No, I won't get into a political post, since I figure our political views clash with, oh, 90% of our readers. So I'll just leave that be.
But around dinner time we did turn on the TV to see how the House, Senate, and Connecticut races were going. That was unusual for Juma, because we rarely watch TV, and we generally do not let Juma watch TV during the week. (We "save up" his restricted TV-time for Saturday and Sunday morning cartoons, so we can sleep in a little. It doesn't really count, but it saves our sanity.)
Juma quickly got bored with political analysts, and asked Justin to change the channel. So instead of keeping up with the tight races, I heard Juma's running commentary on a monster truck rally.
Juma: Whoa! He fell over! Is he hurt? Dad, is he hurt?
Justin: No, he's fine.
Sarah: Gives Justin a look that says, Why are you letting him watch this stuff?
Juma: jumping up and down in excitement Wow! A pirate one! A pirate truck! It's a real pirate one, Mom! Look, he has a pirate flag! He's a real pirate. He is!
Juma notices Justin is holding the remote control
Juma: Don't change the channel. Stop. I want to watch this.
Justin: I'm just holding it, Juma, I'm not pushing the button.
Juma: Okay. Don't change it. I want to watch the trucks. (says trucks in a manly voice)
All right, so I probably made up half of that dialogue. But you get the idea. Lieberman-Lamont Senate race; Rell-de Stefano govenor race, whatever. We've got monster trucks!
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