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We flew kites, we played in the sandbox, and we took a long walk in the forest. The little guy is fun.

So, every so often I check out wikiHow to find out how to do some odd stuff, like How to Build a Rainwater Collection System or How to Make a Simple Claymation With a Webcam and Windows Movie Maker. Fun stuff until …

I read about How to Experience the Pinocchio Effect. With two people, you can make yourself experience the illusion that your nose is a meter or so long. Try it sometime. Freaky. Like having a phantom limb or something.

I often find the “Warnings” section on wikiHow particularly amusing, and this one was too. It read:

• Gently tap your friend’s nose. Don’t play around and hit him or her, as the nose is very sensitive and liable to break.
• Avoid putting your finger into the nostrils of your friend. This is not only un-hygienic, but will also dampen the Pinocchio Effect.

Well, that’s funny, but it’s missing something very obvious and crucial. Something every schoolboy should know. One of life’s more important lessons. So here’s what I added to the second point:

Remember, “You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you really shouldn’t pick your friend’s nose.”

Apropos, no? Sage advice too …. Apparently someone (Garshepp!) did not think so, and yanked it from the article only a minute later. If you’re lucky, you can see the revision history here.

Yeah, these guys are vigilant about policing bad information from their pages. I applaud them for their work at maintaining the integrity of this resource.

But, c’mon try to have a sense of humor when it comes to some of these more “fluffy” entries. Geez.

Finally after way too long, Sci Fi Channel started showing a new season of Battlestar Galactica. I almost forgot how last season ended.

So, now is the best time for Sci Fi to promo upcoming shows. A new season of “Dr. Who” - Yay! But not a word about what’s happening with Jericho. The cancellation and death of Jericho on CBS is fait accompli and after all of Sci Fi’s bragging that they were showing Jericho, “From the beginning,” what about showing it to the end? Oh well, maybe they’ll do that after they burn through the first half of this season’s BG episodes.

And Sci Fi surprised us by announcing the return of Elisabeth Sladen as the Doctor’s erstwhile companion, Sarah Jane Smith, in The Sarah Jane Adventures. Even though it’s a kid’s show, I’ll still be watching — I’ve liked Elisabeth/Sarah since 1978, and “Doctor Who” was originally conceived of as a kid’s show too, so why not? This is especially cool because I wasn’t holding my breath for BBC America to show it, considering their highly repetitive schedule …

Welcome back to American TV, Elisabeth.