My Little Girl Is A Genius

It's bizarre how her little mind works.  She asked a question about the "big penny" she had in her hand.  It was so mind blowing I had to record it and post it on YouTube.  Take a look:



She also said it looks like a "paint factory".  I haven't quite translated that one, yet.  Her thought process is just staggering sometimes.

We have had her intelligence level tested by a psychologist within the last few months.  When it came to reasoning and logic, she tested on a 9 to 11 year old level.  She was making correlations on the test that were stumping a couple of us.

For example, there would be six pictures on a page, two sets of three.  On the surface, none of the pictures had any relation to each other.  She would say (for example, I don't remember any specifics), "The balloon flies and the bird flies".  And her memory.  My lord.  She was able to remember, and repeat back, a sequence of five or six numbers in a row.  She's only three.

I started teaching her how to play chess yesterday.  We focused on the names of the pieces and how each piece moved.  She still has a hard time grasping the concept of strategy.  We play Tic-Tac-Toe, and you can tell that there are times that she understands that she needs to block me.  Other times, she's just blindly dropping Xs.

Still she makes Mommy and Daddy extremely proud.

Video: Sesame Street + Beastie Boys = Sure Shot

I have seen this video on a number of sites in the last day or so.  Every time I see it, I can't help but bob my head and smile.  Great job at slowing down some of the footage to present the illusion of lip-syncing.  Very funny.

A Truly Original Anniversary Gift

Sean Ohlenkamp created a "Happy Anniversary" card of sorts for his wife of three years, Lisa.  Originating from a single desktop folder on her computer, it led to a maze of dozens of folders within folders, each containing another line of his anniversary message.  Both very sweet and funny, it has to be seen to be believed.

I have neither the creativity, the ability to think backwards like that....or for that matter the patience, to accomplish such a feat.



Sean works for Lowe Roche, an advertising firm.  Take a look at his personal website if you get a chance.  He has two commercials in particular that are hilarious.  One is for the Nissan Quest minivan, in which 'Sesame Street's' Grover is doing his "Near/Far" bit to show how roomy it is inside the vehicle.

The other one is a commercial for Coinstar where Mario from 'Super Mario Bros.' uses a Coinstar machine at the end of the level to get rid of all of the coins that he picked up.  Very clever advertising.  This guy is good at what he does.  He also has some work that he has done for the San Diego Zoo's new Elephant Odyssey which is pretty impressive.

I guess when you perform on that level for a living, a card from Hallmark just won't do for your anniversary.

Sesame Street Opts To Not Air Katy Perry Video

On Tuesday, I posted a piece called Brought To You By The Letter I...For Inappropriately Dressed.  It showed a parody of Katy Perry's Hot and Cold featuring Perry and Elmo.  Apparently, I wasn't the only parent that felt she was dressed inappropriately for a show with a target audience of preschoolers.  Sesame Street received thousands of emails and comments on their Facebook page regarding the video.  They decided Thursday not to air it.  Their official statement is posted on their Facebook page:

Sesame Street has a long history of working with celebrities across all genres, including athletes, actors, musicians and artists.  Sesame Street has always been written on two levels, for the child and adult.  We use parodies and celebrity segments to interest adults in the show because we know that a child learns best when co-viewing with a parent or care-giver.  We also value our viewer’s opinions and particularly those of parents.  In light of the feedback we’ve received on the Katy Perry music video which was released on You Tube only, we have decided we will not air the segment on the television broadcast of Sesame Street, which is aimed at preschoolers.  Katy Perry fans will still be able to view the video on KatyPerry.com.

This isn't the first time Katy Perry has received negative press this month.  Last week, Perry put herself in the doghouse with the gay community, after dedicating the song Ur So Gay to a guy she had a crush on in high school.  You see, she was performing a concert at her old high school, and saw him standing in the crowd.  He's now the school's football coach.  Here's how it went down:

“Is that Shane Lopes? Holy shizza. You were the most popular kid in my class! But you never wanted to date me, it was always Amanda Wayne. Oh yeah, you really chose right honey. What’s up? What’s up now, playa? I’m going to dedicate this next one to Shane Lopes everyone. It’s called ‘Ur So Gay.’”

Isn't that adorable?  Calling someone gay because they didn't like you in high school?  Never mind the  fact that roughly 90% of all gay and lesbian students get bullied at school.  Or that gay and lesbian youths are four times as likely to commit suicide than their straight counterparts.

As a parent, I think Sesame Street made the right decision.  I don't want this woman to have any part in educating my preschooler.  We teach diversity and tolerance in our house.

True Blood Spoofed On Sesame Street

Even down to the show's theme song, the folks at Sesame Street were faithful to the original.  Keep an eye out for Lafayette bussing tables at the beginning of the clip:

Brought To You By The Letter I...For Inappropriately Dressed

And the number 2 (as in shit):