Should I be worried that Amy spends otherwise useful legal tender to give me deadly diseases? Check out this little guy. (Caution: opens in a popup window. Adjust blockers accordingly.) He's my brand new friend, the Ebola virus. Amy picked him up at ThinkGeek, apparently a leading supplier of harmful pathogens.
For more information on my new constant companion and a list of all the entertaining symptoms I'm soon to enjoy, check out the WikiPedia entry.
Since it seems like everyone I know is either expecting or has recently finished expecting (it's like they have nothing better to do with their time), Amy and I are always on the lookout for clever children's books to give as gifts. The way I see it, if I have to know how to read, I don't see why my friends' kids should get off scott-free.
Unfortunately, kids' books today are crap. Sorry, but it's true. It's gotten to the point where even celebrities look at children's books and think "I could do better than that."
It is into this wasteland that Hillsdale alum and fellow Baw Beeseian Aaron Zenz boldly strides, colored pencils in hand. His contribution is entitled A Discourse on the Behavior and Study of Hiccupotami, or something along those lines. Buy it here. Amy and I bought five to give as gifts, so if you are one of the expecting or post-expecting folks mentioned above, well, you've been warned.
PS. The cast bios at the end of the book are hilarious. Every children's book author should adopt this practice.
So, this has been everywhere, so this post is really just for Amy's parents. Frantic back-pedalling after the jump.
Update for Will (and Amy's folks too, since I just now remembered that they also have an iPod Video): You can download the video for FREE from the Apple Store, or so they say.
Just kidding, you guys! All in good fun, ha ha ha!
I knew the little buggers were bad news.