Monthly Archives: March 2006

Dino-dinner

I don’t know if Iris understands the concept of a giant carnivorous dinosaur. In the bath last night…

> **Iris:** (picking up a rubber dinosaur) T-rex eating some food.

> **Me:** What does T-rex like to eat?

> **Iris:** Carrots! And tofu.

Scouts

Laurie and Iris came home from the store the other day with two boxes of Girl Scout cookies: Samoas and Thin Mints. Iris was deeply moved by the buying and eating of the cookies. “Iris would like to *be* a Girl Scout,” she announced. Apparently she is under the impression that there is a merit badge for cookie eating.

Now she’s blurring the distinction between the girls and the cookies even further. This morning I took Iris to the babysitter, something she’s ambivalent about, and to make for a smooth ride I said, “Iris, would you like to have a Girl Scout cookie on the bus for a treat?” She agreed.

We got on the bus and sat down, and she said, “Iris is ready to eat a Girl Scout!”

Random “I Heart Seattle” thought

I love how when I walk into the front door of the Olympic Hotel on my way to the [bun bakery](http://www.belleepicurean.com/), nobody gives me a funny look. In Seattle, there are plenty of people who look just like me but can afford to stay at that hotel.

Spoonz-man!

We have a few Tupperware items in the house, but my favorite by far is the Spoonz spoon rest. (I didn’t realize it was called Spoonz until I asked Laurie’s sister, who sold it to us.) A lot of spoon rests seem to be made out of delicate things like ceramic. I’ve had a couple of those, and they were pulverized within days by heavy cauldrons and the like.

The Spoonz, on the other hand, is made out of indestructible hard plastic, it has space for two spoons, and is dishwasher-safe and also easy to clean by hand. It’s the last word in spoon rests.

The problem is, Tupperware doesn’t sell it anymore. Why would they discontinue their best product? Is Kitchenaid going to stop making mixers in order to concentrate on can openers? Perhaps the Spoonz never sold because it was ahead of its time, and only savvy early adopters bought one.

I cannot explain the decisions of our corporate overlords at Tupperware, but I can tell you there are a few Spoonz on eBay for less than five bucks. The caveat (other than the usual eBay caveats) is that there are two different models of Tupperware spoon rest, and eBay sellers don’t really distinguish them, so you have to look at the picture. This is the Spoonz: