My baby rattles have arrived... as evidenced in the picture below.

"What is a grown ass individual doing with baby rattles?"

In about nine days I'm going to be the facilitator of the first neuroqueer meeting happening at the MoCo Pride Center. As facilitator, I foresee time when I need to get the attention of the folks at the meeting. I thought about getting a gavel... but I have to say that that's a tad much... even for me. So I settled on rattles.

I have to say that the sounds they make is rather soft... so I might need something with more oomph... but they were cheap... so... we'll see.

(That's to be expected that baby rattles make soft sound. I don't think a baby rattle that would sound like a machine gun or an explosion would be very popular.)

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4,500-year-old clay baby rattles in Syria reveal mass production and parenting in the Bronze Age

In an incredible reexamination of nearly century-old archaeological discoveries, scientists have identified 4,500-year-old clay baby rattles in the ancient city of Hama in western Syria, which offer intimate glimpses into the everyday lives of families in the Early Bronze Age...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/4500-year-old-clay-baby-rattles-in-syria/

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Vždy mám vo zvyku darovať na 🎄 Vianoce 🎄 vlastnoručne vyrobené darčeky - posledné roky (odkedy sa venujem drevu) to sú prevažne drevené darčeky. V tomto príspevku by som sa s nimi postupne "pochválil". Prvým darčekom je detská hrkalka, ktorú som skúšal vyrábať prvýkrát.

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