My son Jack is known as a quick wit. For example, in an attempt to illustrate my devotion I told my husband Joe that "I love Joe" is one of my passwords at work.
Jack quipped "But you meant coffee, not Dad!"
The sad truth is, there may have been just a grain of truth in what he said.
Another of my favorite inventions by Jack also involves coffee. He shared it one morning during our usual chaotic ride to school. I was slurping coffee and trying to mitigate a fight in the back seat when my cell phone rang. Given my desire to drink my coffee and the fact that I was driving on the highway at 70 MPH, I decided not to answer it. Just then, Jack saw the potential. "Ma" he proclaimed "you need a cell phone coffee maker!"
Whether the ideas are feasible or not, Jack does come up with some unexpected things. The other evening I was nagging him to floss his teeth. He said would floss, but he wanted bacon flavored dental floss. And I couldn't even argue with him, because it was pure genius. Bacon flavored dental floss. Maybe we could team up with one of those retro cooking shows, the ones where the chefs use plenty of butter, and grab most of the market share for high-fat floss.
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