video link: company strategy session – the 3rd leg
I thought I would run it past the kids to get their feedback.
all they said was,
“is this what you do at work?”
“do you actually get paid to do this?”
they didn’t quite see the genius behind it all…
Month: January 2019
the eyes and noses in Parliament
We had overcome our initial Brexit worries about having to move up North.
We have been following the Brexit goings on in Parliament, number 2 is quite keen on following the events and last night even watched the live vote in Parliament for Theresa May’s Deal with Europe. Unfortunately for Theresa it didn’t go that well, but the final announcement was pure Parliamentary theatre.
number 2 was a little confused at the announcement.
“why are the faces involved?” she asked curiously
“what do you mean by the faces?” I was confused.
“why are there noses, and why are they only counting the noses on the left?”
I was even more confused now.
“and why are there eyes?
Are they counting each one or pairs?
And why only on the right?”
she was looking more confused than me.
She showed me the video clip again.
“ahhh” I exclaimed.
An obvious point of confusion, Mr Speaker.
Use soap when washing…?
The kids are getting bit older now and we are starting to try to get them to be a bit more autonomous. I think in millennial / gen z language it is now termed as being “resilient”.
Bath time with the kids used to be so much fun. All the kids in the bath tub splashing about for hours on end.
But sadly that era is drawing to an end.
The kids now are given the responsibility to wash themselves. They have been left unsupervised for a few months now. begrudgingly they even have a shower. Which was a struggle to convince them that this was not such a horrible experience. And it had the added benefit of reducing our water bill.
Everything was going well. The kids would be told to go and have a shower and they would merrily run off to the bathroom. This had been going on for several months.
“number 2 it’s your time for a shower. I think you need to wash your hair this time.” I suggested one evening.
“ok” was the reply from number 2.
“use the shampoo for your hair and not the soap” I thought it was best to clarify the difference.
“That’s ok as I don’t use the soap” number 2 affirmed
“errr. Do you mean you never use soap or just not for your hair?” I was starting to get that worried feeling again
“no. never use the soap in the shower” number 2 looked at me as though I was stupid
“hhhmm, so when you wash in the shower do you use any soap? I was just trying to clarify my misunderstanding
“oh. Did you want me to wash with soap?”
“yes. The soap helps clean you. Not just the water.” I was beginning to see my error. “so all this time you haven’t been using soap?”
“well you didn’t say I should use soap.” Number 2 looked hurt.
“well, can you use soap. On your body.”