The man with two brains
On Sunday, we went to the same pool that ZMG and LGG had gone to the previous weekend - it was so hot we had to go swimming, and we didn't feel like dealing with sunscreen. This pool has a diving pool with 1- and 2-meter springboards and a 5(ish)-meter platform. LGG likes to jump in pools but had never used a springboard before, but I talked her into trying the lowest board and she loved it. In the end, we had to drag her away.
She: "Dada, if I'm brave and try the diving board, you can be brave and try the high dive."
Higher brain: "OK, sweetie." Directs body to climb ladder to high dive. Directs body to jump into water below. Ready for liftoff, we're in motion, everything is looking good.
Reptilian brain in self-preservation mode, with your grandmother's voice: "Exactly what do you think you're doing?! Stop that right now!"
Outcome: a very silly ZDG ends up frantically grabbing the rail at the end of the platform, dangles for a looooooooooooooong few seconds until he regains balance, and sheepishly walks back down to the 2-meter springboard. Look for me on Youtube - I'm sure someone will post the surveillance video!
Our silly LGG
We have the only 5-year-old on the planet who refuses to say goodbye or I'm sorry the easy way. Compare:
Normal 5-year-old saying goodbye in German: "Tschuss!" LGG: "Auf Wiedersehen!"
Normal 5-year-old apologizing: "I'm sorry." LGG: "I apologize."
To quote Dave Barry: "I swear I am not making this up."
The $500 Stereo Cable
To again quote Dave Barry: "I swear I am not making this up."
A certain company out there that markets high-end stereo equipment to people with more money than brains truly dedicated audiophiles is now selling a, um, cable. A very high-end cable, as you can see from the summary on Amazon.com:
"Get the purest digital audio you've ever experienced from multi-channel DVD and CD playback through your Denon home theater receiver with the AK-DL1 dedicated cable. Made of high-purity copper wire, it's designed to thoroughly eliminate adverse effects from vibration and helps stabilize the digital transmission from occurrences of jitter and ripple. A tin-bearing copper alloy is used for the cable's shield while the insulation is made of a fluoropolymer material with superior heat resistance, weather resistance, and anti-aging properties. The connector features a rounded plug lever to prevent bending or breaking and direction marks to indicate correct direction for connecting cable."O.....K.... So if I understand this correctly, they are essentially selling a 1.5-meter-long Ethernet cable for 500 USD. You know, the kind you can get in 25 foot lengths for under 20 USD...
Needless to say, I'm not the only one surprised by this "deal". Check out the reviews on Amazon - they are classic. Personally, I think this one, this one, and this one are hysterical, but seriously, most of the reviews are classics. Please, if you do buy one of these cables, be sure not to plug it in backwards - you might cause a rip in the space-time continuum.
Thanks to one of my favorite blogs, boingboing.net, for sharing the link to the Amazon reviews. Great for a lot of laughter this morning.
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