Aug 062011
 
 August 6, 2011  Posted by at 14:11 Inside Machiavelli Id Tagged with: , , , , , ,  Comments Off
How to make a shitload of cash without working too hard

This is how I see myself and my business in a few years’ time. Especially the chart. Seriously though, how are you going to get from here to there? My plan involves working bloody hard (but,like I said,not too hard) and training the Animal to make money from blogging too. That way I can just put in a regular few hours a week working for other people, a few more working on my own side projects, and spend the rest playing ball and reading books with Mini-MI while the Animal plays househusband. In the park. With ice cream. Cos that’s how good it will

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Jul 142011
 

Hunt the Food. When your darling little one drops half-chewed snacks into the mysterious cavities of the upholstery & luggage, you’re gonna play this one anyway. Might as well play for laughs.

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Jun 292011
 
Animal Intelligence: Crows learn who to mouth off at

We need to remember the crows before we display prejudice, anger, hatred and aggression. Let’s not have our children grow up screaming at masks only we’ve taught them to fear, when they don’t even know what’s underneath.

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Feb 112011
 
 February 11, 2011  Posted by at 08:46 Crash Test Baby Tagged with: , ,  Comments Off

Should anyone want a way to get to the baby-related stuff without passing through the unlikely wastelands of my modelling career, sex life and other unmentionables that I mention from time to time: you can now go straight there by clicking the “Crash Test Baby” link in the nice short menu at the top right of the page. Or just bookmark it, it’d probaby be easier. I’m bound to swear and talk about NSFW subjects sooner or later, no matter what category you visit, but I promise there’ll be no naked pics in the Crash Test Mummy category so visually

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May 272010
 

It’s been six-and-a-bit weeks since mini-MI’s birth, so here’s some initial observations… Breastfeeding stimulates the baby’s gut. This means you get farted on a lot. Isn’t nature wonderful. At 4 or 5 a.m., breastfeeding may also stimulate the mother’s gut, leading to a “get screamed at or shit yourself?” dilemma. Babies grimace when they have wind, and it looks like a smile. This I already knew. I hadn’t considered, however, that this means they frequently give you a cheery grin while farting on you. Colic is officially defined as something along the lines of “inconsolable crying for at least a

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May 102010
 

Stuff I’ve appreciated while flailing around in the net: Chimpanzees Use Sex Tools (Physorg.com) Male chimps attract attention by rustling dry leaves to get lady chimps to check out their erections.  Sound effects are woefully underused by human males in courting, IMO, except for farting, belching, and Eric Clapton (none of which work on me, sorry). Facebook’s Gone Rogue; It’s Time for an Open Alternative  (Wired.com) A critique of FB’s worrying privacy policies and user interface, and a call to action for open source developers. BabycareAdvice.com Articles Useful info for parents/carers.  The advice on this site is relatively sane and

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