Last month M called. He called to tell me that he had a good day at school. I congratulated him but could sense there was something more. It turns out that he wanted to ask me to buy
Rodrick Rules
. There is no way I’m not getting him this book, so I tell him. Then I read him some blogs I wrote about our conversations.
M: Very good. I can see me in it. You put in good details.
He sounds so much like a teacher, I crack up on the spot.