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An Unexpected Endorsement

January 21, 2010
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I found this in Miles’s homework folder today:
My hero is: my very own dad.
This person is my hero because: he’s neat even though he’s 50 years old.
Two words that describe this person are: neat and cool.
One thing that this person does that I admire is: he gives me cool stuff.
One way I can be more [...]

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My New Prep Cook

June 29, 2009

When I asked Miles if he had any special projects in mind to work on over his summer vacation, he told me “I want to help you in the kitchen when you cook.”
Yesterday we picked out a knife and cutting board that will be exclusively his.

The board is an OXO with rubber edges and feet [...]

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Stealth Classics

June 10, 2009

Miles was playing Little Big Planet on the PS3, locked in mortal combat with the final boss in the game. I was about to leave him to his button-twitching when I realized I recognized the background music. I waited for Miles to stop, then asked him if he knew what the music was.
“Yup, all the [...]

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Petits Machins

May 19, 2009

Miles’s homework folder had a letter in it that he wrote yesterday in his language arts class:
Dear Dad,
Bladderwort plants suck up bugs. Sundew plants dissolve bugs, and so do Venus Fly Traps. Cobra lilies have bug soup. And Pitcher plants swallow bugs. Carnivorous plants are cool!
Love,
Miles
I’m not sure what prompted this outpouring of facts; perhaps [...]

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St. John (a slight return)

May 8, 2009

“Of course you and She Who Must Be Obeyed enjoyed the dinner at St. John, but what about He Who May not Be Ignored?” I hear you ask. “What did a ten-year-old boy think of such a sophisticated meal?”
Fortunately, the stark dining room worked in our favor. Miles was relaxed and comfortable, and he even [...]

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What I Say

April 29, 2009

We’re back from our London vacation. I was reviewing some of the video footage we shot, and found this, taken by Diane at the British Museum:
We were concerned that Miles would be either bored with or overwhelmed by the amount of information at the museum. As you can see, our fears were unfounded. Not a [...]

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Little Miles

April 20, 2009

Miles:
Yesterday was your tenth birthday, but it was ten years ago this morning that I first sang this song to you. The recording and lyrics are by Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross; the tune is by pianist Randy Weston, written for his son Niles. I took the liberty of changing one letter.
Little Miles, every little boy [...]

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Triumph of the BelmSled

April 9, 2009

Di and I donated tickets to the Boston Museum of Science to Miles’s fourth grade class. His teacher, Ms. Mullen, asked if we would would like to attend, knowing our mutual interests in science would help her in answering questions raised by the kids.
One of the scheduled activities was a visit to the Design Challenge [...]

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The Bottom Line

April 6, 2009

Di & I were invited to dinner with the rest of the staff of her startup venture. We asked Jackson, our neighbors’ son, to look after Miles. The two of them get along, usually playing video games until we return.
When we left, I had Miles set up to play Little Big Planet on the PS3. [...]

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Tune Up

March 24, 2009

Last October, during what should have been a routine dental checkup and cleaning for Miles , I was asked for permission to do a full-scan mouth x-ray as well. The dentist seemed concerned, so I consented. A few minutes later he brought me over to the lightbox to look at the film. He said “I [...]

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