For the record, Babyoog is not a real baby. She is an idealist. She is the part of me that sees everything with new eyes. She is a part of me I don't intend to lose.

How to avoid losing her? I have my methods. For starters, like innumerable crazies before me, I have fashioned her likeness, given her a name and built a little home for her. She doesn't eat much—just ideas—and ideas abound, if you keep your eyes peeled.

Babyoog has a little sister named Pigtails and a best friend named Ultradave. They are also babies. Thrown together by fate, or God, or whatever, they are trapsing through life, trying to make the world a little brighter by showing you what they've learned.

If you're so inclined, join the playgroup. We would love to have you.

Ann Bevans is certainly the lucky one.

As the owner of the Bevans Group, Ann spends her days helping companies grow by improving their print and online marketing programs. She is an experienced marketing consultant, writer, graphic designer and web programmer.

When she's not slaving away on client projects, Ann enjoys playing and listening to music, reading good books, writing essays and short stories, and maintaining several personal websites, including babyoog.com. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband Dave and their three boys.