See n Say

You will see it with your own eyes and say,

"Great is the LORD - even beyond the borders of Israel!" - Malachi 1:5

See n Say is a talking toy with pictures of animals, numbers or the alphabet on its perimeter. When the toy's draw string is pulled, it plays the recording of the corresponding picture upon which a spinning arrow randomly lands. In the randomness that we call life, may we "See n Say" the greatness of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

R is for Redneck

Carolyn and I don't necessarily expect our boys to tread our same life path, but why must they go down that road we fear? Yes, in spite of their Asian-American heritage and upper middle class upbringing, there is a distinct possibility that Stuart and Ethan may - God have mercy on us - be rednecks. It breaks my heart that they may someday become yellow trash: I see them sitting in front of a mobile home drinking Buds, bantering indiscriminately over Republican ideologies until their wives call them in for dinner - probably sweet and sour pork over fried rice with an egg roll. Someone will be mad that they are one fortune cookie short. He will storm away in his pickup truck to the nearest bar for shots of Jack Daniels and get arrested for DUI.

At that time, when we bail them out of jail, Carolyn and I will chart their cultural descent back to Stuart's 10th birthday when he asked us to take him, Ethan and their cousins to a monster truck show. Can we avert their devolution and turn them on to Shakespeare and sushi? See n Say.

posted by revdlee | 19:18