Sigh. I needed to get the #6yo off screens ~30 mins ago, but she's doing khan academy math. Like, how am I supposed to stop that with a clean conscience?
Okay, they both came up to me (at the prompting of the #11yo I think) and did the oompa loompa dance, complete with song. I don't think they've ever seen Willy Wonka, I'm going to have to show it to them. The '70s version, of course..
[edit: oh the new Wonka is apparently not a remake but a prequel? Wild(er) ]
At dinner I mentioned that I had an argument online about cooked carrots (https://social.ridetrans.it/@Andres4NY/111746586335588785). I described some of the responses, and the #11yo responded, "I would've said 'Check your privilege! Not all of us can chew hard food. Your ableism is showing.'"
I shit you not, he came up with that out of nowhere. He is truly a child of the (cursed) internet.
This is my wife's test, but unfortunately right when she was feeling sick, we were playing our first family D&D game; the #11yo set up the campaign and was DMing. So we spent like two hours straight in close proximity, and then she was all "I don't feel good" and put on a mask.
A day later, and she would've been at work instead of home and we likely would've been spared. But as it stands, the 11yo stayed home from school today, and I'm starting to feel iffy..
While riding through the MASSIVE puddles (ponds) on the trails of #FlushingMeadowCoronaPark in the pouring rain - telling my #11yo on the back of my #Kombi mid-tail bike"legs up!" just before going through them, and having him purposefully put his feet down and yell WHEEEEE as he got his legs soaked in the massive spray. And not capturing that joy on video camera, because I haven't bothered to set up my old #FauxPros.
I don't think I've posted a full pic yet of my #Yuba#Kombi with #Bafang#BBS02 750W mid-drive motor installed. It's got a 48V 12Ah battery from #UnitPowerPack installed (form factor: #Hailong G56). So far I've ridden 45mi and the battery is at roughly 50%, so I'm expecting a comfortable range of 65-70mi per charge. #BikeTooter#ebike
Along with some groceries and a can of paint, we hauled home these pumpkins just now. Two packed full panniers, and the big pumpkin on the #11yo's lap while he sat on the back of the bike. 👍
We have a family history of #BikeBoxPainting disasters. When we painted the box for the other bike blue, the #11yo (who at the time would've been 7) stepped into the paint can and left foot prints in the alley. The footprints are still there.
NYC public schools once again on their bullshit. If you care so much about kids being absent, why don't you install high-quality air filters in classrooms and require masks whenever there's a covid/rsv/flu surge?
@memory We had a fun fight last year because the #11yo's school told us he had too many unexcused absences, and we went back and forth with what "unexcused" meant. Every single absence had an email from us to his teachers/school telling them that he was sick. They said he needed doctors notes, which was absolutely ridiculous. Eventually we went further up the chain and found someone reasonable.
The #11yo just responded to something I said with "L plus ratio". I told him that I don't know what that means*. He responded, "If you know, you know."
Aw how sweet, my #11yo brought me home a gift from camp. A week's worth of dirty clothes that were sitting around sopping wet for most of that time. And it's not even my birthday! 🥲