(More) Dumb Ways to Die

They sure don’t make public service announcements like they used to.  Even though my kids don’t regularly watch television (not due to any anti-tv sancti-momminess on my part–it’s in Danish….), when we visit the U.S., they more than make up for their yearly tv consumption.  But long gone seem to be the melodic, animated messages…

What about prom, Blaine?

You see us as a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal. Correct? That’s the way we saw each other at seven o’clock this morning. We were brainwashed… Here’s an exercise:  try explaining what the words jock, nerd, dork and geek mean to your children without resorting to stereotypes. A commute…