Tortoise - The Taut and the Tame (from Millinos Now Living Will Never Die [1996])
“Try again and fail. Again, fail better, on the next try.”
(Note: That may sound cynical but I think of it as playful, self deprecating, humble.)
Quick! I need an expert opinion. Is this primarily A) A hose turban, B) A hose-ombrero, C) A parental fashion fail (socks with sandals), or D) Other?
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Hey here’s another song I recorded today. Would you like to hear it?
Here’s the one from yesterday: You’re Not All That Bad.mp3
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Hey I recorded this new song. Would you like to hear it? You’re Not All That Bad.mp3
Noah’s guesses as to what was for dessert tonight (all with a straight face and wide eyes): Broccoli? Chicken? A head? A shirt? Pie? (At this point I was silently laughing so hard my stomach hurt.) Pie? Is it pie?? (It was a granola bar.)
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Me: Noah, do you know about delayed gratification? Noah: (blank stare and head shake) Me: Do you want to learn about it now, or later. Noah: (walking out of the room) Later.
(I think he’s getting it!)
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Kill Switch - a documentary about how the free Internet is related to democracy. My college friend Chris Dollar is part of the team behind it. They’re raising money here if you’d like to support the film http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/akorn/killswitch-a-documentary-film.
Noah’s dream last night:
Noah: “Me and you [Daddy] were in the water, and there was a boat coming. There was a double decker bus on the boat, and Mommy was on it. The bus was going to downtown, and I love downtown, so I hopped aboard. Daddy, did you hop aboard?”
Me: “I don’t know, you tell me. It was your dream.”
Noah: “Oh. Yeah, you did.”
