Much Maligned Monarch Melts (see previous post)

I was outvoted by the family 4 to 1 (although Savannah did pull a sort-of Jedi mind trick on Peter to sway him..."Peter, you don't think we should wait till Thursday do you!?"). The comments flowing from America were devastating. The ‘gratify me now’ generation has won as this head of the home has lost all courage and strength. After allowing her to ride her bike approximately 1 hour after the post last night, I had a difficult time looking in the mirror. Savannah, in these pictures, is not so much excited about riding her bike as she is about triumphing over her father.



Peter and Alex were watching closely as they now have spotted an obvious weakness in their Dad that they plan to exploit in the not-so-distant future. I overheard them in bed last night discussing a plan to open Christmas gifts in October. Savannah was calculating that February wasn’t too early to open next year’s birthday presents. Even my wife was pondering the possibility of celebrating our anniversary on a monthly basis rather than a yearly basis. Yes, Pandora’s box has been opened and all I can do is watch helplessly as the masses chart the future and the Astros lose in 17 innings.