I'm thinking around age 2. She's already got some kicking and hitting down. And her head butts? Fantabulous, lemme tell you.

puts ice back on her cheek

Leif's head is a weapon of terrible power.

if there's a Creator, why didn't He redesign us with a separate passage for air and food?

I seem to recall that all/some of us are born with separate passages, and that the passages merge in the first few months. I recall it coming up as one of the various causes of SIDS, as the merging of the two channels doesn't always go smoothly.

Can anyone corroborate this? I seem to recall the separate channels make it easier for babies to breathe while nursing.

I'm also willing to believe it's all a delusion on my part...

I'm also willing to believe it's all a delusion on my part...

My sister would say, "You must have dreamt it."

I just got a call from BigBossMan in NY telling me that it was against the US code and the Code of Regulations to import blue footed booby guano.

I told him he was making me rethink all of my ideas for presents.

Allyson, I like these.

Hey! Those are almost identical to my glasses. Mine are bronze. And they're Nine West. I've had them for a couple of years now and still love them and get a ton of compliments on them.

I just got a call from BigBossMan in NY telling me that it was against the US code and the Code of Regulations to import blue footed booby guano.

And just when Valentine's Day is around the corner!

And just when Valentine's Day is around the corner!

There must be alternatives....

::quietly registers fauxbluefootedboobyguano.com::

eta:

-or-

Someone has sent you some virtual blue footed booby guano. Click here to view your blue footed booby guano....

I seem to recall the separate channels make it easier for babies to breathe while nursing.

I don't know about the merging part, but could you be confusing the pharynx and the larynx? Because they're rhyme-y. The pharynx is the single passage. The larynx allows babies (and many animals) to swallow and breathe at the same time. In humans it soon moves lower into the throat, where it's slightly less effective.

If any trivia buffs are interested, I just got this e-mail from Entertainment Weekly:

VH1 and Entertainment Weekly are scouring the country to find 16 three-person teams who think they've got what it takes to compete in the most intense pop culture trivia tournament to date, The World Series of Pop Culture.

The tournament, which will be taped to air on VH1 in late summer 2006, will happen over the weekend of April 28th through the 30th in New York City.

Whether teams consist of friends who gather to watch "Lost" every Wednesday, co-workers who spend lunch hours discussing their favorite films, or siblings who grew up addicted to sitcoms, the three members must have extensive knowledge of the films, TV shows, music, and pop culture happenings of the '70s, '80s, and '90s through today.

Do you think you and your cohorts have the pop culture smarts to beat out the competition? Then come meet us in person and prove it!

Casting Calls followed by Regional Qualifying Games will be held by appointment only in the following cities on the following dates:

• Los Angeles: March 4-5

• Chicago: March 11-12

• Dallas: March 18-19

• Atlanta: March 25-26

• New York: April 1-2

Go to EW.com (under "SPECIAL COVERAGE") or VH1.com (under "SHOWS" and then "CASTING CALLS") to apply!