Soccer season is over

My favorite soccer team and the technical advisers.



My favorite soccer team!

Ethan's daily liturgy (ad and counter-ad)

Prime: Mom, can I wear my Spiderman outfit? (Spiderman is his favorite superhero)

Sext: Mom, can I change into my Superman outfit? (Superman is his second favorite. Superman is usually employed in sports-related outdoorish events)

Vespers: Dad, can I wear my Batman jemmies? ( Despite the Batmobile, Batman always comes third)

Today I received an ad from Circuit City. Jessica Alba and the other three Fantastics figured prominently on a plasma screen TV, fire in the background, advertising the new Rise of the Silver Surfer release. Below the flashy images, blank words in dark surrounds, dull font:
"Father's Day Gifts So Fantastic, He'll Feel Like A Superhero"

Here's my response. An incredulous stare, and some signs in a cool font:

"If you're raising fathers, name them "Vigil". The bells are tolling midnight."

Isaiah 11:6

Me: Jojo what's you're favorite animal?
Jojo (without any hesitation, joyful flicker dancing in her eyes): The mermaid.
I explain to her that the mermaid is not a natural biological kind. J-P and I once thought a cultural theorist would have a heyday running a genealogy of "the mermaid" in the public imagination. For clearly, it is a socio-psychological, cultural and political trope. I ask Jojo to try again.
Jojo (the flicker is gone): The dolphin.
Me: Why?
Jojo: Because they're playful; they hug and don't bite humans. Oh, and they're really smart.
Me: Ethan, what's your favorite animal?
Ethan (matter of factish, but with a studied rasp in his voice): The shark.
I remembered the time when Jojo dressed the little shark in her Little Mermaid swimming suit. I remember the mutual delight they took in one another. It's clear for Jojo Isaiah would read: "...and the mermaid shall swim side by side with the shark"