Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Storytime at the library

A few imprecise observations about storytime at the Santa Monica branch libraries gussied up in inappropriately accurate looking statistics:

The ratio of parents to nannies at the Montana Ave Branch (median house price in a half mile radius: $1.7M): 1:2
The ratio of dads to moms/nannies at the Fairview Branch (nearby business: Street Sports Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu): 4:19
Average age attending the Babies Time session at all libraries, advertised for 0-23 months: 17 months
Median MSRP for strollers seen at Montana Branch: $450
Downtown branch: $175
Most common brands: Bugaboo, City Jogger (note: strollers made by the City Jogger company are not intended for jogging on city streets or sidewalks), Graco, cheap no-name Chinese umbrella stroller sold at Babies R Us
Most common shoes: Robies
Median length of hair: for girls: 6 inches
For boys: 4.7 inches
Percentage of girls with hair shorter than 1 inch due to "hair-not-yet-grown-in": 17
Percentage of boys: 17
Most common snack: cheerios
Proportion of parent/nannies sitting on the floor to sitting in chairs: 1:7

Yesterday's run destination: 26th St

Yesterday's menu:
breakfast: granola
lunch: leftover jonalicious pasta
dinner: Ezra's chickpeas and peppers dish

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