What kids read

Does this bother anybody else besides me?

Essentially, it's about novelists writing trashy novels for teens and tweens. So now tweens need trashy novels?

Best quote: The author says that few mothers have complained about her books’ naughtiness.
"They say, ‘I’m just thrilled that my daughter is reading,’ " she says.

Take a look ... a book opens with a sex scene, and drug use is common. This is what we want for our kids? Don't we want better? Shouldn't we want better?

-Zube.

Braces!

My daughter got braces today. She seemed to be handling them well, but we'll see this afternoon, when they told her she'd be sore.

There was a good lesson for her at the chair next door. Our orthodontist's office has about 7 chairs in one central room where they put on braces, take them off and tighten them on several patients at a time. The girl next to her was getting hers taken off, with a lot of drama, and pain. Then, they took a look at the teeth: She had bad cavities back where the brackets were around her molars. I heard a doc say she had a big buildup of plaque. Apparently she wasn't taking care of them. They had to tell her she was going to need fillings and I don't know what else. Apparently, she didn't like the news.

I'm pretty sure my daughter will be conscientious about keeping them clean and all. We just have to wait and see how long this is going to take!

-Zube.

Disneyland redux

One cool thing about the new Buzz Lightyear ride at Disneyland: They take your photo, for free, and you can email it to yourself. I did this and uploaded them back to Photobucket.

Here is me and my son. Here is my wife and my daughter.

I love that place!

-Zube.

Trip report

Back from Disneyland ... and I'm pooped.

It was loads of fun, plenty to see for the 50th. And they have great merchandise, and we bought this mug, this paper, this memo pad and this ashtray. Also saw some merchandise by Shag, a funky artist I like. We got this t-shirt for my daughter and I got this stationery set.

Oh, and we rode some rides, too! Buzz Lightyear ride is great, and new. Here's a fake picture of what it's like ... I found this Photoshop piece on the Internet!

So now we're settling back into life, back to work, and my daughter will be getting braces this next week. Back to the grind.

-Zube.

p.s. yeah jodie, you were too late! :)