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| This Week in Books, October 1, 2017 |
| 2017-10-01 |
| The Daring Book for Girls Andrea J. Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz William Morrow, 2012 The sister book to The Dangerous Book for Boys, I really enjoyed doing the screening of this book. In the same style, the tone is humorous and relaxed. Here is the page my daughter is on: Page 82 Facing your fears can be a rewarding experience, and pushing yourself to new heights will inspire you to face challenges throughout life. Here in no particular order is a checklist of danger and daring. Some you should be able to do right away, but a few you might need to work up to: A timely suggestion, considering the opposite page is French Terms of Endearment, Expressions, and Other Items of Note, including how to order food at a café/restaurant. The history lessons are centered around famous women, and pulls no punches such as the life and fate of Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, Boudica, Zenobia, and many others. From the section covering Women Spies: Pages 149-150 Hedy Lamarr There is some cross-over information shared with The Dangerous Book for Boys, such as leaf identification, first aid, government, knots, so forth. I have a series of skill tests I will require of my children before they earn their own phone. One of which is changing a tire. Why, that information is also in this book. Page 244 3. If you have tire blocks, put them under the other tires to keep the car in place. Medium-sized rocks work too. Before we get into having some good shims and an after-market jack, we are already ahead of too many high-school graduates. Reading tidal charts, interest, stocks, and bonds. There are fun topics as well, such as friendship bracelets, card games, handclap games, so forth. To be honest, both The Daring Books for Girls and the Dangerous Book for Boys are not too gender-specific. I would say about 90% of the information is just good information for girls and boys alike. Of course, this being a book for girls, there is the topic of boys. I will have to take the opinion of others whether this is good advice, but it seems like good advice. Concerning romance (fatherly cringe here) Page 212 If you are in the former group, there are two main things to keep in mind. One, if a boy doesn't like you the way you are, the problem is him, not you. And two, don't try to make a boy change for you - it is important to appreciate people for who they are. I cannot recommend this book enough, and is definitely on my gift list. It was a cold purchase, and like I said I screened the spectrum from inappropriate content to way too girly. Caught myself more than a few time nodding, "Yup, good My First Toolbox", "ABC, CPR, RICE, nice My Beginner First Aid kit." and "What the heck is a peach pit ring?" Link is to Amazon hardback. This Week in Emergency Preparedness First, hat-tip to trailing wife who located my peaty muse from last week - the drywall poo bucket. Note the optional disposal bags. There were comments about other fillers such as kitty litter for people and a liquid addition which would essentially gel the contents, I guess like poo-pourrie on steroids. Just gonna throw out that there might be times a little weight and stability would be nice. Looking at you, mashed potatoes from the Brisket MRE. Looking. At. You. I'm thinking a few bricks and the liners. Remove bricks to transport. No sharp edges or catches on the bricks. Some sort of domed weight sounds better. I guess one advantage here is that since we are not flushing, any old thing would work for cleaning, though toilet paper would still be my first choice. OK. Right then. Moving on. Staying clean. Smelling good is, well, good. Filth can be a real issue. Other than thinking every point of the compass seems to be downwind of a water buffalo, there is chafing and potentially corrosive and otherwise dangerous material to leave on the person for extended periods of time. I have not come across a good answer to that issue if the tap is out of the question. It is tough enough to set aside enough water for an extended stay at the Holy Crap Motel California without breaking into the only potable water you may have for a while. My solution: dry shampoo and baby wipes. Granted, this is an emergency, so I am not planning on opening a box of wipes and auditioning for a Boris Karloff movie; just cleaning the bits which need cleaned, or wiping the gasoline off my hands, and so forth. Annnnd you should know that there are brands of dry shampoo which are vegan friendly. I don't know. I guess if your rice and beans need a touch of lavender, you can keep to your vegan values. You're welcome. Friendly reminder. If the tap is contaminated, don't wash your toothbrush, and be mindful of water getting into your body like during shower. It is just that people forget, get tired, or just have not thought it out. OK, the story: someone I knew was coming back from Old Mexico and got the trots while boarding the plane. Person gets back, tells the story of woe. I said, "Whaddya do, Person, drink the water?" Person goes, "Shit no, I stuck to iced tea the whole time." Apparently, revenge is a dish which can be served cold. I think I did my best impression of the bust of Julius Caesar ever. To be fair, I do have my own "amoxicillin probably saved me" story. I could twist it about and shape a "Why you prepare and how it will make the difference" story, but no. I was dumb. So, so dumb. The stares of Medusa's victims dumb. Any rate, less than $10, good value for the space taken, weighs nothing, throw it in the shelter-in-place bag and forggettaboutit. Opinions welcome, especially about good foot care sans l'eau. Work hard enough and those socks coming off sounds like someone ripping off a roll of duct tape. Losing feet is not a good thing. |
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