Vacation Notes #1

My brother Luke and I make a good child management team when visiting child-free houses. As Luke puts it, he works on the micro level, picking up the trail of crumbs left by children, surreptitiously washing juice cups and running the vacuum. On the macro level, I prevent large-scale pillaging of the house we're in.

If Luke has children in his future, he will be a great dad. He is amazing with small children, keeping them occupied and dignified without them even knowing it.

I'm afraid that our many road trips with him may mean any children in his future will be "accidents." I don't know if it's good to see children in such real-life detail before having them. On day 7 of the trip, when we fool-hardily were determined to get from Chicago to Rising Sun in one afternoon and evening, Luke requested a vasectomy appointment for the following Monday.

Thanks, Uncle Luke, for making our Chicago trip possible and enjoyable.