unschooling IQ moment
Sandra Dodd
Yeah, no, I don't believe in "IQ" stuff, but I do sometimes find
myself amazed at the speed of someone else's thought. Deb Lewis, for
instance, and her ability to sculpt with words. I can make lots of
cups and bowls with words, but Deb, she can make lit-up kinetic
sculptures that make music and shower confetti.
Holly said something stunning (and awful and embarrassing) yesterday
and I thought of telling the story here and decided not to. But
because she did another one just now I'll tell you both.
Kirby's girlfriend Sam was staying with him when he housesat last
weekend (he's still there). Sam's smart, sexy and plays World of
Warcraft. She lives north of us and goes to college south of us, so
she's always passing through and Kirby can get to Soccoro or Los
Alamos either one pretty easily.
Saturday, Sam broke up with him. Yikes. He called me. ME! His
mom. (Usually lately I find such things out from Marty or Holly, but
Marty was out of town...)
Marty came back Sunday afternoon and said Jeff's family was camping
another night and wouldn't be back until Monday. I didn't think
Kirby knew that, but Kirby would already have gone to work. We can't
call him at work. Marty said he would call during the lunch break
and if Kirby hadn't fed the dogs, Marty would go get the key and go
feed the dogs.
I really am getting to what Holly said.
I was worried, then, because Marty had asked how Kirby was doing, and
I wasn't sure. I said "I don't know. I haven't talked to him all
day. Maybe he killed himself," and Holly said in 1/3 of a second,
"Then the dogs will have something to eat."
I HOOTED even though it's an awful, horrible thought, because it was
so unexpected and so quick.
Good thinking. Sicko, but quick.
So today she wanted to play Zombies Ate my Neighbors, we cleared out
a nice big space in the den, and she got all set up and the SNES
flashed once and quit. Marty couldn't get it to go. She called
Kirby's cell.
Kirby, who's fine and alive and at Jeff's house, told her he knew he
had another SNES in his closet, he thought, but he had no idea where.
Kirby has a walk-in closet full of shelves and boxes. Full.
I offered to try to find a used one and order it online. I was
already at e-Bay and google, and Holly said no, don't yet.
I said "He has one in his closet, but he'll take it to Texas with him."
She said, "He's not taking his closet to Texas."
And y'know? That's true. It's funny, and smart-ass, and he doesn't
have time before he moves to go through that closet anyway. <bwg>
If anyone has a working Super Nintendo to sell us, I'm probably
interested. If anyone has used the clone type, made to play SNES
games but not made by Nintendo, I'd appreciate advice or a review on
that.
Sandra
myself amazed at the speed of someone else's thought. Deb Lewis, for
instance, and her ability to sculpt with words. I can make lots of
cups and bowls with words, but Deb, she can make lit-up kinetic
sculptures that make music and shower confetti.
Holly said something stunning (and awful and embarrassing) yesterday
and I thought of telling the story here and decided not to. But
because she did another one just now I'll tell you both.
Kirby's girlfriend Sam was staying with him when he housesat last
weekend (he's still there). Sam's smart, sexy and plays World of
Warcraft. She lives north of us and goes to college south of us, so
she's always passing through and Kirby can get to Soccoro or Los
Alamos either one pretty easily.
Saturday, Sam broke up with him. Yikes. He called me. ME! His
mom. (Usually lately I find such things out from Marty or Holly, but
Marty was out of town...)
Marty came back Sunday afternoon and said Jeff's family was camping
another night and wouldn't be back until Monday. I didn't think
Kirby knew that, but Kirby would already have gone to work. We can't
call him at work. Marty said he would call during the lunch break
and if Kirby hadn't fed the dogs, Marty would go get the key and go
feed the dogs.
I really am getting to what Holly said.
I was worried, then, because Marty had asked how Kirby was doing, and
I wasn't sure. I said "I don't know. I haven't talked to him all
day. Maybe he killed himself," and Holly said in 1/3 of a second,
"Then the dogs will have something to eat."
I HOOTED even though it's an awful, horrible thought, because it was
so unexpected and so quick.
Good thinking. Sicko, but quick.
So today she wanted to play Zombies Ate my Neighbors, we cleared out
a nice big space in the den, and she got all set up and the SNES
flashed once and quit. Marty couldn't get it to go. She called
Kirby's cell.
Kirby, who's fine and alive and at Jeff's house, told her he knew he
had another SNES in his closet, he thought, but he had no idea where.
Kirby has a walk-in closet full of shelves and boxes. Full.
I offered to try to find a used one and order it online. I was
already at e-Bay and google, and Holly said no, don't yet.
I said "He has one in his closet, but he'll take it to Texas with him."
She said, "He's not taking his closet to Texas."
And y'know? That's true. It's funny, and smart-ass, and he doesn't
have time before he moves to go through that closet anyway. <bwg>
If anyone has a working Super Nintendo to sell us, I'm probably
interested. If anyone has used the clone type, made to play SNES
games but not made by Nintendo, I'd appreciate advice or a review on
that.
Sandra
Ed Wendell
Those ARE funny comebacks - our son does that too. The other day we were going down the road and I asked him to remind me later about such and such - so as soon as I finished saying it he piped up and reminded me - he said I said later and did not specify how much later. When he was three I was giving the spiel about how "money does not grow on trees" and he informed me that yes it does because money is made from paper and paper is made from trees.
Lisa W.
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Lisa W.
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Sandra Dodd
-=- he said I said later and did not specify how much later. When he
was three I was giving the spiel about how "money does not grow on
trees" and he informed me that yes it does because money is made from
paper and paper is made from trees.-=-
When I was a kid, I saw many kids punished or shamed for snappy
comebacks.
Sometimes I was that kid.
I'm always happy to hear kids freely exercising their logic and humor.
Sandra
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was three I was giving the spiel about how "money does not grow on
trees" and he informed me that yes it does because money is made from
paper and paper is made from trees.-=-
When I was a kid, I saw many kids punished or shamed for snappy
comebacks.
Sometimes I was that kid.
I'm always happy to hear kids freely exercising their logic and humor.
Sandra
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Nancy Wooton
On Jul 16, 2007, at 4:01 PM, Sandra Dodd wrote:
paper mills call "rag." Technically, money grows on bushes. (No, I'm
not consciously tying this thread to the rhyming dry rot one ;-)
Nancy
> -=- he said I said later and did not specify how much later. When heBut the paper made for money is made from cotton and linen; it's what
> was three I was giving the spiel about how "money does not grow on
> trees" and he informed me that yes it does because money is made from
> paper and paper is made from trees.-=-
paper mills call "rag." Technically, money grows on bushes. (No, I'm
not consciously tying this thread to the rhyming dry rot one ;-)
Nancy
Ed Wendell
Yes he now knows this about money, but at age three he thought it was "paper" - we do refer to it as paper currency. We did have a look at the difference between writing paper and paper money. I'm going to read this to him so we will have a new family "joke" about money growing on bushes.
We enjoy finding new silly things to say just to be silly and to have a family connection - kind of like a secrete joke. One summer it was "Cruise America" - based upon the camper you see everywhere with Cruise America on them. We say it and start laughing and people think we're weird ;)
He has a book called "The Secrete Symbols of the Dollar Bill" that he likes.
But the paper made for money is made from cotton and linen; it's what
paper mills call "rag." Technically, money grows on bushes. (No, I'm
not consciously tying this thread to the rhyming dry rot one ;-)
Nancy
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We enjoy finding new silly things to say just to be silly and to have a family connection - kind of like a secrete joke. One summer it was "Cruise America" - based upon the camper you see everywhere with Cruise America on them. We say it and start laughing and people think we're weird ;)
He has a book called "The Secrete Symbols of the Dollar Bill" that he likes.
But the paper made for money is made from cotton and linen; it's what
paper mills call "rag." Technically, money grows on bushes. (No, I'm
not consciously tying this thread to the rhyming dry rot one ;-)
Nancy
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Amy
I want to insert my brother's best one. He had aggravated my mom all
day and at dinner he was still at it. I don't know what he said, but
my mom said "Don't push your luck!" He got up and wrote "luck" on a
piece of paper, sat back down and pushed the "luck" over to her. Dad
and I ducked under the table because we were sure my brother was
about
to die! Fortunately for him, my mom thought it was really funny. I
think wit is one of the surest signs of intelligent life.
Did anyone else grow up reading Mad Magazine? They a great section of
Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions
~Amy
day and at dinner he was still at it. I don't know what he said, but
my mom said "Don't push your luck!" He got up and wrote "luck" on a
piece of paper, sat back down and pushed the "luck" over to her. Dad
and I ducked under the table because we were sure my brother was
about
to die! Fortunately for him, my mom thought it was really funny. I
think wit is one of the surest signs of intelligent life.
Did anyone else grow up reading Mad Magazine? They a great section of
Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions
~Amy
--- In [email protected], Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
>
> -=- he said I said later and did not specify how much later. When
he
> was three I was giving the spiel about how "money does not grow on
> trees" and he informed me that yes it does because money is made
from
> paper and paper is made from trees.-=-
>
> When I was a kid, I saw many kids punished or shamed for snappy
> comebacks.
> Sometimes I was that kid.
>
> I'm always happy to hear kids freely exercising their logic and
humor.
>
> Sandra
>
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>
Susan
-=- When I was a kid, I saw many kids punished or shamed for snappy
comebacks. Sometimes I was that kid. I'm always happy to hear kids
freely exercising their logic and humor. -=-
When dd was four or five I used some paper out of one of my old
notebooks that dd had recently rediscovered and claimed as hers. I was
joking around and said, "but it didn't have your name on it" when she
laughingly protested against me using the paper. So a few days later I
saw her dancing around the house with one of my (rarely used) evening
bags. I said, "Hey, you've got my purse there kiddo!" She paused
mid-step, looked down at the bag, turned it over and then looked up at
me and said, 'Well, funny that I don't see your name on it" and then
went right on dancing while trying to contain a fit of giggles.
Lately she can say the most absurd things in deadpan seriousness
without cracking a smile
~ Susan
comebacks. Sometimes I was that kid. I'm always happy to hear kids
freely exercising their logic and humor. -=-
When dd was four or five I used some paper out of one of my old
notebooks that dd had recently rediscovered and claimed as hers. I was
joking around and said, "but it didn't have your name on it" when she
laughingly protested against me using the paper. So a few days later I
saw her dancing around the house with one of my (rarely used) evening
bags. I said, "Hey, you've got my purse there kiddo!" She paused
mid-step, looked down at the bag, turned it over and then looked up at
me and said, 'Well, funny that I don't see your name on it" and then
went right on dancing while trying to contain a fit of giggles.
Lately she can say the most absurd things in deadpan seriousness
without cracking a smile
~ Susan
Stacey
--- In [email protected], "Amy" <amylizkid1@...> wrote:
Yeah I remeber my parents having lots of Mad mags around and I used to
love reading them. I still remember tons of funny little bits from
them.
I might hunt down some old copies and show my kids. I think they will
really enjoy them.
Stacey in New Zealand
Mum of Hannah(9) and Darcy(7) and wife (of just 10 months!) to Kingsley
> Did anyone else grow up reading Mad Magazine? They a great section ofAmy,
> Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions
Yeah I remeber my parents having lots of Mad mags around and I used to
love reading them. I still remember tons of funny little bits from
them.
I might hunt down some old copies and show my kids. I think they will
really enjoy them.
Stacey in New Zealand
Mum of Hannah(9) and Darcy(7) and wife (of just 10 months!) to Kingsley
Deb Lewis
***she can make lit-up kinetic
sculptures that make music and shower confetti.***
That was too kind and too generous. I'm all twitterpated. Thank you.
***and Holly said in 1/3 of a second,
"Then the dogs will have something to eat."***
I LOVE that! My kid and husband have that kind of quick wit and
humor and I think it's wonderful.
Holly is wonderful. <g>
Deb Lewis
sculptures that make music and shower confetti.***
That was too kind and too generous. I'm all twitterpated. Thank you.
***and Holly said in 1/3 of a second,
"Then the dogs will have something to eat."***
I LOVE that! My kid and husband have that kind of quick wit and
humor and I think it's wonderful.
Holly is wonderful. <g>
Deb Lewis
Ed Wendell
Ahhhhhhh - Bambie! Brings back memories :)
Lisa W.
From: Deb Lewis
I'm all twitterpated.
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Lisa W.
From: Deb Lewis
I'm all twitterpated.
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