George Calling

The telephone rang - it was George calling from California to talk to Ethan.  Below is an excerpt of the 30 minute conversation from our end of the connection.

Regarding his appendectomy:

"They gave me...um...oh yeah, Sprite!  And tomato soup."

"I don't know, I was asleep."

"I threw up all over my bed."

"Yeah, they had to change it."

"I didn't use an air bag [oxygen mask], I got to keep the puke bag!"

Regarding his latest obsession (flying):

"Have you ever been on an airplane with a movie?"

"No, I've never even been on an airplane."

Regarding who knows what:

"Yeah, to go downtown and walk around and stuff."

"I don't know."

"Monkeys are awesome."

"Ew."

"Is there a Lego store there?"

"Grenades?"

"No, not that I know of."

Regarding the commotion in the room:

"What?  Oh, that was my mom and my dad."

"I'm watching a lot of weird commercials."

"If you hear any laughing...that's my mom or my dad."

"I don't know."

Regarding his heritage:

"Did you know that I'm also English?"

"So far, I know I'm English, Irish and American."

Regarding either parents or television programming, I still don't know:

"Neither do I.  Nothing exciting has happened in, like, years." 

It was fascinating listening to these 9-year-old boys talking on the telephone.  I wish I could have heard both ends of the conversation although I doubt it would have made any more sense.

We would find out more about this conversation later in the afternoon.

- 24 August 2012