WEEKLY WORD: Conflation

When the identities of two or more individuals, concepts, or places, sharing some characteristics of one another, become confused until there seems to be only a single identity — the differences appear to become lost.

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Theory Infatuation

Lately, I’ve had the rare opportunity to observe two incredibly bright academic / Ph.D. types in the final throes of development of their new theoretical models.  Let me tell you what.  They love them their theories.  Love love love love. 

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Remy Rulez

Listen up, here how it is. The new version of Remy’s Household Rulez

  1. Bathtub : Must standup. Its a control issue but makes it hard to get the hair washed
  2. Toilet paper:  Must be unrolled as soon as possible
  3. Refrigerator Door: Must remain open as long as I want. Quit shutting the door in my face. Seriously.
  4. Front Door: If you open the door take me out.
  5. Back Door: Same here.
  6. Cabinets : Must be open and closed repeatedly and whats uo withe these funky plastic locks
  7. Radios: why do you keep putting the radio on the table. It belongs on the floor.
  8. My Computer ; Mom and dad who said you could use my computers anyway.
  9. Food : finger foods must be provided on my high chair tray as soon as I am seated. None of this smooshed up food. I have  a tooth and I intend to use it/
  10. Cornflakes are the bomb.

–remyz

Vaccuum Phobia

In the early days, the vaccuum was helpful in calming Remy.  Not that he was colicky or anything, but young infants sometimes get a little worked up and need help working themselves back down.  The vaccuum noise could do that.

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