Everyone needs a goal

First, I got a call from my father, who was tickled by my son. When asked what he wants to be when he grows up, my son's response has been "A Mad Scientist." Now, I am all for this, although the story is made a little less kooky when I explain that there is a group here in town that does crazy science experiments at birthdays and they call themselves the Mad Scientists.

In other news, I was explaining to my class that Santa brought bunk beds for my kids this year, and that Santa had to stay up until 4 AM putting the beds together. One of my students remarked that I was a cool dad because her dad never did Santa for her. This made me very sad, and very happy that Santa is able to come visit my house once a year.