http://timothypilgrim.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Thoughts and Expressions of a Traditional Futurist en Vox Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:57:06 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://timothypilgrim.vox.com/library/post/sober.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(TimothyPilgrim) http://timothypilgrim.vox.com/library/post/sober.html?_c=feed-rss http://timothypilgrim.vox.com/library/post/sober.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:57:06 -0700 I finally got to the Oshawa dump on Saturday and it was open. Now having run through the gauntlet that is the waste disposal facility, I'm more impressed with the operation. 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Until shortly before I had my own kid, I was pretty anti-child ever since I was in high-school. Even when... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://timothypilgrim.vox.com/library/post/babies-are-good-social-props.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4143f6447685e00d09e7f9de9be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cute parenting baby time babies