A new report says boys are entering puberty up to two years earlier than previously reported, some as early as 9 or 10 years old.
Which means if I were a kid now I'd hit puberty about... 17.
Last night on the way home from dinner I hung up on Paul Ryan. I hope he didn't take it personally. I'd have done the same for Joe Biden.
Earlier in the week I mentioned cleaning up the office portion of that room and the post included some pics from my childhood that I posted. I came across two other packages of prints that I didn't go through at the time but took a look at today. They were from my trip to Tanzania about 10-12 years ago. I'd forgotten some of the things that struck me about that time in-country, including the number of kids everywhere. In almost every picture there are children and they all look to be under the age of 10, most under 5 or 6. The notion of having two or three children doesn't exist. Besides the lack of available birth control, the infant mortality rate means parents accept that almost half their children won't survive to adulthood.
I sure enjoyed that trip. From the time my eyes opened in the morning until they closed at night everything - every sight, smell, taste, sound, and touch - was different. It was both fascinating and exhausting at the same time.
Late breaking!! - I just hung up on Mitt Romney.
Something about this gives me a sense of power.
Nobody but me watches the network news on Saturday evenings and the networks know it. What other explanation could there be for their decision to air cheesy commercials for things like "Magic Tap!" and "Stompeez!" (those are slippers for kids that open their eyes when you walk).
Network news on Monday night? Ads for Cadillac and Fidelity Investments.
A guy down the street has a Romney sign in his front yard and a folding chair next to it.
Before cameras people hired painters to do portraits. Sometimes the subject was standing in front of the desk, sometimes behind. In profile, or standing in uniform facing the artist.
The portrait painters charged more or less depending on how much of the subject they had to paint. If the subject was standing behind it, the desk was easy and could be filled in later, but the person's body was trickier, with each subject presenting unique challenges. So they charged more or less depending on how many limbs were included in the portrait.
Hence the expression, "It will cost you an arm and a leg."
4 comments:
Live in Washington and see almost no political commercials (except for governor) and receive zero phone calls. The downside: One party controls everything, including how to tally the votes, and when to stop recounting a close election (answer to that last one is when your candidate wins.)
Mike
I don't know what "Washington" Mike lives in but in Washington State, we are bombarded with political commercials, most filled with inaccuracies and half-truths (at best). Granted, while the majority of the state (geographically) is conservative, the liberal population (centered in three west-side counties) iss greater in numbers and, in most instances, assures more liberal candidates are victorious.
A couple internet sites (e.g., http://wiki.answers.com/) claim the phrase about an arm and a leg is not from artists and portraits. i'm not sure the truth about it will ever be confirmed.
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