Fantasy fiction and video games still have problems in this area...

But astonishingly, the US military is actually starting to take baby steps to rectify the problem of male armor vs. female armor.

http://news.yahoo.com/army-uses-xena-warrior-princess-inspiration-body-armor-180654514.html

“It became clear to us that there was a difference in torso length,” says (Lt. Col.) Lozano, who is the product manager for the Army’s soldier protective-equipment program. “The other point that we realized is that there is a significant difference in shoulder width. I read this data, and it seems so obvious.”

Gee, ya THINK? ::face-palm::

Oh my dear and fluffy Lord.

My youngest sister turns sixteen today.

I was eighteen and a month past high school graduation when she was born.


SOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDD. o_o

Via Book Riot

A DIY on how to turn a falling apart book's pages into something resembling oilcloth.

http://www.designsponge.com/2010/10/diy-project-brennas-book-page-fabric.html

Jack's EFMP physical

He is approx. 40 lbs. and 42 inches tall, both measurements well into the upper percentiles for a four year old male. Not a surprise, my little Zodlings are both the size of baby moose. ^_^

Dr. Flather is putting in referrals for speech therapy, evals for occupational therapy and physical therapy just to cover the bases, and a second opinion request so we can see a different developmental pediatrician than Dr. Sayers. :D

The forms she is required to turn in are rather lengthy, so we need to come in next week to pick them up from the front desk. She said she normally would have been able to guarantee they'd be done by Monday, but her house suffered major smoke damage during the recent fires, and the cleanup company is scheduled to be at her house Monday. :(

Other than the PDD-NOS, he is perfectly healthy. :D No shots today, but there might be some when his school physical happens next month.