Baby Einstein vs. American Idol

Finally, research that shows I'm actually doing something good for my child. I ran across this article that announced some new research revealing that all those Baby Einstein videos that you sit your kids in front of, thinking it will somehow help them get smarter, actually has the opposite effect. My favorite line from this earth shattering article is (and I quote): "I would rather babies watch 'American Idol' than these videos" Yes!!! There you have it folks, American Idol is actually HEALTHY for children! Or at least less harmful than the supposedly better alternative. Now I can look back at those evenings of sitting in front of the TV with the whole family watching AI and know that somehow all along I knew it was a good thing.
Study faults 'Einstein' videos for infants - The Boston Globe

Free range bully sticks

Yes folks, that's not a typo. If you happened to follow the link in the last post to find out your true pirate name, you may have noticed the banner ad on the page that advertised bully sticks. I'm not sure the exact connection to pirates, but apparently there is one. But I digress. The good news is that you can now get FREE RANGE bully sticks! So you can rest assured that the bullies that were "harvested" to create these sticks weren't cooped up in a 10 inch by 10 inch pen, but were allowed to roam free across the countryside until they reached their unfortunate, but undoubtedly humane, fate of being turned into a sticks. ARRRGGG! Every true pirate can only hope his bully stick be free range.

get your pirate name

A friend at Imagine Learning sent me this link to see what my pirate name would be, so I figured the computer would know better than myself and I complied. I followed the link, filled out the questionnaire, and...Presto! I'm a pirate!

My pirate name is:

Captain Harry Rackham

Get your own pirate name at piratequiz.com