Kids and advertising: Mommy, that’s my bestest brand

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Whether it’s McDonald’s or Mitsubishi, children as young as three are quick to identify a brand and decipher its message

Ella can “read” the Lego logo. She recently saw the Disney “D” out of context and called it “Tinkerbell.” She knows that the “big red O” (for Opera) on the Mac launches her browser. And, yeah, she can recognize the above golden arches as “Ronald Donald.”

The abject cruelty shown by Canadian soldiers in international conflicts is scantily referred to, as indeed is the utter incapacity of this county to host a major international event, due to its inferiority complex, born of a trauma being the skinny and weakling bro to a beefy United States and a colonial outpost to the United Kingdom, whose Queen smiles happily from Canadian postage stamps.

It’s been a terrible games for the Russians, poor dears. Also: The Red Machine Runs into a Maple Tree

Me: Is Elizabeth [our daughter] dressed?

My wife: Yes, but I’m getting her a different pair of pants.

Me: What’s wrong with the pants I got her?

My wife: Nothing. It’s just that they’re purple and don’t go with the green shirt.

Me: Green and purple always go together in the comics.

My wife: Yes, but our daughter isn’t the Joker.

Canadian Press – Chinta Puxley: Arctic ice melt affecting weather, wildlife, study finds ;

CanWest News Service – Bruce Owen: Sea ice melting faster than expected ; Major study shows worst-case scenario is Arctic will be ice-free in three years: scientist ;

CBC – John Bowman: Arctic ice melting faster than feared: study ;

Unfortunately, they repeated the link for the Citizen piece instead of linking to my CBC piece.

Thanks to Quirks & Quarks producer Jim Handman for pointing this out to me. And he know the guy who runs the blog, so that link will get sorted out.

iPad Camera Connection Kit

The Camera Connection Kit gives you two ways to import photos and videos from a digital camera. The Camera Connector lets you import your photos and videos to iPad using the camera’s USB cable. Or you can use the SD Card Reader to import photos and videos directly from the camera’s SD card.

I still don’t think iPad can replace a proper computer.