Wow, what a day! There's nothing like a day like today, right after the long slog of winter. I don't even know if 'slog' is a word, but it seems to fit the winter we've been through. The point is, the weather was warmer and just perfectly lovely. Daddy sat outside the ballet studio this afternoon while Madison was inside dancing. He sat in the car with the windows down, reading a Terry Pratchett book he got for Christmas (finally), and soaking in the sounds, smells, and temperature of the impending spring.
It was a good day to get a lot done. Madison is still reading her Weirder School books - she currently has ten or eleven stacked up on the kitchen table, going through each one at a furious speed. Sometimes one book per day. This is what she is very much into. Forget fairies for now, or Never Girls or pirates or people with ice powers. Right now, she's all about "The Weirder School." Currently, she's reading a book about Mayor Hubble.
He's in trouble. I haven't read the book, so I'm not sure why he is in trouble. Perhaps it is because he doesn't plan on attending the Israeli Prime Minister's speech at the House Chamber tomorrow. Okay, so that's not true. He'll probably be there, because you'd have to be devoid of any common sense to boycott a speech of that magnitude from a leader of a political ally in the Middle East even if you profoundly disagree with him. No, Mayor Hubble isn't that dumb. But I think he is a more sneaky sort of politician, which I know can be like calling a dog "hairy." You get the idea that something is up with Mayor Hubble based on his picture on the front cover - the guy has jowls and extended arms, each hand giving a peace gesture. Basically, he looks like President Nixon. This is a death sentence for people with jowls. You'll never be trusted in office. And heaven help you if you give two peace gestures with your fingers. You might as well go turn yourself in.
President Nixon will never be forgiven for ... what was it again? Lying to the public about something? Which, of course, we never see in our current politicians.* I am certainly not defending the guy here. But as they say, it's the 98% of the politicians that give the rest a bad name.
The point is... what is the point here? It's that she's reading this book. And, as you can deduce, the Prime Minister of Israel is coming to Washington tomorrow to give a speech that certain people are not attending. We just keep getting more and more polarized as a nation.
Why can't we get along like Lilo & Stitch? We kept up our marathon, this time sticking with episodes of the television show. We didn't have as much time, so these 20 minute episodes were perfect fillers after a bit of piano and a bit of homophone homework. Yes, more homophones this week - like "knight" and "night." Or "flower" and "flour." Madison is learning, learning, and learning. There isn't a homophone that I know of for "learning," but if there was, it would sure be something else!
We're looking into doing more as a copy writer today. Mom is investigating possibilities, and Daddy actually has a new assignment in the church as a designated copy writer. Technically a ghost writer. Which is just a cool word, isn't it? First of all, you can't help but think of Ghost Rider. That's almost a homophone, isn't it?
The other thing is that a "ghost writer" is a pretty cool sounding phrase. It conjures up an image of some haunted typewriter, or at least a possessed laptop. Which, from what I understand, the NSA can do now. Anyway, the idea is in place, and Daddy is investing more time in writing. Perhaps this will bring forth new avenues of income, but we'll see how that goes in time.
It occurs to me that this is the second reference to Ghost Rider on this blog. Maybe more, I don't know. I want to make it clear that this isn't exactly my favorite comic book character, that way Madison doesn't go out in the future and collect an arsenal of Ghost Rider comics in order to get to know Daddy's favorite stuff better. I do happen to own a few issues, but they are mostly cross-overs with other characters, like Wolverine, Gambit and the X-Men. Yeah, the "X-Men" are pretty much the favorites Daddy had. Obviously, "The Avengers" are king of the heap at the moment, along with the "Guardians of the Galaxy" as well. We've been really loving Spiderman and company lately, certainly with the Disney Infinity Game out there. So that said, while I like the guy, he's honestly more of a punchline at the moment. I mean seriously: it's a flaming skull head. While there's a "okay that looks pretty cool" factor involved, the truth of the matter is that it isn't terribly practical. I mean, how does he eat food? Does he have a collection of flame retardant hats? Would he be mad if a troop of boy scouts wanted to try to roast marshmallows over his head? These are questions that may never be answered any time soon. Unless I ghost write some comic in the near future. In which case, the answers are probably "he eats Mexican food," "yes," and "not really."
* Yes, that was sarcasm.
It was a good day to get a lot done. Madison is still reading her Weirder School books - she currently has ten or eleven stacked up on the kitchen table, going through each one at a furious speed. Sometimes one book per day. This is what she is very much into. Forget fairies for now, or Never Girls or pirates or people with ice powers. Right now, she's all about "The Weirder School." Currently, she's reading a book about Mayor Hubble.
He's in trouble. I haven't read the book, so I'm not sure why he is in trouble. Perhaps it is because he doesn't plan on attending the Israeli Prime Minister's speech at the House Chamber tomorrow. Okay, so that's not true. He'll probably be there, because you'd have to be devoid of any common sense to boycott a speech of that magnitude from a leader of a political ally in the Middle East even if you profoundly disagree with him. No, Mayor Hubble isn't that dumb. But I think he is a more sneaky sort of politician, which I know can be like calling a dog "hairy." You get the idea that something is up with Mayor Hubble based on his picture on the front cover - the guy has jowls and extended arms, each hand giving a peace gesture. Basically, he looks like President Nixon. This is a death sentence for people with jowls. You'll never be trusted in office. And heaven help you if you give two peace gestures with your fingers. You might as well go turn yourself in.
President Nixon will never be forgiven for ... what was it again? Lying to the public about something? Which, of course, we never see in our current politicians.* I am certainly not defending the guy here. But as they say, it's the 98% of the politicians that give the rest a bad name.
The point is... what is the point here? It's that she's reading this book. And, as you can deduce, the Prime Minister of Israel is coming to Washington tomorrow to give a speech that certain people are not attending. We just keep getting more and more polarized as a nation.
Why can't we get along like Lilo & Stitch? We kept up our marathon, this time sticking with episodes of the television show. We didn't have as much time, so these 20 minute episodes were perfect fillers after a bit of piano and a bit of homophone homework. Yes, more homophones this week - like "knight" and "night." Or "flower" and "flour." Madison is learning, learning, and learning. There isn't a homophone that I know of for "learning," but if there was, it would sure be something else!
We're looking into doing more as a copy writer today. Mom is investigating possibilities, and Daddy actually has a new assignment in the church as a designated copy writer. Technically a ghost writer. Which is just a cool word, isn't it? First of all, you can't help but think of Ghost Rider. That's almost a homophone, isn't it?
The other thing is that a "ghost writer" is a pretty cool sounding phrase. It conjures up an image of some haunted typewriter, or at least a possessed laptop. Which, from what I understand, the NSA can do now. Anyway, the idea is in place, and Daddy is investing more time in writing. Perhaps this will bring forth new avenues of income, but we'll see how that goes in time.
It occurs to me that this is the second reference to Ghost Rider on this blog. Maybe more, I don't know. I want to make it clear that this isn't exactly my favorite comic book character, that way Madison doesn't go out in the future and collect an arsenal of Ghost Rider comics in order to get to know Daddy's favorite stuff better. I do happen to own a few issues, but they are mostly cross-overs with other characters, like Wolverine, Gambit and the X-Men. Yeah, the "X-Men" are pretty much the favorites Daddy had. Obviously, "The Avengers" are king of the heap at the moment, along with the "Guardians of the Galaxy" as well. We've been really loving Spiderman and company lately, certainly with the Disney Infinity Game out there. So that said, while I like the guy, he's honestly more of a punchline at the moment. I mean seriously: it's a flaming skull head. While there's a "okay that looks pretty cool" factor involved, the truth of the matter is that it isn't terribly practical. I mean, how does he eat food? Does he have a collection of flame retardant hats? Would he be mad if a troop of boy scouts wanted to try to roast marshmallows over his head? These are questions that may never be answered any time soon. Unless I ghost write some comic in the near future. In which case, the answers are probably "he eats Mexican food," "yes," and "not really."
* Yes, that was sarcasm.
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