September 30, 2005

Please, Kid, Don't Be A Genius

The BBC documentary Child Prodigies: Too Much Too Young? looks at the concept of "gifted" children and the other "G-word," Genius. You probably don't have to watch the show to answer the question in its title [which is good, because...
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Single Man Loves His Chrysler Town & Country

Sensible, gainfully employed, good at math, available... I can't figure out why Brian Feldman hasn't been snapped up by some sweet, family-minded Pennsylvania maiden. I mean, he already has a Chrysler Town & Country minivan, and he loves loves LOVES...
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Mmm, Maxi-Cosi... Get. Into. My. Volvo.

In my sister-in-law's Ford Escort, the rear shoulder belt was just barely long enough to wrap around our Maxi-Cosi Cabrio car seat. Every once in a while, I'd have to lean on the Cabrio, pressing it into the cushion to...
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Tips For New Parents, From The Onion

Prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by screaming at baby every five minutes, "Are you okay, baby?!" Hey, if I was stuck after college with no job and no prospects and living in Milwaukee, maybe I'd become a mean-spirited, acidic comedian,...
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NYC Needs Its Infant Dumpsters Back

How could we let this happen? A child was abandoned and forced to walk around a Queens street barefoot for who knows how long? If only the infant dumpster plan that Rudy Giuliani introduced in the mid-90's hadn't been...
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