Tag Archives: Olivia

Friday random ten – Girls’ music of 2016, part 2

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

More of the music from 2016 that is in my library because of my daughters: 1. Stitches – Shawn Mendes 2. Side To Side – Ariana Grande 3. Same Old Love – Selena Gomez 4. Don’t Let Me Down – … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten – Girls’ music of 2016, part 1

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

The girls got their share of music last year as well, enough to span two lists. Here’s the first half: 1. Confident – Demi Lovato 2. Ex’s & Oh’s – Elle King 3. Mockingbird – Eminem 4. Hello – Adele … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Ladies’ night, part 21

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

I took last week off from my two regularly scheduled music-themed posts because I just didn’t have it in me. They’re back this week, not because I feel better per se, but because there’s comfort to be found in both … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: New music for the girls in 2015

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

And of course, Olivia and Audrey asked for new music last year. Not quite as much as in 2014, thanks to Olivia’s newfound love of Spotify, but still. We put the music they like (along with plenty of music I … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Olivia’s Spotify favorites

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

We’re going to do something a little different this week and next. I’ve got a couple of pinch hitters for me, Olivia this week and Audrey the next. They’re going to be sharing their favorite songs. Here are Olivia’s top … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: My year in music, part 1

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Among other things, 2014 was a year in which I acquired a lot of music. Some of this was music I wanted and got for myself, but a lot of it was music that one or both girls asked for. … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten – Olivia’s year in music

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Olivia’s now been an iPod owner for more than a year, and last year she got a bunch of iTunes money that she still hasn’t fully spent. Here’s a sample of the songs she has added to her collection in … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: The updated elements song

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Surely you know Tom Lehrer’s song “The Elements”: But seeing that video, you can also see that there have in fact been many more that have since been discovered. So what we need now is an updated elements song that … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: The number of the count shall be three

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

School starts on Monday, which will be the start of third grade for Olivia. As I did in each of the last two years, I’ve got a Friday random ten in celebration of the number 3. 1. Three More Days … Continue reading →

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Lemonade Day

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

It’s time for Lemonade Day again this Sunday. As was the case last year, Olivia will be running a stand. If you’re friends with me on Facebook you can click on my page for details. Olivia will also be helping … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Grade two

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Olivia is now officially two weeks into the second grade. As I did last year around this time, here to celebrate that are ten songs brought to you by the number two. 1. Two – Ryan Adams 2. Two Bends … Continue reading →

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When do you get a cell phone for your kid?

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

From the Department Of Things We’ll Be Dealing With Sooner Than We Think, Whether We’re Ready For Them Or Not, the “when should we get our kids a cellphone?” question. S. Craig Watkins, author of The Young and the Digital … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Songs for Olivia

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

My traveling companion for the trip to New York was my six-year-old daughter Olivia. We bring the iPod Touch along on plane trips because she and Audrey can watch videos on them. (Phineas and Ferb episodes are the hot property … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Life’s great mysteries

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

For those of you of a certain age, the following needs no introduction: I don’t know about you, but I didn’t even know there was an extended version of this commercial. Truly, the Internet is a marvelous thing. In case … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: Waterloo

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Like yesterday’s video, this one’s been making its way around the intertubes lately. Here’s the context, in case you’re wondering. I posted this mostly as an excuse to note that thanks to my father-in-law’s affection for the movie “Mamma Mia!”, … Continue reading →

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It’s magic

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve always been a fan of magic acts – I still remember seeing Doug Henning’s “The Magic Show” on Broadway with my dad when I was a kid – so I’m really excited about Magic!, the new exhibit at HMNS. … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

From ours to yours, have a very Merry Christmas. I’ll have a Christmas version of the Friday Random Ten up later today, but that’ll be it till tomorrow.

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Eat your veggies, kids

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Texas school children don’t have sufficiently healthy diets. I know, I can’t believe it, either. Only 8 percent of Texas teens are eating enough fruits and vegetables, a new report finds, despite efforts to stock school cafeterias with healthier foods. … Continue reading →

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Bourdain on kids’ TV

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Anthony Bourdain gives a rundown of what’s on kids’ TV these days, mostly stuff on Noggin and Nick Jr. We are quite familiar with most of what he and his daughter watch – Olivia in particular loves “Lazytown”, somewhat to … Continue reading →

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You kids today, you don’t know what it was like

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

And that’s a pretty good thing, as evidenced by GeekDad’s list of 100 things your kids may never know about – things like typewriters, relying on the evening news for all your sports highlights (am I the only one who … Continue reading →

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Terrible Yellow Eyes

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Please allow me to introduce you to Terrible Yellow Eyes. What I’ve wanted to do for sometime is make a collection of paintings inspired by Where the Wild Things Are as a tribute and celebration of the book. And now … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: The stations are alive with the sound of music

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Best reason I can imagine to have trains: So you can do this in the train station. Awesome. Of course, it helps to have a train station like that one, but still. And have I mentioned how I can’t wait … Continue reading →

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The IR Guide to Parenting

Posted on June 21, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

In honor of Father’s Day, I bring you this post by Stephen M. Walt on how parenting and international relations are basically the same thing. First off, modern realist theory focuses on the structure of the system and especially number … Continue reading →

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Travis Elementary closes for a week

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Travis Elementary is our neighborhood school, where Olivia will be in the fall for kindergarten. They’ve had a lot of kids absent this week, enough to close the school through Memorial Day. The number of Travis Elementary School students diagnosed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Couldn’t stand getting metaphysical

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Time for your weekly dose of random music. Ready, set… 1. Banish Misfourtune/Rabbit’s Moon – Paisley Close 2. My Manda – The Mollys 3. Couldn’t Stand The Weather – Stevie Ray Vaughan 4. Let’s Get Metaphysical – David Gilmour 5. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Happy Easter!

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

People have been telling me lately that it’s been too long since I’ve posted a picture of the girls. So here you go: Happy Easter! And now it’s time for a nap. Continue reading →

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Movie night of the future

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

So I was reading this FireDogLake post that used the movie “The Wizard of Oz” as a metaphor for the changing of the guard in Washington, DC, and it got me to thinking about how I can’t wait till my … Continue reading →

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