[Skooz]

When my daughter was born, lo these 14 years ago, I had a dream that she would be a voracious reader and news junky, like here dad. I had visions of us watching CSPAN and the news and discussing current events and putting them into the perspective of history, comparing our times with, say, the Roman Republic or Plato's ideals.

Instead, she is a blond. All the way. Totally. She's even a cheerleader now. I THINK she knows who the President is.

We just found out that my wife is pregnant again, though. So, maybe this time..............

[tiamat]

I empathize.

I saved all of my child-hood books, fantacizing about reading them to the little girl i would some-day have.

My daughter is a tom-boy, and a bit of a jock.

She is also a Play Station Queen.

She wouldd rather catch frogs near the creek or build a fort than sit around with boring old Mom.

(And last Spring's experiment to get Mom on roller-blades was a complete disaster!)