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Month: October 2018

Thoughts On Children’s Programming

Thoughts On Children’s Programming

I was recently watching a kid’s show with Regina called “Team Umi Zoomi”. These kids and their robot friend run around performing heroic deeds using math, geometry and pattern recognition. One of the characters is Dormouse, (actually he’s “Door Mouse. It’s a play on words- he is in charge of all the keys that open doors). You could say he’s in charge of security for Umi City and he can be a stickler for rules (as any chief of security…

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Jumping Into the Deep End: Firsts and Lasts

Jumping Into the Deep End: Firsts and Lasts

Last summer we were at a Pool Party. Family attended, as well as extended family, and friends who have practically become family. We had plenty of persons to socialize with, and there was an entire mob of children for our daughters to run with, jump with, climb with, and swim with. The girls practically forgot we existed that day, only grudgingly accepting the Chinet plates of grilled food we forced down their throats. At one point I was between conversations,…

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