"We are made of meat"
This nihilistic view on the human condition was the observation of my three year old son James yesterday, who briefly decided to change his name to Meat.
James was thrilled when Peter Jennings offered a look at the changes to the Atkins diet on last night's ABC news, when the word "meat" was used repeatedly. Then James chortled heartily while watching Entertainment Tonight a few minutes later when one of the hunky entrants to the "Average Joe" lamented to the cameras that he didn't want to be viewed as just a piece of meat.
Today James had an entrepreneurial epiphany. He told his mother that while other kids open lemonade stands during the summertime in order to pocket some extra coin, James would prefer to invest his venture capital in a cheese stand. I'm not sure that cheese is really a refreshing summertime treat, but you've got to admit that it's an original idea.
Comments
A big hug to the meat products of your home!
Posted by: Benny | January 20, 2004 02:21 PM
Mmmmmmmmmm, cheeeeeessssse. That's what I'm talkin about! You've got one smart kid, Cohen!
Posted by: lyssa | January 20, 2004 07:03 PM
Maybe I should consider it an early sign of oppositional thinking; both of his parents are lactose-intolerant. ;)
Posted by: flargh | January 20, 2004 08:19 PM