This was the church's VBS flyer. [link] I'm a total sucker for cute flyers.

I'm so bad. I keep thinking Noah's too young to learn about God, because then he'll believe he actually exists. I'm so totally my mother's child. Not that there was any remote chance of bible teaching getting through to me.

Yes. The relationship of the jumping up and down and the stinkiness is causation not correlation.

It is a cute flyer.

But honestly, if all you want is literary ref, you probably don't want VBS. VBS's are all chaotic with the noise and the declared affirmations and it's all a little over the top for me, let alone for anyone just peripheral to the church.

Legoland and reggae sound like a much more appealing scenario.

Actual church would probably be a lot less frenetic way to give him exposure that you could then discuss. Or, you know, next time we get together I'd be happy to talk to him. We could work out what you want said beforehand. Or you're free to use me as a reference point if you want, i.e., "Our family doesn't believe in blah blah, but other people do, like Lisa and Dave."

I think Noah's definitely old enough to hear about God without believing it. I mean, I know kids that age who can articulate why they don't believe in Santa, even though they're willing to let other kids celebrate without disabusing them of their notions.

I know kids that age who can articulate why they don't believe in Santa, even though they're willing to let other kids celebrate without disabusing them of their notions

Which would make him a nicer kid than me, because I was a disabusing little bitchette. No praying during Monopoly! First off, there's no God otherwise there'd be dinosaurs in the Bible, and secondly, if there is, he's not allowed to help your dice roll.

too young to learn about God, because then he'll believe he actually exists.

I find my kids are able to hold fairly complex views on God, like that some believe in one kind of God, some in another, some in no God at all, and Franny can articulate what God means to her. And yet despite that, I feel like I've been very remiss in conveying to them a conventional understanding of God.

The Millionaire's flight of the Hindenburg. (Not the one where it exploded.)

I kind of love the menu.

Hindenburg left Lakehurst at approximately 6:00 AM and flew to New England. The ship circled over Boston around noon while the VIP guests enjoyed a midday meal of Swallow Nest Soup, cold Rhine salmon, tenderloin steak, Chateau Potatoes, Beans a la Princesse, Carmen salad, and iced melon, accompanied by beer and wines including a 1934 Piesporter Goldtröpfchen and a 1928 Feist Brut. The meal was followed by Turkish coffee, pastries, and fine liqueurs.

Anybody else watching Switched At Birth?

I was, and I've got it on my tivo...but am a few episodes behind. I've been trying to decide if I want to keep watching, I like the idea but it's fairly groan-worthy in concept (if only because...teenagers being teenagery can be annoying)

too young to learn about God, because then he'll believe he actually exists.

I'm having the opposite reaction - if I don't teach my kids about practicing safe atheism, they'll find out about religion on the streets! Quick, to the Raising Freethinkers-mobile!

Recently rediscovered DaVinci to be exhibited at London's National Gallery November 9, 2011 through February 5, 2012.

And Antiques Road Show discovered a $250,000-$300,000 Frederic Remington in Minneapolis.