“The most important fact to come from this study is there is no clear evidence of a benefit coming from baby DVDs and videos, and there is some suggestion of harm” – Frederick Zimmerman, University of Washington While I’d like more info on the study methodology (phone interviews with 1K families in MN & WA) …
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Christmas (Funny) in July
Cayenne Chris’s Christmas 2006 Tekdiff episode [mp3] finally came up on my shuffled ‘Unlistened Podcast’ this afternoon. It’s one of the best Tekdiff episodes (23 4-star or great episodes in my library), from the Tiny Tree’s First Christmas to bizarre Holiday traditions in unnamed Eastern European villages. Belated Yuletide Thanks Chris.
Gifted
“When a holiday is the pretext and the value of the gift is (possibly) linked to merit, we can self-deceive and believe that a small-valued gift simply represents a cheap gift-giver, or a friendship of uncertain strength, rather than our own lack of merit.” – Tyler Cowen Ouch.
HomeMade Pizza Company coming to Minnetonka and Wayzata
One of the things I still miss from our time in the Central Street neighborhood in Evanston is the HomeMade Pizza Company take-n-bake pizza. Clean, open storefronts, amazing ingredients. Cooked up in the comfort of your own home. My favorites are the Spinach Pie and the Savory Pie. Both are so much tastier than Davanni’s …
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Systems Don’t Inherently Change Behavior
“One of the things I find most vexing is the implicit idea that acquiring a system is all you need to take care of a problem….that you’re going to be more organized because you have a PDA.” – Merlin Mann MP3 of Merlin Man’s Inbox Zero Talk @ Google And from the Q & A …
Wanted: An iTunes Alternative
iTunes just asked me if I wanted to update to v7.3.2. Knowing the update is to “improve stability and performance” of features I probably don’t use, I started thinking about my ideal media player. Features of the iTunes alternative: Things it can do: Play mp3, aac, mov Create ‘smart’ playlists – based on multiple attributes …
10mph at Lagoon Theater, Aug 14
Almost 2 months after watching 10mph via Netflix and reviewing it, I receive an invitation to the Mpls screening on Aug 15. Kudos to Hunter and Josh for keeping the buzz going on their film.
On Knowing Your Filters’ Bias
“…I can tell fairly accurately, based on Ebert’s opinion and Roeper’s counterpoint or agreement, whether I will like a movie or not.” – J Wynia
VillageFest 5k – 28:20
A light, refreshing rain started with the VillageFest 5k this morning. The course was a nice tour of the south-western corner of the Village, with a few more zigs and zags than I’d like. Even in the rain, a few fellow citizens – including Jen and C – stood on the corners to cheer everyone …
Along
“This is about me inviting you to follow me while I pursue a goal.” – Tim Coyne Struck me as one of the nicest things to offer.