Yesterday I was walking Agatha (aged 4 years) to school, as I do most mornings. She asked me what day of the week it was. She’s getting curious about time and days of the week and the patterns of life that go along with those. So I replied that it was Tuesday (in Spanish, “martes”). I told her that it was named for Martes, el dios de la guerra (Mars, the god of war—in English “Tuesday” is named for Tyr, the Nordic god of war).
She paused for a minute and asked: “Papa, is Mars the god of George Bush’s war or the god of all wars?” After snorting behind my hand for a second, I calmly told her that I was pretty sure Mars was the god of all wars, not just our current president’s ill conceived adventure. That seemed to make sense to her.
Where the hell she learns stuff like this I do not know.
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1 George Bush On Best Political Blogs » La Guerra de George Bush // Nov 12, 2008 at 15:14
[...] La Guerra de George Bush She paused for a minute and asked: “Papa, is Mars the god of George Bush’s war or the god of all wars?” After snorting behind my hand for a second, I calmly told her that I was pretty sure Mars was the god of all wars, … [...]
2 Nina // Nov 12, 2008 at 15:43
you evil letting Beth and this wonderful girl leave DR before the rest of us gets there so I will miss yet again meeting her
I must meet this fantastic girl
3 Pearly Blythe // Nov 13, 2008 at 11:20
Your blog inspires me to have a party and seek out robots. And your daughter sounds fabulous.
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