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This weekend I attended a conference so I could hear a couple of authors speak.  One of them happens to be a BON reader, and WifeGeeding and I attended one of her individual breakout sessions.  She immediately recognized us and introduced us to her 6′ 8″ husband.  His first words to me, “Wow, you’re taller in person.” 

I had to chucke because I thought it was a bit ironic that a 6′ 8″ person would tell a 5′ 9” (and a quarter, that’s an important quarter inch thank you) that he was taller than he thought.

During this breakout session of about a 100 or so people Margaret was nice enough to introduce me as a “celebrity” and briefly interviewed me about my silly little webpage.  That was the high-light of the weekend.

Here’s a review of her lateset book from the Dallas Morning News.

Are already showing up in the mall.

My picks are in bold. 

Lions at Eagles
Dolphins at Jets
Vikings at Chiefs
49ers at Steelers
Colts at Texans
Cardinals at Ravens
Rams at Buccaneers
Bills at Patriots
Chargers at Packers
Browns at Raiders
Bengals at Seahawks
Jaguars at Broncos
Panthers at Falcons
Giants at Redskins
Cowboys at Bears
Titans at Saints

Maybe you threatened to run away and join the circus when you were little, but your child is a savvy New Yorker. “I’m joining Blue Man Group!” he yells every time you say no more cookies. According to Adam Green’s “Talk of the Town” piece about the new Blue Man Creativity Center, it’s time to take the tyke seriously.

You see, there’s a not-yet-accredited nursery school on Lafayette founded by Blue Man Group founders Chris Wink and Matt Goldman, and the program follows a model that “emphasizes empowering children by encouraging their creativity” (or Goldman explains, “We wanted to create the school that we wish we’d had”). The 40-odd kids that attended the first sessions last week were 2- to 4-years-old, but Wink and Goldman hope to eventually expand it to fifth grade.

Also, the activities sound awesome:

Every day at the center will end with a ritual called Glow Time, during which the shades are lowered, the regular lights are turned off, and black lights are turned on, illuminating the parts of the room (including work created by the students) that have been painted with special UV paint. The collection of Blue Man-inspired educational gewgaws on hand is a far cry from flash cards and Play-Doh. There’s a hypnotic Bubble Machine, with kid-controlled colored lights; a futuristic Water Machine, with a mini-whirlpool; and a trippy installation, left over from the B.M.G.’s 2003 tour, of giant computer-animated dragonflies that can be made to light up, flap their wings, and fly.

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