Sunday, November 13, 2016

Alex Speaks

Alex is a talker.

He is also a singer.

His favorite song at the moment is "Kwinkle Kwinkle Little Star."

His favorite word to say is "naughty." He usually says this after he has done something naughty and instead of seeming ashamed he says it with a note of pride.

His sister taught him how to say "butt toot" and he says that every time he passes wind.

During the final week leading up to my contract exam I was trying to study in peace and quiet while he was loudly telling me about his toy truck. I told him to shush and he replied, "No to shush!"

Recently, he brought home a picture he had made with some colored bits of paper and glitter.

I displayed it at the Family Refrigerator Gallery and asked him about the strong use of negative space and tension between the rough geometric shapes focused near the paper's center.

He looked at me for a moment before replying, "fire truck."

Indeed.

When the world seems uncertain and dim I remember those words.

Fire truck.

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