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thenewgreen  ·  3903 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ask Hubski: Hubski profiles... How could they be better?

Thanks, I agree that there is some room to make the "interested in" a bit more informative and perhaps that is the way to do it.

by the way, are you in on the Hubski word game? http://hubski.com/pub?id=95257

Because, you should get credit for the use of "missive" on your site.





lil  ·  3902 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Am I the only one playing?

Am I the only one laden with the vessel of responsibility for keeping the game going?

Am I misunderstanding the rules?

Here I am worrying about so many things, not to mention my facial scrub - who knew those little beads of worry injected into facial scrub were plastic.

    The little exfoliating plastic beads in your facial wash and hand soaps are finding their way into the Great Lakes, and possibly into fish, a study has found.
I always thought they were made of apricots.
humanodon  ·  3903 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No, not this round! I wanted to see how it played out the first time around, because I wasn't crystal on the rules.

I forgot that I used that word on the site! Did you just word game me by mentioning "missive"? :)

thenewgreen  ·  3903 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wish! Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to mention that it's for the game in the comment or post or it's invalid. DOH!

humanodon  ·  3903 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Shuuucks.

Hey, on an unrelated note, what is a good, low key gift for new parents? I normally buy booze to give as gifts, but . . . maybe not this time?

cgod  ·  3901 days ago  ·  link  ·  

http://www.amazon.com/Booginhead-PaciGrip-Pacifier-Holder-Pi... buy them a few of these if they are using a pacifier, no one gives them, bu they are fantasticaly useful. Don't discount booze as a gift, I would have loved if someone had given me a bottle of booze. Make them an easy assemble or reheat dinner if no one has set up this kind of service for then.

humanodon  ·  3901 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Cool, I didn't even think about the dinner thing and the pacifier thing looks pretty practical. Thanks for the suggestions!

lil  ·  3902 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Any Royal Doulton Bunnykins dishes - they don't break when you drop them, they are wonderful for baby food and kids or their parents keep them forever (at least I do)

humanodon  ·  3902 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Heh, I can see it now, walking into a kitchen store:

"Pardon me, do you carry "Bunnykins?"

"Sir has an eye for quality! Right this way."

Thanks for the suggestion :)

lil  ·  3902 days ago  ·  link  ·  

not sure about a kitchen store. a well-turned department store perhaps. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ThriftCHI-Bunnykins-Royal-Doulton-Ce... for $20 you can get the classic mug and bowl on ebay. That's pretty amazing. I paid around $$80 last time I bought this pair for a new baby.

humanodon  ·  3902 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hmm, not bad. I guess I can put this into the hat. I guess it's better than "Baby's First Machete" which is really just one that I have lying around.

thenewgreen  ·  3903 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Depends on the parents, a nice bottle of Champagne is great. Consider she's not been able to imbibe for some time. Conceivably, she can now. I know that with breastfeeding some women still won't touch it, but she can.

Also depends on how much $ you want to spend. Gift certificate to their favorite restaurant with a promise to babysit? Spa for the mother.

One really cool gift we got was from my cousin Samantha. She gave us a mixed CD of songs ideal for a baby/child that weren't "kids songs" but were soothing.

Where the Sidewalk Ends?

What are their interests? She plays guitar? Get the baby a mini-guitar. He's a writer? Monogrammed writing-paper with the baby's initials.

Actually, baby's initials on anything is usually a big hit. Shows you put some time/thought in to it.

Hope this was helpful.

humanodon  ·  3903 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, for sure, thanks! I don't really know what actuaries are into though. Math? I guess I could go with booze and make a brown bag puppet or something. Kid's like, 10 days old though. I don't even know if they can smile at that age. Oh well, good things to think about.

thenewgreen  ·  3903 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Kid's like, 10 days old though. I don't even know if they can smile at that age. Oh well, good things to think about.
-Not really. If they do smile, it's coincidental and usually involves passing gas. -Actuary? Get him the kids version of "Risk" or an monogrammed abacus :)
humanodon  ·  3902 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ha! Nice, now to find out where to get an abacus . . .

thenewgreen  ·  3901 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Don't discount booze as a gift, I would have loved if someone had given me a bottle of booze. Make them an easy assemble or reheat dinner if no one has set up this kind of service for then.
this is good advice from cgod. I know I mentioned champagne, but booze too. Also, most people don't have their meals set up and it's nice to have that.

One less thing to think about. -that's actually a very thoughtful idea.

cgod  ·  3901 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wow, I thought everyones friends planned two or three weeks of food for the family.

thenewgreen  ·  3901 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We definitely had help, don't get me wrong. It just wasn't planned. mk and gq came by with food as I recall. cW dropped off a basket of goodies too. But it was all pretty haphazard, with no real structure. It all worked out well though. I could see how having a plan might be a good idea.

We took it all in stride. It was a fantastic time in my life. Probably the best.