Homer is new again…

I can’t tell you how scary and cool it is to know that Suzy and I are (at least right now) completely responsible for another life. Sure it comes with lots of stuff that nobody wants to do like getting pissed on by a little boy fountain and going through six diapers at one changing (that’s a whole other post in itself). However, one of the coolest things is knowing that we have an influence on what he reads, what music he listens to and understanding what is important in life. We get to actually mold someone’s mind from the very beginning.

Just to make sure that I got things off on the right foot, I read Oscar a book yesterday. I must admit it was an abridged version with pictures, but I don’t think he would have been able to stay awake for (nor would I have been able to read) the whole Iliad and Odyssey. It was this 1950’s children’s book that told both stories in succession with great Greek potterty style illustrations…how cool is that! You can’t start an appreciation for the classics too soon. Now I just need a children’s version of Plato and Aristotle with illustrations, any suggestions?