October 25, 2004

The Zenith Radio Nurse: Vintage Baby Monitor by Isamu Noguchi

In 1937, two years after the first Trial of The Century--the Lindbergh Baby kidnapping/murder--had ended, Zenith introduced the Baby Nurse. Used in conjunction with the wireless Guardian Ear, this was possibly the earliest baby monitor around. The Radio Nurse was...
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Keep Me Away From Your Costumed Children

Parking for church yesterday morning, we saw something I'd never even heard of before: the pumpkins on the porch of one house had been completely gnawed away. A squirrel was perched on top. At the next house was another squirrel,...
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Papas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Buckle Bunnies

If you're as conflicted as I am about the effect on your kids of your love of bullriding, you should skip this post. Why? because official PBR [Professional Bull Riders] rompers are on sale. And it's a pretty short hop...
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