Parent Elly

Yes, my friends, I have become a parent.  Now I declare that I have added to my Polymathic abilities.  I am an expert on one little girl.  Yay!  I can understand her beginner speech better than anyone saving only my fellow polymath, her father.  I know when she first rolled over, slept through the night, walked, and her first word.  I know which books she likes and which are her favorite toys.  Though I can say all this, am I an expert on parenting...oh heck no!
Don't expect any parenting advice to turn up on this blog.

Bucket List Check-in

Still don’t have terminal cancer like in the movie, but looking back over that old post I thought...well, have I done any of them since 2009?

So, here is my old list of the things I’d like to do before I kick the bucket:
1. Own someplace to make and perform with puppets (Nope)
2. Pass the Level 3 Japanese proficiency test (Nope)
3. Go to an international puppetry festival (Nope)
4. See the Great Wall of China (Nope)
5. Visit Australia (Nope)
6. Write a novel (Nope)
7. Make a self-published book online (Nope)
8. Build a Punch and Judy set of puppets (Yes)
9. Enter a puppetry competition for an award (Yes, and won too)
10. Go back to Japan (Nope)
11. Visit Outer Space (Nope)
12. Find & Frequent my own Harmonia Gardens or Cheers bar (Nope)
13. Make a Victorian Costume (Yup)
14. Go on a Kayak overnight trip (Nope)
15. Perform in another Shakespearian Play (Nope)
16. Make a YouTube Web Show (Nope)
17. Live in a really big city for a while  (Yup)

So there it is...not bad.  Of course, now my life has changed.  I think I'd remove things and add things now.  I'll have to think it over more...