20 questions

i'm very excited to advertise my friend jed's new blog. i put a link on the side over there somewhere (Zombies Scare Me), but thought i'd give it an extra shout out. jed is a very close friend and someone that i've known since i was 18 or something insane like that. he is also one of the funniest people i know. his most recent post regarding a conversation he had with his son, ryan, inspired this post.

every year around christmas time, a group of us duhawks get together somewhere in the frozen north and hang out together. it is generally low-key, relaxing, and full of coffee, good food, and interesting conversation. we've been known to get into debates about everything from politics to religion to the desire to eat at chipotle or not (which for me is always a yes....let's go now!) we often come from different perspectives and view points, and at times this can lead to tricky banter. little did i know that one of the most mentally strenuous conversations i would have would be with ryan, who is three and a half. :)

i was taking some pictures of our crowd and my batteries were dead. this is the catalyst for the conversation...or perhaps, inquisition is a better word.

r: what are you doing?

k: i'm changing the batteries in my camera.

r: why?

k: because they died.

r: why did they die.

k: because i used my camera too much and they ran out of energy.

r: why did they run out of energy?

k: because i took too many pictures.

r: why did you take too many pictures?

k to friends: seriously?

k: so we could remember the weekend.

somehow, thankfully, we get sidetracked from this line of questioning. i finish putting in the "new" batteries and turn my camera back on.

nothing happens.

so i take out the "new" batteries and put back in some combination of old and "new" hoping it will work.

r: what are you doing?

k: i'm changing the batteries again.

r: why?

k: because those batteries were dead too.

r: why were they dead?

this went on for a while and i struggled to come up with more precise ways to explain why the batteries no longer worked, likely to no avail. his curiosity at this age is precious. and i hope it's something he hangs onto as he gets older. i was bested by ryan...master of questions. :)