I might return to physics blogging at some point, but I know what people really want from this blog. So, here's a cute kid picture.
Don't worry, Daddy, we're not up to anything
The Pip is increasingly mobile, and here we see him trying to climb into my lap, with an assist from big sister SteelyKid. Giving them superhero-ish noms du Net may have been a mistake, because I think they may be planning to take over the world...
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Act I:
STEELYKID and THE PIP: Happy Father's Day, Daddy!
DADDY: Aww, that's sweet. So, what are you going to make me for breakfast?
STEELYKID and THE PIP: What?
DADDY: It's father's day, right? So you guys should be cooking breakfast for me.
[Scene: Dinner at Chateau SteelyPips. DADDY is starting to say something about his day at work, when STEELYKID interrupts.]
STEELYKID: If you eat too many hot dogs, you'll turn into a hot dog!
In the car, on the way from day care to campus to watch a softball game
DADDY: So, what did you do at school today?
STEELYKID: Daddy, I'm a superhero. They call me Strong Ninja Girl. Strong World-Saving Ninja Girl.
DADDY: Because you save the world?
SCENE: The library at Chateau Steelypips. DADDY is typing on the computer, while THE PIP plays on the floor. Enter STEELYKID.
STEELYKID: I'm already four years old.
DADDY: Yes, yes you are.
THE PIP: Thbbbbbbbpppt!
STEELYKID: How old is The Pip?
:o) I'm relieved to see your living room looks as messy as ours.
Glad to see your ankle-biters back. Adorable, although obviously not as adorable as my granddaughter! How about a silly radio button poll?
I hope you had a great summer. I'm a gramps with a 1.5 year old whirlwind grandson who wears me out! That's why you young folks get to have the fun with the little ones.
One more and they'll outnumber you and Kate.
But don't worry too much about that plot yet. Most kids grow out of that phase. And SteelyKid is not yet old enough to be the proverbial five-year-old advisor to an Evil Overlord.
Sorry to disappoint all of you, Biblia, Chad…but *my* little one is in fact the cutest in the world. Could be why yours are feeling megalomaniacal.
Eric Lund, and indeed we do not intend to be outnumbered.