Summertime.
Oh yeah, that’s what we like to call summertime!
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Huzzah! New question in the inbox! This question comes from Liz Becker, who is almost certainly a robot. However, since I have a long-standing policy of responding to all questions asked on ReubensCube if I feel like it, I think I should respond. Here’s the question:
Now, I don’t expect to hear back from Ms. Becker, since she is a robot. However, I imagine there are a few folks out there wondering how they can get themselves published on ReubensCube. Well, here’s the deal. For a small fee, I will allow you to publish 500-1000 words on ReubensCube. Potential post titles include:
Any more questions? Huzzah! A couple new questions in the inbox! Both are anonymous. First question:
It sounds like a good secret. I don’t have the book, but if someone sends me a scan, I’d love to add it to the collection. Second question:
It’s because Mormons deeply believe in avoiding all forms of consumerist society. eh, wait… no, that might not be it… It’s because they have so many babies. No, for real, though. Are Mormons any cheaper than everyone else? I dunno. Maybe after they pay 10% of their money to the church as tithing they don’t have as much money left for discretionary spending as other people. Maybe they just look cheap because they never have bar tabs to pay. Or maybe it’s really the babies. Or maybe because a good portion are single-income families. Actually, I think there really is something to the anti-consumerism idea. What do you think readers? Are Mormons cheap? If so, why? Any More Questions? Today was a big day for KP, my 11-month-old daughter. She got to ride facing forward in the box bike for the first time. Previously, she would always ride in her car seat, facing backwards, like this:  KP in Box Bike But today, check out this big kid:  KP Looks to the Future No car seat, forward facing. Neat, huh? Turns out, the view from the handlebars isn’t quite as great. I used to be able to directly see her face. Now, I just see the top of her head.  KP's Wind-blown hair. But now I get to see her turning her head back and forth, checking out the world. I get to watch her hair dancing in the wind. I get to watch her hang her elbow out over the edge of the box, looking casual. Yes, there will be much evening cycling this summer. Regular readers will recall that I am trying to collect all entries in the PostSecret project that explicitly reference Mormonism. You can see the other Secrets I’ve collected here. If you have any entries that are not in my collection, please let me know.  I've been out of the closet for years, but I have to keep my boyfriend a Secret because he's a BYU student.
This past weekend, Mel and I decided to continue our exploration by foot of the Minnesota River Valley. This time, we found a new part of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (MVNWR) to stomp through, although, still within the Long Meadow Lake Unit Park (same as last time). This time, we started at the MVNWR headquarters building in Bloomington near the Mall of America, where the Fish & Wildlife service has a pretty substantial building, which includes a neat overlook platform.  Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center  Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge Overlook Platform Here’s a map of our route for the day, a total of just over 4 miles. We had wanted to walk all the way to TH-77 and back, but only made it to the part of the trail we referred to as “the nipple”. This trail is pretty cool, and is a nice, easy walk. For the most part, we didn’t see anyone else there the entire time. Most of the people we saw were on Mountain Bikes. Here’s some pics.  Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge - cool trail, huh?  Prairie & Bloomington  Weirdos  Our Chief Navigation Officer was easily distracted by string cheese.  That's the Minnesota River in the Background.  Awww... Ok, that’s it. If it would stop raining this weekend, we’d go walk the rest of the trail. Next time, we’ll start at TH-77 and work our way back to “the nipple”.  Seating is Available in Excess So many empty seats, yet she chooses the floor…  Fuel Efficient Parking Only This exists, apparently. Seems arbitrary. Which needs to be efficient – the vehicle, or the driver? This is an unnecessarily large parking space for a bicycle. Huzzah! a couple of new questions in the inbox! Both of these were submitted anonymously, probably not by the same person. Here’s the first one:
YES THEY ARE MY FAVORITE CHARTS, ALTHOUGH I THINK SCATTER IS A VERY FRIENDLY DATA PRESENTATION METHOD AS WELL. Remember one of my favorite pie charts from a few years ago?
Sigh, I have no idea what I’m doing. I’m glad you liked the post. I haven’t made much progress here. I still worry about whether I’m giving her enough time, food, love, effort, etc. I’m positive I don’t read to her enough. I never brush her teeth (either of them). I worry that I’m rattling her brains in the box bike. Despite all this, I know that feeling guilty about any of this is not useful or productive, but it’s hard to not feel like I should be doing more. She looks happy, though, right?  If I knew how to do an ASCII heart, I'd do it here. As far as advice for other parents, try dangling them upside down. Kids love that.  dangling toddler Any More Questions?  encroachment It’s a wheel chair obstacle course out here. Good luck. Maybe this is “traffic calming” for pedestrians. |
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