Category Archives: movies

I Might Love Toy Trains A Little

Posted on 11/9/2008 by cheesefairy

I think the main appealing thing about the “I Love Toy Trains” videos is that the narrator is a kid. His name is Jeff and he is the son of the creator of ILTT (Tom McComas). We started with ILTT … Continue reading →

Posted in movies, the parenthood | 3 Comments

Time Life Presents: The Toddler Years

Posted on 9/9/2008 by cheesefairy

Pardon me. I am a little crankier than usual today. Trombone got up at 6 am and has been acting like a real twit ever since. Thankfully I was up before him, writing in my sanity journal. This might just … Continue reading →

Posted in funny, movies, music, not funny, trombone, whiny | 8 Comments

Big Boy Bed Injures Local Mother

Posted on 3/26/2008 by cheesefairy

We had been thinking for a while about moving Trombone from crib to bed. On the reluctant side, my brain argued: – he’s fine in his crib! – he doesn’t complain or climb out or anything! (I really thought he … Continue reading →

Posted in babby, movies, music, television, trombone | 5 Comments

False Advertising, or: Non-Sequitur Monday

Posted on 12/24/2007 by cheesefairy

For example: Cheez Whiz adds Personality. I mean, isn’t Cheez Whiz pretty much synonymous with bland, flavourless plastic? Is that the kind of personality you want on your celery (which, in itself is rather blah, though crunchy)? Was it the … Continue reading →

Posted in drink, food, movies | 6 Comments

It’s Humour That Saves us From Eating our Fellow Humans

Posted on 11/22/2007 by cheesefairy

American Thanksgiving or this writer’s strike I’ve been hearing about ate my 30 Rock. 30 Rock is not on. I was sad, momentarily, to note this. But then I realized that The Incredibles is on in its place and now … Continue reading →

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