tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post4079462871380368022..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: More of an Explanation Than an ExcuseCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-1917627273249423172012-06-13T20:04:28.895-07:002012-06-13T20:04:28.895-07:00I've often thought (still think) that L wakes ...I've often thought (still think) that L wakes up because he's cold. Sometimes (like when you're exhausted), you just want to know WHY?!?The millinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-15107221951920434152012-06-08T05:34:17.007-07:002012-06-08T05:34:17.007-07:00Ew, that sounds like a nightmare! I live in Florid...Ew, that sounds like a nightmare! I live in Florida and am no stranger to the mold and mildew battles, but our central AC system plus a dehumidifier in the bedroom help to keep the moisture at bay. (I used to assume that everyone had such a system, but am finding out otherwise. I tend to chuckle at northerners who have to drag out the AC every summer.) <br />Still, my shower is never free of the little black spots that get into the corners. I have tried every mold/mildew spray out there, and none of them work. My brother recently moved from San Francisco, where he and his wife had horrible mold problems. Now that he is in Oregon, he can smell it in everything. Tackling the books and such with Clorox or Lysol wipes while airing and sunning them out seems to help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-7244780077194463432012-06-07T09:04:42.713-07:002012-06-07T09:04:42.713-07:00Oh, that suuuucks. Sorry.Oh, that suuuucks. Sorry.hushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532820460835325762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-22152264895383806942012-06-07T08:10:13.201-07:002012-06-07T08:10:13.201-07:00So sorry about your mold problem.
I've defini...So sorry about your mold problem.<br /><br />I've definitely acclimated to LA. When I go outside and I realize it is chilly enough to need a light jacket, I feel positively resentful that I need one.badmomgoodmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-14031485740950412602012-06-07T05:59:58.706-07:002012-06-07T05:59:58.706-07:00Having a snack built into the routine really takes...Having a snack built into the routine really takes the edge off worrying about how much they're eating for dinner. I found I relaxed more (because the whole point was not to police their meals as mine had been policed as a child), and I give Christopher Robin a big bowl of yogurt and half a peanut butter & jam sandwich every night before bed. For me, I graze a lot (I'm mildly hypoglycemic and need to eat every 2-3 hours), but I do like a couple of more substantial meals.<br /><br />There was a really interesting program on NPR (maybe This American Life?) I heard a while ago about natural foie gras - you know the main argument against foie gras is how inhumanely the geese are treated as they are force fed before slaughter? Well, a guy in Spain figured out a way to create free-range foie gras. It turns out it is actually natural to the geese to fatten up seasonally because of fears of food loss - but you have to let them run wild-ish, because if they have a steady source of food, they stop storing the fat. Anyway, I thought it was fascinating. (Unfortunately, it's very difficult to replicate this guys' system.)Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-85982636025095639752012-06-06T21:16:49.651-07:002012-06-06T21:16:49.651-07:00I moved away for a couple of years after grad scho...I moved away for a couple of years after grad school. It was pretty hilarious to suddenly have to deal with rain, and snow, and heat, and OMG <i>mosquitoes</i> again. Still, once I got back to San Diego, it didn't take long before I was moaning like everyone else.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-47014242997804697612012-06-06T20:08:01.313-07:002012-06-06T20:08:01.313-07:00Luckily, mold doesn't gross me out or anything...Luckily, mold doesn't gross me out or anything. Just make me sneeze, and maybe wheeze.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-28861737206757897352012-06-06T19:46:01.594-07:002012-06-06T19:46:01.594-07:00You'd love San Diego weather! We're so spo...You'd love San Diego weather! We're so spoiled that we complain when it is 68, but not sunny. (Basically, during the morning hours and late afternoon in the months of May and June.)Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-58495918529180951062012-06-06T19:43:46.877-07:002012-06-06T19:43:46.877-07:00We do rather hefty after bath/before bed snacks, t...We do rather hefty after bath/before bed snacks, too!Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-13366452889618940582012-06-06T19:43:17.901-07:002012-06-06T19:43:17.901-07:00You'd think my Aucklander husband would have t...You'd think my Aucklander husband would have taken the mold more seriously!Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-24784281065021647602012-06-06T19:42:40.996-07:002012-06-06T19:42:40.996-07:00Sadly, our freezer is too small (and stuffed with ...Sadly, our freezer is too small (and stuffed with food) to fit any books. I'm just going to have to try to get to the clean up soon!Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-72645041368331958002012-06-06T18:31:18.126-07:002012-06-06T18:31:18.126-07:00Arg. Comment was just eaten. Had festive story of ...Arg. Comment was just eaten. Had festive story of own wall-filling event. Since Computer Gods have judged me with the Comment-Eating, I'll just say: Our wall-drilling-insulation-craziness worked great--I hope yours does too. Also: Book loss is hard, but mold is skeevy. My media-hording & germ-loathing would be at extreme odds in your shoes--I don't envy you. Best of luck, & may all the molds stay away from you all from here on out!etanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-42260827902350493582012-06-06T15:45:04.292-07:002012-06-06T15:45:04.292-07:00Completely off topic - is it me or this program th...Completely off topic - is it me or this program that takes me to the bottom of the comments section instead of the top? <br /><br />On topic - We have mostly crappy weather unless you care for hot and humid and I still complain when it's not 70-ish with no humidity - because on days like that it is *perfect* weather!mom2boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-32076106239739100142012-06-06T12:43:49.607-07:002012-06-06T12:43:49.607-07:00My kickboxing program comes with a food plan where...My kickboxing program comes with a food plan where they want you to eat 6 small meals throughout the day, every 3 hours, and never get too hungry. When you eat infrequently, apparently your body is in starvation mode and holds on to the fat. Small frequent meals switch you to "burn mode": your body knows food is coming, no longer holds on to the fat and becomes more efficient at burning it.GMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872461021953583473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-30701513436092205762012-06-06T11:56:58.413-07:002012-06-06T11:56:58.413-07:00We noticed this as well and instituted 7:30 (forme...We noticed this as well and instituted 7:30 (formerly 8:30) snack time as our kick-off to our extended bedtime routine back when DC was 3ish (still happening at 5.5). <br /><br />We're big proponents of eating when hungry and not eating when you're not, so we offer food at mealtimes but don't really do much else (sometimes he has to "try" something because otherwise he won't know if he likes it or not).<br /><br />DC is also allowed to eat at will and is super skinny.<br /><br />I started losing weight and stopped being hungry when I switched from 3 meals with no snacking to 5 smaller meals. It also increased my fruit consumption, since my 10:30 and my 3:30 are generally a piece of fruit. (Whether or not I intended to have set times for snack, that's when I get hungry.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-34941648350174144572012-06-06T11:28:44.265-07:002012-06-06T11:28:44.265-07:00<3 guess who?<3 guess who?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-33697474516730591762012-06-06T11:28:17.107-07:002012-06-06T11:28:17.107-07:00wait everything isn't about academics? We peo...wait everything isn't about academics? We people with PhDs who selflessly devote ourselves to the pursuit of knowledge are not purer and therefore better than the rest of you? I'm wrecked, truly crushed. Why on earth would I read blogs with different perspectives? I've expected one and all to write as though I, and my ilk, are the sole audience.<br /><br />tee hee although you weren't your normal equanimous self yesterday I have to say research as a "hobby" is not how I'd describe my attitude despite 4/4 SLAC service-laden life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-8337560683459532822012-06-06T10:46:34.945-07:002012-06-06T10:46:34.945-07:00I think it takes exactly 5 years. We moved here fr...I think it takes exactly 5 years. We moved here from NY 5 years ago April and laughed our heads off at the San Diego complaints about cold weather (and hot--prior to NY we lived in Tucson, AZ.). But, uh, yeah, now I want my temperate weather please and thank you. Give me a good 72 at all times and I'd be a happy girl.Gingerhttp://rambleramble.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-77448231668408570192012-06-06T09:04:33.305-07:002012-06-06T09:04:33.305-07:00Oh dear. I missed the excitement. But this: &qu...Oh dear. I missed the excitement. But this: "I confess: I would heat my house to 90 degrees if I thought it would make my children sleep better. Sorry, planet. I'm tired." made me laugh, in an empathetic way. For us it's not heat/cold but food: basically in my experience, the fuller my son's belly when he goes to sleep, the longer he will sleep in the morning (cautionary note: I have not systematically tracked this). He's generally a good eater and will (on average, not at any given moment) eat most anything, but he is at his worst at suppertime (perhaps exacerbated by my insistence that, no really, he must use a fork or spoon). So it ends up being true that he snacks extensively before bedtime and while I do mandate a rule that the food must be simple and healthy (example options: bowl of cereal, banana, bagel with butter or cream cheese) I do not in any way limit it and indeed if anything encourage it. I may be prolonging the problem (of not learning to eat a "good" supper), but if it means I get more sleep ...<br /><br />(Cautionary disclaimer -- my son is active and wiry, and probably really does need the extra food; that is, he is not, at present, a data point in the childhood obesity trend we hear about. And observation: US patterns of eating and the value of routines and convenience notwithstanding, I am myself rather a grazer and not convinced that we must "learn" to eat "regular meals")Alexicographernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-2851082469298385522012-06-06T06:06:14.824-07:002012-06-06T06:06:14.824-07:00Tate never took a blanket...until he did some time...Tate never took a blanket...until he did some time last year. Now he wants to be tucked in tight on all sides before he goes to sleep. BUT he goes to sleep on his own every night. At almost 5. Sleep issues suck. As much as moldy books. I'd be grumpy, too. Or cranky as we call it in our house and Tate so sweetly told our friends last get together.mom2boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-61512409341509947142012-06-06T06:06:11.337-07:002012-06-06T06:06:11.337-07:00Oh, and I don't think it's delusional to t...Oh, and I don't think it's delusional to think your child might sleep better when warmer. I'd been holding off on buying a new sleep sack in the the larger size for Moo, because I thought she should be *fine* in fleece PJs and a blanket. Best damn $100 I spent on the next size up sleep sack and super-padded snuggly sleep suit - she really did stop waking up at 4am. At least sometimes. *wry smile*Zenmoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-24432896747334651352012-06-06T06:02:08.649-07:002012-06-06T06:02:08.649-07:00I used to feel the same way, about my #1 and his b...I used to feel the same way, about my #1 and his blankets! I worried constantly - he will get cold without his blankets how do they ever learn to sleep with blankets on????? We like the house cool at night, so eventually we just started moving a space heater into his room.Then he went through this phase where he would shout at us like 3x per night to "fix" his blankets because they had to be just. so. Now he's over it thankgod and sleeping well again.Perpetuanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-30395212572177926312012-06-06T06:00:16.331-07:002012-06-06T06:00:16.331-07:00I discovered the joys *hah* of mould when I moved ...I discovered the joys *hah* of mould when I moved to Auckland. Ugh. The good thing is though, that I am now super-concious of the warning signs of damp houses...<br /><br />Re: Mold, I found a good way of removing it was to use white vinegar - spray on and leave to dry, then wipe off later. I managed to recover a pair of shoes that had gone grey and fuzzy that way.Zenmoohttp://zenmastermoo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-51978440190546818642012-06-06T05:55:06.973-07:002012-06-06T05:55:06.973-07:00The sun-and vacuum method you mention should work,...The sun-and vacuum method you mention should work, but can be time consuming and won't work if it's humid out. If you want to stop further mold growth in the books you want to save (while waiting for the opportunity to work on them) you could put them in your freezer. Some tips here: http://libraries.ucsd.edu/preservation/howdry.html<br /><br />Also, you'll want to use a vacuum with a HEPA filter to be sure the mold spores are trapped. If you use a brush, it's best to work outside.Kirstennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-43457433815548696462012-06-06T05:00:09.266-07:002012-06-06T05:00:09.266-07:00It Amuses me that as much of a techie as your husb...It Amuses me that as much of a techie as your husband is, he still prefers CDs. I guess I'm the same about books - I have an e-reader but still prefer hard copies.Autumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150617283056545848noreply@blogger.com