A note from alycewilson: This is KFP's entry for Week 9 of LJ Idol, Season 10. The topic is "The Trolley Problem." We talked about the moral problem presented by the trolley problem, where you have to decide whether to switch a runaway trolley from a track where five people are tied down to a track where one person is tied down. KFP summarized it by observing ( Read more... )

Note from alycewilson: Today's entry for Last Chance Idol is based on the topic "We're all in the gutter." I suspect it's influenced by all the construction that's been going on around our neighborhood, as the water company is systematically replacing all the water pipes. Being a 4-year-old boy, it's little surprise that he sees construction trucks as heroes. ( Read more... )

Note from alycewilson: On his own initiative, KFP made me a cleaning robot out of Duplo blocks back in February. This week, in honor of the "Build a Better Mouse Trap" topic at therealljidol, I asked him some questions about it. Using photos and video I'd taken of the build, I then created a video which is also our entry in a LEGO Duplo contest. Top vote getters for the ( Read more... )