"Parker and Tyler had fun this morning. They were playing peek-a-boo. Parker was standing on one side of the cabinet and Tyler on the other side. They would bend down to try to hide, jump up, and say "Peek-a-boo!" It was darling."
---Ruth
So Bush finally made the first veto of his presidency and that was on a bill for stem cell research -- allowing unused embryos to be used for research rather than be destroyed -- cementing his legacy as a complete idiot.
I love John Stewart's juxtaposition of how Bush "doesn't want human life destroyed" ("every being counts, every being matters") and yet is willing to kill tens of thousands of Iraqi citizens. For some reason, beings with actual thought are somehow less valuable than a handful of cells. Bush feels that it would be better to have these embryos adopted...as if there's a shortage of children in the world that need to be adopted. Once again, beings with cognitive thought are of less value.
It makes me sad and embarrassed to be an American.
Jen, I hope you can still read this with the video link. I think the glitch was just with the Rever clip, not YouTube. But let me know if that's not the case...then again, if you can't read this then I guess you won't know to let me know. DOH!
Okay, I first saw Gnarles Barkely at the MTV Movie Awards and absolutely fell in love with them. How could I not with Chewie on the drums.
But I thought they might just be a one-hit fling for me. And this I saw their video for Smiley Faces. There's two versions, this one and another one with Dennis Hopper and Dean Stockwell. But I think the one with the emoticons is the best...raunchy, but funny.
I guess I'll need to add this to my shopping list for my next trip to Target.
Well, this year we decided to take advantage of our local 4th of July Parade. Chris and I gathered Parker and Frankie and we headed over to Acton's main drag to check out the festivities.
Of course my shot is late but here's a pic of the Acton Royal Court. Thommy & Geoffrey's neighbor was one of the princesses -- I think she was near the front of the float. It's weird. Where were a lot of "Royal Courts" in the parade from other towns. Not sure if that's because they don't have a parade of their own or if they make the rounds, hitting all the local parades. This latter picture is one of those roving courts. Not sure where they're from but they were dressed in camouflage. Maybe it's Little Miss Desert Storm.
Here are my two favorite parts of the parade. My favorite float -- not sure how it related to the theme ("Peace and Paradise") but it's funny -- and the Shriners in their tiny vehicles -- also funny, I think it's that special combination big/old guy, little car, and, of course, fez.
We returned home around noon and all of us took a well deserved nap. And fireworks? Sorry, we skipped out on the show because it's past Parker's bedtime; plus, I had to work on the 5th.
Well, no new pictures today but just an update on Parker. His vocabulary is growing.
We went to a wedding this weekend, which gave me an opportunity to dress Parker up in preppy clothes. We didn't last long in the church. We got to see the bride walk down the aisle and a cookie helped Parker get through the initial psalms. But, it soon became evident that Parker and I would be waiting outside for the ceremony to end. But that's fine. It gave us a chance to explore.
The reception was an even larger space that gave Parker plenty of room to run around. However, the most captivating part of the evening was the zydeco band. Parker was absolutely mesmerized.
Okay, I'm sure many of you have heard about the explosive reaction between Mentos and Diet Coke. But this video takes it to a whole new level.
I love it!
If you want to know more about the science behind this effect, check out the creators' site.
There also seems to be an interesting debate brewing between YouTube and Revver springing from this video's popularity.
You can sleep when you are dead!
This is like a car wreck. Painful. Horrifying. And yet, I can't seem to take my eyes off of it.
I love that the guy who wants to put the 10 Commandments in our schools and courtrooms can't recite all ten. Maybe they should just be displayed in his office, rather than everywhere else. Even cheaper, I can write one on each of his fingers with a Sharpie and they'll be with him where ever he is.
When we first saw this on the Daily Show, Chris and I couldn't tell for sure if it was for real or a joke -- Bush commenting about a reporter's sunglasses -- "You gonna ask your question with shades on?" -- unaware that the reporter's legally blind. But, I guess it's true.
Why am I not surprised.
Here's a copy of the transcript...
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, Peter. Are you going to ask that question with shades on?
REPORTER: I can take them off.
THE PRESIDENT: I’m interested in the shade look, seriously.
REPORTER: All right, I’ll keep it, then.
THE PRESIDENT: For the viewers, there’s no sun. (Laughter.)
REPORTER: I guess it depends on your perspective. (Laughter.)
THE PRESIDENT: Touche. (Laughter.)
REPORTER: Following up on the other Peter’s question about Karl Rove…
Well, not sure what to make of this. Here's a series of photos that Parker took when he went in for his myringotomy. I guess, he was a bit upset so Chris let him play with his (camera)phone. I think the first one was taken on Chris' lap but after that not sure about the specific where or when's. I do know that when Parker went into the operation room (without Chris) he was really upset so Chris let him take the phone. Who know, one of these may have been taken during the procuedure. Werid, huh?
Okay, I'm finally up-to-date with all my Tivo'd episodes of Lost but checking out this map I've realized that I'm going to have to rewatch Season 1
and The Very Hungry Caterpillar but, like many stuff, it's walked off somewhere. (Parker knows but he's not telling.) No worries...they have been replaced with new favorites -- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Dr. Seuss's ABC and Green Eggs and Ham.
