Wistify: To wrap a blanket around your belly and twist around in bed.

Zeppo and I are wistified.

Illustration from There is no Bok Choy.

The periods of the geologic time scale are fascinating, it seems, and Max enjoys relating facts about them, although this observation, in reference to a picture illustrating some of the important periods, was also a bit poetic:

He’s walking to the Quaternary

In the picture, a human is incorrectly shown in the Tertiary period. Humans actually arose in the middle of the Quaternary, hence Max’s comment. Here is the picture:

Could you plunger up the alarming creatures?

We think this has something to do with mythical creatures and dinosaurs fighting. Max frequently talks about “using defense” while holding his thumbs out with closed fists. The thumbs are a reference to Iguanodon, an ornithopod with prominent spikes for thumbs.

He is also very interested in the result of fights between various monsters, such as the Minotaur vs the Wolfman. We suppose it is just his version of fantasy baseball or the Marvel hero vs the D.C. hero.

Hey Grumpy, get your feet off the Internet.

His parents have absolutely no idea what this means.

Max explores our options for climate engineering.

If you put a blizzard inside a drought it would be cold and would rain.

I suppose that is true. Should we suggest it to NOAA?

After reading a little book about rescue dogs, Max says:

If Beatrix-o is ever in an avalanche, I will rescue her. I’ll get her out by her onesie using a sycamore branch.

Bald Headed Baby doesn’t say “Waaah.” He says “Where’s my treat?”

Bald Headed Baby is Max’s favorite 10th century B.C. clay Olmec figurine. Yes, his parent are also baffled. We guess he just likes babies.

To further explain, Max adds:

I like the bald headed baby. He’s a Meso-American baby.

Max’s question of the day:

Do out-vertebrates have backbones?

Max finds a way to combine his love of tall tales, mythology, and theme days at preschool:

We should have lumberjack day, shield day, and thunderbolt day.

After months of preparation, and about 20 minutes in the field, noted Palentologist Maxwell Busboom is prepared to announce the discovery of an entirely new Genus, Felisaurus Charliecus. Discovered in lightly compacted clay loam and histosol with a shallow overburden, the fosil is estimated to be 2×10-6 MYO. Although excavation is incomplete, Maxwell is confident it is a significant discovery.

Max will continue excavating the fossil and expects to make it available for public viewing in three months.