Math Scores Show No Gap for Girls:
Although boys in high school performed better than girls in math 20 years ago, the researchers found, that is no longer the case. The reason, they said, is simple: Girls used to take fewer advanced math courses than boys, but now they are taking just as many.
Which brings to mind the xkcd cartoon:
Yesterday Kim, Kyra, and Zoe went to the lego store. They bought me presents: A spaceship and a robot. So when I got home from work we (kyra mostly, me and kim helping, zoe picking up the pieces and putting them back in the box everytime we dumped them out) built the robot and then Kyra and Zoe played with it.
They called him Wally because he did look very much like Wall-E. And Kyra had some interesting dialog: Wall-E cleaned up the earth, the doll made it messy, then they both left for space. Zoe was content to have the lego man climb the stairs to Kyras bunk bed over and over.
The takeaway: Both my girls were playing legos last night. And using those lego’s to build space going robots. I am going to be the biggest sucker you’ve ever seen once they get me to the lego store.
Saw this in barnes and noble this weekend. This is just for those of you who don’t use twitter who I thought would enjoy this.
Looks like it’s aimed at junior high age kids.
Today is Kim and I’s 8th anniversary. It’s an astounding number: We’ve been married more than a quarter of our lives now.
I can say without hesitation that it’s been the best quarter of my life by a wide margin. I remember watching her walk down the aisle, I remember wanting to run to her and hug her and carry her faster. After eight years I still get a thrill when she laughs at my jokes or says my name.
I’m a lucky lucky man.
Move on is giving away Free Obama buttons:
Free Obama Buttons. Go! For $2 they’ll send you a collection of 3.
A flickr user gets struck by lighting while she’s recording video of rain.
Yeah. Struck by lighting. Small children might not enjoy the sound.
She’s fine btw.
The influence of media violence:
Research has consistently shown that exposure to violent content–on television, in the movies, in music, and now in video games and on the Internet–leads to aggression.
I don’t think I knew that. Thats bad news.
Kyra has her blanket, zoe likes to hold hair. When Kim couldn’t bend down to let zoe hold her hair Kyra volunteered to let zoe hold hers. Here they are riding the shuttle to the denver airport.
