Health and (Un) Safety

Pavement Patty gets squished

September 9th, 2010 by Nathan | No Comments

Since I was mentioned in the Calgary Herald this week, and because Karen T. is one of our most beloved commenters and a confirmed Canadian, I am going to keep bringing you Canada’s news of the week.
Discover magazine reports that today that city officials in Vancouver unveiled a 2D “virtual speedbump” to get drivers to [...]


Don’t Freak Out! Don’t Freak Out!

September 8th, 2010 by Matt | 1 Comment

One day last week, Sasha and I got a ride home from her preschool, thanks to one of the other fathers, the Shanghai-born father of Sasha’s classmate Caterina. While it was very nice not to have to brave the subway that day, it was surprising to hear the reason the other dad gave for driving [...]


Morning at the Hospital

September 3rd, 2010 by Nathan | 3 Comments

After having consulted our wise (if not board-certified) readers about young Nico’s surgery, we decided to do the tubes in the ears and skip the adenoidectomy.
It all went down this morning, with the improbably early arrival time of 6am at the hospital (why are surgeons such morning people?). The wife and I put on our [...]


Note to Self: Don’t Forget the Baby

September 2nd, 2010 by Theodore | 1 Comment

Via Strollerderby today I learned that 41 American children died this summer because their parents forgot them in the car on a hot day. That’s a lot of absent-minded parents!
It reminded me of a story an older woman I used to work with told me about her first child. During her pregnancy, she and her [...]


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