"Shaggy and lean and shrewd with pointed ears / And tail cropped short, half lurcher and half cur"

[larryhammer]

Parenting tip of the month. Note especially the tag. (via)

Why mathematicians are hoarding a special Japanese chalk. (via?)

GIFs of life in Japan. Click to embiggen. (via)

---L.

Subject quote from "The Task," William Cowper.

Comments

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd embrace that parenting tip. I think it's wonderful.

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Of course, it will either lead the kid to a lifetime of excitement and adventure, or one of clinging to a therapist in order to leave the house. A toss up, clearly.

[larryhammer]

Which do think would result in needing more therapy, the dinosaur or the carrot?

---L.

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

That would be proportional to how scary the carrot is.

[larryhammer]

Heh.