On my last post, someone asked about Parents as Teachers and how the timelines work. Basically, families are eligible for the program for 3 years total, it is not necessarily based on age. We began the program when Arun was just a few months old and since I had Anjali so soon after, she has gotten to piggyback on that overlap. Therefore, our visits have included her screenings as well. Again, I cannot stress what an excellent program PAT is - and it is free. I simply do not understand why more folks do not take advantage of such a benefit.
In other news, Arun has decided he would rather watch Curious George (his new BFF, as of late) on our bedroom television which, hello! Works for me so that I can actually watch programs downstairs that involve adults and complex dialogue and intriguing storylines. As such, I have to say that Fringe is really getting me - as I never got into Lost or Alias, this JJ Abrams guy is new stuff to me. I even watch it as soon as the DVR has recorded enough so that I can skip all commercials. And True Blood? Has grown on me. I did not like it at first, but I gave it my 3 Episode Minimum and I am now hooked. I am still not sold on Heroes, though. The main issue I have is that there seems to be no "rules" to which the writers adhere. They manipulate storylines that meander all over the place and they seem to have no point. I am also tired of characters "dying", then springing back to life. Bah.
In other news, here is my new favorite book that Masquerades As a Children's Book But Is Really For Mama:
With such lines as "A nation great, a Church and a State. A pair of towers and a balance of powers", what's not to love? I think my two favorite pages are "Goodnight evolution" which has a picture Jesus riding a dinosaur and "Goodnight Allies" which just has a blank page. Damned straight, mama will not mind reading this one over and over and over.
Goodnight Bush. GODSPEED.
4 comments:
Wait... aren't you a tiny blue grain of sand in a vast beach of red?
I'm looking for an Obama magnet for my car. Well, I haven't actually gotten around to the looking, but I've thought about it. I am not a fan of actual bumper stickers because you can't take them off that easily and I don't want to affect any resale value of my car. (I'm sure the dealer I sell it to could get it off, but I'm also paranoid about them ripping me off more or something if they don't like my bumper stickers... I'm just weird I guess. I mean, who thinks of this stuff?)
Heroes just meanders and rambles on these days. It was awesome first season-it had a really tight storyline that had me hooked but I've not watched it for anything other than seeing Mohinder Suresh & Sylar since.
I will admit that I can't get into Fringe though I was excited based on all the pre-emptive marketing. I think it's because it reminds me too much of the X-Files. I was a big fan of that, starting from the first season, when they used to play it on Fridays.
I kind of feel like with non HBO shows I have something along the lines of First Season ADD. A la, I liked the first season but then my enthusiasm tails off. Other first season burnouts I've had
Project Runway
Heroes
House (though I started watching again last year for Kal Penn)
The Apprentice
Veronica Mars (well, season 2 was pretty good, not as amazing as the first, but they did beat the S1 curse for me. I wasn't very big on season 3 though).
Did the PAT people tell you that it's not good for your little ones to watch TV?
Stephenie,
Oops - you are right. I am blue, my state is red. Also, I will not be permanently affixing anything to my bumper. I will use some sort of tape on the inside of the back window.
Monkey,
See, I also missed most of the X Files, too.
K Sime,
Yes, we have discussed TV viewing and appropriate time limits.
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