Most of my children’s lives, we’ve had only streaming services with no commercials. But recently we got Hulu and it’s only the mute button that allows us to tolerate the service. If I’m not quick enough or I forget, one kid will yell loudly, “silence the sounds of consumerism!” while the other covers his ears and wails, “it hurts me, it does!”
A Ballet Gift
A little bird told us
You liked tiny dancers.
Special shoes on their feet
Made special for prancers.
So a gift for your help
We give to you today.
Because you’re special too,
And it’s your birthday!
Custom Snowboards
There are these companies that will produce custom snowboards, so I played with some art and came up with these options. The looney tunes are in the public domain, but the Frazetta art is not, so licensing on top of the $500 cost of the board itself would probably be beyond what most people would pay. But it's nice to dream...