even though it’s nearly time to start on the January one. Still, I hate it when people posts excuses instead of just posting, so let’s get down to business!

Zoe's Holiday Outfit

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In the Test Tube

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This is, hands-down, the best discussion of climate change I’ve ever seen. By framing the argument in the context of risk management, he sidesteps the issue of whether or not climate change is real and whether it’s man-made, and instead addresses the issue of what happens if we’re wrong, regardless of what we decide.

“What if I told you that I’ve got a way to look at it where you don’t need to believe anyone, but you can still decide with confidence what we should do?”

If we agree with the activists and take big action now, we risk harming the economy as the skeptics warn. On the other hand, if we agree with the skeptics and do nothing, we risk environmental catastrophe.

“While we debate whether humans can really change the climate or not, we are at the same time running the experiment. The kicker is that no matter what the outcome of the experiment, we’re IN the test tube… and we only get to run the experiment once.”

Back on Deck

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The first day back in the office after a vacation is always a bit overwhelming. I’ve been in the office for over two hours now, and I’m just now getting all caught up so I can get some work done — and this was for a vacation when everyone else was out of the office, too.

While on break, I didn’t read email or check my feed reader. Upon returning I hardly had any email, but I had over a thousand unread items in google reader.

I wish I had been able to write more blog posts recently, but between the holidays, visiting friends and family, playing video games, and taking care of a sick baby, it just didn’t happen. I’ll be fixing that this week, and the December newsletter will be up by the end of the week.