July 8, 2007

Oof! Oeuf Baby Lounger Recalled For Frame Failure

Wow, a recall at one of the mini majors of the indie baby gear market. A recent batch of Oeuf Hang-Out Baby Loungers have been recalled by the company and CPSC after six reports of the tubular steel frame failing....
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Wha Wha Wha?? Veggie Booty Veggie Made In China?

So that green stuff all over the kid's hands, that gave 57 other kids the salmonella, is made in China. How comforting that Robert's American [sic] Gourmet chairman Robert Ehrlich claimed not to know that their veggie seasoning came from...
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Posted by greg at 11:13 PM | Comments (2)

Nazonazo Uta: Japanese Counting Word Game Anime

Another random find from what's feeling more and more like the smartest kid's TV show in the world, Japanese publish broadcaster NHK's Pythagoras Switch. With 5,000 kanji and 102 phonetic syllables, it's no surprise that spoken Japanese has a...
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Posted by greg at 1:14 PM | Comments (1)

The IKEA Diaper Bag & Changing Pad, Complete [Thanks Again, Mom!]

So a couple of months ago, after seeing Funk-Station's computer bag reworking of the classic blue IKEA bag, I wondered if you couldn't tweak it into a diaper bag, too. It has three separate pockets and both hand and...
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"Family" By Saul Steinberg

I think this is from Steinberg's 1954 book, The Passport. Reminds me a bit of Framy, the Japanese square dog on NHK. via Andy's dadblog, Stork Bites Man...
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