Monday, May 19, 2003
Some Observations, and an Experiment
Up til now, you have had to hold down Parker to brush his teeth. You put him in between your legs, with his head in your lap, and hold down his arms with your legs and brush away. He hates this, and has always fought hard to get free, but its the only way to really get in there.
Over the past few nights, however, I've seen a big change. When I get the toothbrush, Parker walks over and voluntarily assumes the position. I don't even have to hold his arms. Maybe soon we can graduate to a normal teeth brushing routine.
At work, over the past few days, I'm trying a new experiment. Our local radio talk station is conservative, and Kristin has pointed out I tend to espouse the conservative ideals of that network. I've been listening to a liberal talk station, and plan to do so for a week, to see if this changes my attitude.
It is Day 2, and I want to destroy my radio. I literally cannot stand it. If I hear one more host call Bush and his cabinet Nazis or make one more allusion to the situation in this country to that of 1930's Germany, I will blow my lid. I have heard some points I will agree with it, but right now it appears to mainly consist of venal vitriole of the type I only hear late at night on Conservative talk. Maybe in five days my views will change.
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