Okay, so sit back and enjoy the view:
Zeke: Dad, which mythological character would you be??
Dad: I don't know, maybe Odin.
Zeke: You wouldn't be Poseidon?
Dad: No, i think Odin would fit me just fine. Who would you be?
Zachary: Why wouldn't you be Thor
Zeke: Cause Thor is like you. I'd be Hephaestus!
Zachary: What do you mean like me. He kicks every ones butt with a hammer.
Zeke: Yeah, and a tiny brain.
Ain't love grand??
Just to be fair in all of this, it all started due to a series of books. If you liked the Harry Potter series or the movies of same, listen up. The 5 book series, currently, is called, Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The movie from the first book is due out in January. Search out the trailer for it on YouTube, it looks like it ought to be a hoot. It's a modern retelling of the pantheon of Greek Mythology. Oh, and it's in America and Mount Olympus is above the Empire State Building.
Well Zeke has read all five of the books and believes himself to be a subject matter expert on Greek Mythology. Okay, The little fart has read everything he can get on the subject short of Homer. Which he claims will mess up the movie for him. Whatever, is my comment.
Now, with that in mind, he has also been reading up on the Nordic Pantheon as well, though there is no modern literature that makes it fun, and has a pretty fair grasp on the cast of characters. Zachary on the other hand, is here to play football and maintain a B avg in school.
Although his English teacher, you might say, drew him off sides.
In Zachary's English class they read selections from the Odyssey. (Wait is that Homer??) It irritated him greatly that they couldn't read it all. I told him that there probably wasn't enough time in class to read it all but that if he wanted to read it, just do that in the evenings or when he had time to read. I assured him there was no law against him reading all of Homer. He seemed shocked and shaken, like how can this be? I can read outside of school?? Oh Wow!! When did i get old enough to do that. It was funny.
Now, being the guy i am, i bet him ten push ups that i had a copy of homer that he walks by everyday and if i didn't I'd do the ten push ups. He started laughing. He said, how about a hundred, i said sure and we shook on it. Then i winked at him and told him to start pushing. hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!! He simply said, Crap and started bending for the floor and i went and retrieved my copy from the bookcase. I just love it when they are so positive they are correct and i know differently. So, he's happy and reading, the little one is happy and reading, and I'm just happy they're happy.
You guys take care of Y'all, Dave
