I did not spend one second thinking of the election this weekend.

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If you ever want to watch the modern equivalent of a Laurel and Hardy sketch, just hang out near me and Kina when we are having dinner together and I’m trying to explain common colloquialisms.

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When I think back on my childhood, I often remember my parents taking me to the bookstore, and so that is what I have been doing with Kina, now that she is a more avid reader. What I did not consider is the net cost of all those trips to the bookstore.

Time to build a library habit.

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The cat on North 6th is definitely planning a whirlwind adventure with Kina. The wink is just the first act.

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I just get so few opportunities to call out when Kina doesn’t know what a thing is called. “Construction Thumpers” is so good. Also, she really did spend the entire day just making raspberries.

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She’s right. A naked skeleton is just not that scary.

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Neither Kina nor I have signed onto Laurea’s plan to go to space in the next four years. Laurea insists that “LEO is open for business.”

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I’m not sure how much longer this couch will last. I fear for the new bed.

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Happy anniversary to us, now please stop talking.

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Just watch this girl and her butterfly clip arbitrage game.

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Let’s hear it for the snakes that don’t strangle.

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Every vintage turtle desk lamp can be a beloved hypoallergenic pet if you just believe in yourself.

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My inner ear cannot tolerate more than one round on even the tamest kiddie coaster anymore, but once the girls figured out they could just ride together, it was all over for the operator of Coney Island’s famed Sea Serpent.

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Once you hear “Funky Town” as “Pumpkin Time” you will never go back. I can tell you this with real authority, since I have not stopped singing it in the last two days (to Kina’s consternation).

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Every time Gia or her sister Diane come by to babysit, they bring a new game for Kina to play. This is one of her favorite things about having a babysitter—and probably the only thing that makes it possible for us to go on dates without her. She has never met a game she didn’t like, and she somehow always wins. Now we have to buy Battleship.

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By this standard, I am also jealous of butterflies. Have a good weekend, and don’t get smooshed.

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It’s a busy morning on the street outside, and Kina has her eyes on you.

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She thinks I disapprove of her hacking her math test because I am jealous that she can do it.

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We regret the error and promise to showcase our Publisher’s long tresses more accurately in the future.

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Screaming is health.

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