tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362932321057027355.post8758660566021755355..comments2023-11-05T06:55:10.488-05:00Comments on Made In Brooklyn: lately'sDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10119941917321754796noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362932321057027355.post-61494816602758589062009-04-02T14:27:00.000-04:002009-04-02T14:27:00.000-04:00Just when I thought I had finally gotten it into L...Just when I thought I had finally gotten it into Lucas's head that we read from left to right (POTS used to be his way of pointing out the sign as well!), the other day he yelled out, "A-Z-Z-I-P... That says 'Pizza'!"<BR/><BR/>Doh!Mama Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102510420296912721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362932321057027355.post-58416842767426864262009-04-01T10:22:00.000-04:002009-04-01T10:22:00.000-04:00Yeah, like I said, I'd never really thought about ...Yeah, like I said, I'd never really thought about it before, either. Until I read your post, it had never occurred to me that your dad's job is really impressive, just in a different kind of realm than Dave's. It makes me laugh that it had never occurred to me, since it seems obvious to me now that your dad's position speaks to his dedicaton, skill and achievement. In my defense, I think that we Californians get much more starstruck by independent media and stuff like that than we do about bureaucratic sectors. It's our hippie heritage, perhaps. In fact, several of the people I work with in my own job have positions of a similar nature and stature to your dad's--government employee bigwigs running major programs for California. And since I want to impress those people, sometimes I tell them I have a friend who works for Amy Goodman so I can reap this response: "WOW! That is so amazing! What does your friend do?" (in fact, I confess I still do this occasionally even though it is no longer true). If I were to say I had a friend who worked for the Pentagon, it just wouldn't get a response out here. <BR/><BR/>I admire Amy Goodman so much. She probably beats out Obama in my book. Though he's still an early bird, so I have to give him a chance to catch up with her. ;)Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134824914579441953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362932321057027355.post-76873182175513211722009-04-01T09:06:00.000-04:002009-04-01T09:06:00.000-04:00WOW, Marti!! You are the definitely the first pers...WOW, Marti!! You are the <I>definitely</I> the first person that has seen that my dad and husband have anything in common! But, I can completely see your point! You are right! weird!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119941917321754796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362932321057027355.post-61324865520114472322009-04-01T08:17:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:17:00.000-04:00I saw the page that said "Career Man," and I thoug...I saw the page that said "Career Man," and I thought, "Yeah, it's true. Dave's a total career man." And then I blew up the image and read what it said and thought, "Wow, I didn't know Robyn's dad was a Career Man, too!" But then I realized I did know that, I'd just never put it together before--that you married a man like your dad, in a critical way--both of them taking their jobs so seriously, both of them choosing socially complicated, brainy work, and both of them rising in prominence in their fields because they are exceptionally good at them. From my perspective, in the line of work Dave does, Democracy Now is even kind of like the equivalent of the Pentagon -- a nationally recognized and respected seat of authority in the field and all that. And you've followed in your mom's footsteps, too--you are good at so many of the things you praise your mom for.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I love it how families can reincarnate themselves.Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134824914579441953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362932321057027355.post-45332537624221545022009-04-01T07:28:00.000-04:002009-04-01T07:28:00.000-04:00What a great window into your day to day conversat...What a great window into your day to day conversation w/ your boys. I,of course, love the page on your Dad.Miss Vickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362932321057027355.post-7808489009341177842009-04-01T02:14:00.000-04:002009-04-01T02:14:00.000-04:00I love the page on your Dad. Seems that he's prett...I love the page on your Dad. Seems that he's pretty good at being a father and Grandad too!debs14https://www.blogger.com/profile/14521565769251816528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362932321057027355.post-80555687566991418552009-03-31T13:37:00.000-04:002009-03-31T13:37:00.000-04:00POTS...so funny. But he's getting the hang of this...POTS...so funny. But he's getting the hang of this reading thing.<BR/><BR/>It seems like Andrew's really getting into this little brother thing. That must be a nice stage.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10605021901122080964noreply@blogger.com