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Big Question

Here's a question for anyone who reads my blog: The Citizen and I have twins who are ten months old. Oftentimes, to amuse them, he allows them to play with his cellphone, his eyeglasses, and even his laptop. The Blossom has already broken a key on his laptop which was issued by his employer for his job. It isn't even ours!

My position, which I have stated clearly to him several times, is that eyeglasses, computers, and cellphones are tools, not toys. The children should learn from the outset not to play with such items. I realize it will take several "no"s before the children get the point, but how can I make the point to my husband? I can't believe he does this!

My only thought is that after our children break enough of other people's eyeglasses or cellphones and my husband has to pay for them, he will get the point. Am I unreasonable?!

A New View

A different perspective on a cat in a sink. From the ever-popular Cats In Sinks

The World Series

Well, my mom and her boyfriend have been visiting and stay up LATE watching the World Series. Personally, I always thought baseball was one of the most boring sports, and if it represents America (Mom, baseball, apple pie and Chevrolet), we're a rather boring nation. Need to do something about that. Maybe an extreme sport better represents us. Or something more competitive, like football.

Also, as Citizen X. pointed out, it's quite pompous that it's called the World Series when all the teams are from the U.S. He gave the example of the World Cup soccer championship which is held every four years. The World Cup really does incorporate teams from all over the world, from countries large and small. Even to get to qualify is a big thrill for countries who never before qualified. It is really a world competition, similar to the Olympics. I didn't comprehend his enthusiasm about the World Cup until the Citizen said "Imagine, if the Superbowl was only every four years." Oh. Ok. I would be really excited too.

The next World Cup is 2006. But it's not too late for baseball to become a "world" sport. It's very popular in Japan and South America. Surely a World Series is a real possibility.

My Award-Winning Brother

Recently, Citizen X. revived my desktop, which was crippled almost a year ago by a hijacker. Mainly, I told him I wanted the pictures and recipes stored on it, plus my Christmas card list. I gently reminded him that the addresses of alot of HIS friends are also on the Christmas card list! So last week, he was able to retrieve all the files and move them to the desktop. It was very time-consuming, as he had to refer to the Internet often during the process.

Anyway, one of the photos that was rescued was a picture of my brother with his Emmy Award (it's in the top lefthand corner of the picture). He received it in the 90's for his work as Art Director on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show". My brother, Clay, was nominated two years previously, without winning, causing me to dub him "Clay Lucci" after Susan Lucci, the much-nominated soap opera actress. Clay has also worked with Chris Rock, Conan O'Brien, Lifetime Television, Home and Garden TV, and others.

I have a small trophy for "Black Belt Spirit Award" from martial arts, and my sister has numerous trophies from gymastics while in junior high. Citizen X. said "Your mother can say all her kids have trophies, but Clay has the best one."