Setting: Yesterday afternoon.
Colt is home from school. The news is playing a segment advertising the Democratic National Convention. I am on the computer stalking your blogs.
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[colt] Barack is speaking tonight?
[me] yes. (read: not interested, into the blogs)
[colt] are you going to watch?
[me] yes. (still not real interested. your words must have been good.)
[colt] Can you please dvr Barack speaking tonight? I want to hear what he is going to say
[me] umm. sure. (finally looking up and a bit shocked)
[colt] I want to watch it in the morning before school…
[me] alright. (read: this may be the craziest thing you have ever asked me)
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Scene change: about an hour later at the dinner table with all four Parkers present.
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[colt] Hey dad tonight Barack is going to speak on TV. Mom is going to watch it and dvr it for me.
[me] colt, do you know who Obama is running against?
[colt] (insert curious tone) Umm. Yao Ming?
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wow.
