It's not often that a journalist has the opportunity to work a Dora the Explorer song into her news story... but Monday, that's exactly what I did.  Researchers in Pennsylvania are creating an ergonomic backpack rigged with a bungee cord on a pulley system that reduces the load force and helps ease strain on the back.  Very cool invention, although it won't be out on the market for another 15 months.  But given this subject matter, I thought Dora's talking backpack was quite appropriate for my story.  So I'm sorry if you all have the "Backpack Backpack" jingle stuck in your head now.  Welcome to my world.  A world where Dora is queen and my son is king of the remote. 

Funny antidote to this, I was getting ready one morning when I heard shouts from the kitchen.  "Ayudame!  Ayudame!"  Of course I had no idea what my son was screaming... but I quickly figured out he was shouting "help me" in Spanish as he dangled from the kitchen cabinet.  Good old Dora is helping my son become bi-lingual.  Now I'd better get with the program.