With opportunities like these, I don't need challenges.
A conversation this morning with daughter Scout, who turns six on Sunday
"Dad, do you have words you like?"
"Mellifluous. And scout."
"Is scout a word?"
"Yep."
"What does it mean?"
"A scout is someone who goes ahead of the group and sees what's up there and comes back and tells everyone what to expect."
"Why did you name me that?"
"I guess because that's the kind of person I hope you'll be."
"Oh no, Dad!"
"What?"
"I'll get lost!"
"No you won't. You don't have to go up ahead until you're ready."
"I don't?"
"Besides, you're already a scout. You're already going ahead—you're going to school without us, you're going places in your mind that we don't go, you're riding your bike ahead of me all the time."
"You're right, Dad. I am."
"Yes, honey, you are."
Glib advertising copywriting line of the week
Overheard on the television, "You don't need to get a phone. You need a phone that gets you."
You can imagine the young copywriter, giving a little fist pump when this polyester line sidled up and introduced itself with a wink.
There's a reason advertising is a kid's game. Grownups can't bring themselves to write stuff like that.