Wonderment

Scene: lunchtime

Kiddo makes noises and gestures expressive of a desire for more cheese.

"Look," I say, "you already have some in your hand."

She checks left hand. Nothing there. She fixes me with a suspicious look. Recalls existence of right hand. Checks right hand.

"Whoooooa."

No, thank YOU!

The kiddo has just moved on from "Kank oo" to "Thank your welcome!"

Eggcorn

We are reading Goodnight, Gorilla.

Me: That's a hyena.
Her: Hi, Eena!

Review: The Owl and the Pussycat

The Owl and the Pussycat by Bill Manhoff

My rating: 1 of 5 stars



This is supposed to be a comedy?! Huh.

Mom picked this (and a number of other dramatic works) for me at a library sale. It's cliched and vulgar. Neither character is likeable. The resolution comes totally out of the blue and is completely unbelievable.

The title is pretty witty, though.



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Obsolete

This is the kiddo's T alphabet block.

This is a Duplo window.

The kiddo calls the window a "house," presumably because it opens and shuts like a door.  She also calls the picture on the alphabet block a house.

Present continuous active indicative

The kiddo is in a present participle phase. She likes:
Runnin'
Walkin'
Jumpin'
Eatin'
Sippin'
Zippin'
Swimmin'
and
Dancin'

I love you, too.

Bedtime with a 1.5 year old:

Me: Goodnight.
Her: Night-night.
Me: Can I have a kiss?
Her, tearfully: No way.

Worst nightmare

The kiddo was playing with my last remaining film canister (I figure I need to keep one for history class, some day). She was in the living room, I was unloading the dishwasher, and then she came into the kitchen.

The film canister was full of water, and she was drinking out of it.

It had to have been toilet water.

Review: Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon: Gripping Accounts of All Known Fatal Mishaps in the Most Famous of the World's Seven Natural Wonders

Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon: Gripping Accounts of All Known Fatal Mishaps in the Most Famous of the World's Seven Natural Wonders by Michael P. Ghiglieri

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Fascinating, but poorly edited. I saw a copy of this book in a shop at Grand Canyon and thought it looked interesting. Indeed, it was. In addition to descriptions of deaths in the canyon, the authors have also included a few survival stories. I particularly enjoyed the odd tales in the chapter on freak accidents. Unfortunately, it is not that well organized and riddled with typos.

Would be an instructive read for those planning trips into Grand Canyon.



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Review: How to Talk Minnesotan: A Visitor's Guide

How to Talk Minnesotan: A Visitor's Guide by Howard Mohr

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Is this book funny to non-Minnesotans? Probably not, but it is a heckuva book. You might think it's just a little different, but a guy could do a lot worse when selecting reading material. You bet.



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