Thatababy by Paul Trap for April 23, 2012

“Luddites”?

Not me, but the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17770171

According to the article, King or General Ludd was actually mythical, though the name may have come from a man named Ned Lud (not a political or military or religious leader, though).

DVDs in the car? What will they think of next?Bring back the good ol’ days;choruses of “Are we there yet?” interspersed by songs like “99 beer bottles on the wall”

For a baby, he sure has wide vocabulary

And you’re a Lilliputian, thatababy!

(noun: a trivial or very small person or thing)

No, Baby, your parents are good people for not turning you into a zombie who can’t endure a 20 minute ride without entertainment. We’ve travelled long trips with our kids ever since the oldest was 9 months, and have never had a DVD player in the car. Granted now they have screens in the airplane seats for overseas trips, but they weren’t there when they were babies. I’m happy to say that my kids are very capable of entertaining themselves without electronics.

I don’t know what that means.

No, thatababy, they’re clever, interesting people with imaginations, doing the best thing for you!

I stand corrected. I wasn’t sure on all the particulars. I like most of our modern convenieces and technology. I have no use for a smart phone. I just want to make and receive phone calls. Oh yeah, I almost forgot….. SMARTY PANTS!!

Now when baby has kids of his own they will want their own 3D TV glasses.

LOLOne of the kids look like Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes

geez how long does it take to get to day care if you can watch a whole movie