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My 4yo wants to get into longer books for reading time.   
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I've been reading The Hobbit to my 4yo for the last couple of months and he absolutely loves it and I love it and I love that we love it together. I have no idea what I'll follow it with that will be as beloved as our dear little hobbit. Either we'll jump into Harry Potter or give Narnia a go (that I've never read myself so have no idea how appropriate or fun is for him)
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Jan 20, 2020 19:00
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Ornamental Dingbat posted:My 4yo wants to get into longer books for reading time. This is the best post in the thread
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Jan 20, 2020 19:17
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cosmin posted:I've been reading The Hobbit to my 4yo for the last couple of months and he absolutely loves it and I love it and I love that we love it together. The Indian in the Cupboard is a really good one. Or The Tale of Despereaux.
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Jan 20, 2020 19:26
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I'm getting back into skiing. Just grabbed a pair of boots and a pair of goggles from SportChek today: And I ordered these Elan 99cm snowblades as well. Against the advice of some friends who insisted I should be getting full-length skis with poles, I opted for the blades because I've always preferred going without poles (I had a bad experience last time I skied involving a pole getting stuck and pulling my shoulder out of its socket) and plus I have a bunch of camera gear now, that I want to use to shoot on the slopes.  Hopefully they get here before the weather turns again; I live right across from a park with a decent toboggan hill I can use to test them out and practice a bit.
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Jan 20, 2020 21:23
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Solice Kirsk posted:The Indian in the Cupboard is a really good one. Or The Tale of Despereaux. And, when he’s a few years older, The Phantom Tollbooth. I read that book about every five years and it always makes me so happy.
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Jan 20, 2020 21:29
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Mister Speaker posted:I'm getting back into skiing. Just grabbed a pair of boots and a pair of goggles from SportChek today:
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Jan 20, 2020 21:30
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Every illustrated Hobbit looks lame compared to the one we had at home when I was a kid. (Illustrated by Tove Jansson.) I'd love to post here that I bought a copy but it's way too expensive nowadays.
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Jan 20, 2020 23:22
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Jerry Cotton posted:Every illustrated Hobbit looks lame compared to the one we had at home when I was a kid. (Illustrated by Tove Jansson.) I'd love to post here that I bought a copy but it's way too expensive nowadays. 
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Jan 20, 2020 23:25
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I think Tove Jansson is one of the, like, five people these forums agree upon as universally wonderful.
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Jan 20, 2020 23:50
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cosmin posted:I've been reading The Hobbit to my 4yo for the last couple of months and he absolutely loves it and I love it and I love that we love it together. "The Neverending Story" is fantastic, whether you liked the movies or not. The book is both movies smooshed together only, you know, better.
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Jan 20, 2020 23:57
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What I assume is Tove Jennson's Gollum certainly looks different than mine.   
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Jan 21, 2020 00:03
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Y'all are cowards for not recommending reading Lord of the Rings to a four year old.
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Jan 21, 2020 01:01
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My favorite book when I was 6 was "Sam the Minuteman" which was about a father and son in Massachusetts joining the American Revolution and opening a can of whoopass on the British.
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Jan 21, 2020 01:11
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 I am upset with literally the entire world for not recommending this show to me sooner.
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Jan 21, 2020 01:23
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Uncle Lloyd posted:
This was my dads favorite show. Thanks for postimg this so I could have a happy reminder of my father who passed away
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Jan 21, 2020 01:54
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Rolo posted:And, when he’s a few years older, The Phantom Tollbooth. I read that book about every five years and it always makes me so happy. You just reminded me that I hadn't bought the annotated version that's been on my BWB wishlist, so I went and fixed that. Apparently Norton Juster and Jules Pfeiffer were childhood friends.
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Jan 21, 2020 05:51
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Ornamental Dingbat posted:My 4yo wants to get into longer books for reading time. That's way cooler than the copy my dad got me when he thought I'd be interested in The Hobbit.  I was not at all interested in whatever adventure this fat doofus was on.
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Jan 21, 2020 05:54
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LadyPictureShow posted:That's way cooler than the copy my dad got me when he thought I'd be interested in The Hobbit. I had completely forgotten what my copy of The Hobbit looked like until you posted this. What a blast from the past!
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Jan 21, 2020 07:18
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I had that same one as a kid too. That cover defintely made Gollum way loving scarier.
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Jan 21, 2020 07:44
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LadyPictureShow posted:
Let's be honest, this one is probably the most accurate.
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Jan 21, 2020 10:31
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Humerus posted:Y'all are cowards for not recommending reading Lord of the Rings to a four year old. Silmarillion or GTFO. 
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Jan 21, 2020 15:23
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I have a soft spot for The Children of Húrin... On topic: I recently bought a new sports watch. Garmin Fenix 6 Pro. It has GPS / Galileo / Glonass, built-in maps and Spotify and heart rate monitor. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/641479/pn/010-02158-01 It looks pretty nice for a digital watch
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Jan 21, 2020 22:48
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I got a neti pot. Need to clean my nasal passages. Doing home improvement projects fucks up the air. Got AC Odyssey Gold. The discovery tour mode appeals to my history geek side. The ability to create your own quests has me thinking of adolescent humor magic dildo quests, and ill probably play the free AC 3 remastered version it comes with, so I can kill some redcoats for George Washington.
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Jan 22, 2020 04:46
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LadyPictureShow posted:That's way cooler than the copy my dad got me when he thought I'd be interested in The Hobbit. I'd enjoy watching Ricky Gervais go on an adventure.
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Jan 22, 2020 08:58
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First JNCOs, now Zubaz? I think I'm having a midlife crisis.
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Jan 22, 2020 09:19
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colas posted:I'd enjoy watching Ricky Gervais go on an adventure. I'd be very happy if he went there and didn't come back again.
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Jan 22, 2020 10:36
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ChocNitty posted:I got a neti pot. Need to clean my nasal passages. Doing home improvement projects fucks up the air. Just make sure to buy distilled or otherwise sterile water for it (or boil and cool your own): https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20181210/brain-eating-amoeba-tied-to-tap-water-in-neti-pot
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Jan 22, 2020 16:45
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Mister Speaker posted:First JNCOs, now Zubaz? I think I'm having a midlife crisis. It's like you're preparing for a 90s apocalypse.
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Jan 22, 2020 17:18
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Rolo posted:And, when he’s a few years older, The Phantom Tollbooth. I read that book about every five years and it always makes me so happy. Extremely strong advice here.
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Jan 22, 2020 17:47
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Mister Speaker posted:First JNCOs, now Zubaz? I think I'm having a midlife crisis. wtf where did you get zubaz? I would 100% rock those to the gym.
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Jan 22, 2020 18:10
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Mister Speaker posted:First JNCOs, now Zubaz? I think I'm having a midlife crisis. I await your next post of neon green fanny pack.
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MA-Horus posted:wtf where did you get zubaz? I would 100% rock those to the gym. As much as I hate shopping there, Amazon. They're cheap too, like $25CAD each for most of the pants. Also, that's the idea. It's chest day today, brother. 
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Jan 22, 2020 18:58
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MA-Horus posted:wtf where did you get zubaz? I would 100% rock those to the gym. Zubaz.com!  ...I can't say they don't have a point.
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Jan 22, 2020 19:34
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Bought some tickets to see Rammstein in Los Angeles. Got actual seats because I am old and hoping to convince fellow olds to come with me. If no one does I'll hopefully sell them for pit tickets and go get myself destroyed. 
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Jan 22, 2020 20:55
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Backed a replacement shower head on kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nebia/nebia-by-moen-our-most-advanced-and-accessible-shower?ref=9vingt Can’t wait to have a water stream that’s above chest high, especially after experiencing an overhead shower at an air bnb recently. I should’ve gotten something like this years ago 
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Jan 22, 2020 22:11
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why throw $160 at kickstarter for something that definitely 100% won't be manufactured and shipped by may when you could go buy something similar at lowes for less money right now? kickstarter and nerds 
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Jan 22, 2020 22:16
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Surprised that thing doesn't have an app and uses machine learning to know your temperature preferences. Internet of Things
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Jan 22, 2020 22:17
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Bottom Liner posted:why throw $160 at kickstarter for something that definitely 100% won't be manufactured and shipped by may when you could go buy something similar at lowes for less money right now? kickstarter and nerds I know don't shop shame - but that's literally made by a company with a $9 billion market cap. https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/fbhs - Why is this on "kickstarter" other than to gin up prepurchase capital and advertising?
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Bottom Liner posted:why throw $160 at kickstarter for something that definitely 100% won't be manufactured and shipped by may when you could go buy something similar at lowes for less money right now? kickstarter and nerds Why bother researching to see if a company has successfully completed a kickstarter before when you can rush to criticize someones purchase! Quick someone mentioned Kickstarter everyone tell them your super original opinions about Kickstarter. edit. Heh didn't even realize Nebia was now a Moen thing. Duck and Cover has a new favorite as of 22:37 on Jan 22, 2020 |
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