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We like Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe. Mike seems like an intelligent guy who has some real skill at crafting entertaining segments, especially considering he works under conditions that would cause most people in entertainment to curl up and die.

We respect that. So we watch it when we can.

And what we like most about the show is that Mr. Rowe seems honest and open and truly sympathetic to people in the world. He isn’t there to glorify a dirty job, but he isn’t there to laugh at it either. He is just there to show people what the job is really like, and to show you the kind of person who does it every day.

That type of example teaches empathy and understanding.

And so, as we were watching the episode called Snake Researcher today and commenting on how painful the snake bites looked, we were pleased to see our daughter became concerned about the pain Mike was suffering. It showed that she is beginning to learn empathy for people.

See the empathy:


The funny thing is that if he was standing there in person she would be hiding behind the couch.

Ok, lets talk about dirty looks for a minute.

You mother can throw some real dirty looks sometimes. I mean some serious dirty looks. Looks that make inanimate objects move out from behind the recipient. Looks that can make the very air around someone decide it is time to migrate to warmer climates for the the winter.

She’s got nothing on you. You’ve got some looks that convey a depth of emotion normally reserved for mad-men.

Unfortunately, it seems that you are a little too young for them to fully work. Right now they just kind of make you look cute, in a really mad sort of way.

And it appears you don’t like the snow. We tried to take you out so that you could enjoy it a little bit. Here are the looks we received: