Our kiddo asks a lot of "Why?" questions. Somewhere I read that, when kids ask this, what they are really saying is, "Tell me more!" So, I do.

A why always leads to me sharing a new bit of information which leads to more whys which leads to more information. On our walks to and from school we've covered everything from the weather to space, physics to dinosaurs, history to social justice issues, and plate tectonics. And this is all from a kindergartener!

But, sometimes, my generalist knowledge is strained. At some point, I simply have no more information to share. Or, in some instances, I simply don't know. (Looking at you physics.) In those instances, I've gotten comfortable saying, "I don't know, but we can look it up." Kiddo seems satisfied with that and we've often picked up books from the library to learn more together.

This is the part of parenting I was looking forward to most. I love seeing her curiosity come to life. You never what's going to catch a child's interest.

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I’m a few chapters into The Power by Naomi Alderman. I’m certain I would love this book if I could keep myself from falling asleep mid-sentence. Despite my tiredness, I’m relishing the feeling of female vengeance on these early pages. Frankly, it suits my mood.

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• These things could hurt your home. [Lifehacker]

• The charming humanity of Reddit. [The Atlantic - gift link]

• When the presidency is content... [WaPo - gift link]

• Another example where digital is not forever. [AP]

• This made me want to rewatch Easy A. [Hot and Bothered]

• How the US healthcare insurance system came to be. [Throughline]

• The cost to use the Panama Canal. [The Indicator]

• The botanists who put saving seeds first. [Gastropod]

• Who knew globe making was so intricate and relaxing to watch. [@globemakers]

• I really wanted to like Devotion but it tried way too hard. It wanted to be so much more than it was. The bones were there but it was too earnest, too acted, too produced, and way too overwritten. In the end, everything came across as forced. It's a compelling real life story and it didn't need all that. [Peacock]

• A Quiet Place Part II might be the rare sequel that's as good as the original. While the surprise of what the alien looks like is no longer there, the continued need for silence is the tension. And, even when you know the jump scares are coming, they are still a shock to the system. Once again, the filmmakers attention to detail on what makes noise what astoundingly good. [Netflix]

• We started watching the Doctor Who that are Disney+. The stories are mostly just okay but it was great to see David Tennant in the transition episodes. I am also enjoying Ncuti Gatwa's embodiment of the character. But I have HUGE issues with the episodes. The are WAY too glossy in the production. Things have been "Disneyified" and everything is over produced. This series doesn't need all of the stuff, it takes away from the storytelling. The few episodes we've watched that are story forward are excellent - but the others are just too much. [Disney+]

• I might have been trying to force spring weather when I made shrimp and spinach caprese salad. I based it on an episode that calls for white beans instead of shrimp. This was quick to toss together and was a nice spin on a traditional caprese. [Eating Well]

• There was a bottle of teriyaki sauce chilling in our fridge that needed to be used up. While I didn't use it all, tossing together a chicken and pineapple stir fry sheet pan was a yummy way to make a dent in the bottle. I mistrusted my recipe transcription and set our oven at 400 instead of 450. Go with the 450, our sheet tray was a little bit soupy and there was no caramelization action. We served this over rice with an extra dash of sriracha. [My Evernote]

Science is trippy. This is what the inside of a particle accelerator looks like. [PetaPixel]

Timeline is a tool that helps you build interactive timelines easily. This would be great for educators of those who what to design beautiful things for the web. I love that they share examples of what you can build.

It might be spring break, but my faculty review portfolio is due in just a few days.