Eric the Blue

Daughters are with their mom for the weekend, but I got a text from my high school senior that makes me think my work is nearly done.

I’m not saying other parents shouldn’t feel at least as proud. Just today, one of my fellow dads here in the Peoples Republic of Minneapolis posted the following to social media:

My goal as a parent was always to raise better men than me.

I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building.

There are many things I could have done better but I can’t really argue with the results.

In the Comments people begged to see the vid, and–in case you’re into a demonstration of dexterity with dildos– he obliged. I guess videographer son was briefly arrested for impoliteness toward a federal goon, so another reason for dad to be proud..

Also today, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, in a speech in Atlanta, asked:

Why are roving gangs of masked men–who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam–dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, shooting them to death?

I’m afraid I might have missed some of the descriptors he applies to these losers. You can check my work here. The passage I was attempting to transcribe starts at about 15:50, but the whole thing is worth watching. His parents have my permission to be proud, too. He didn’t go to Duke, isn’t a lawyer, and, at 38, is about half the age of the average senator, which is maybe why he appears capable of something more than the occasional “strongly worded letter” that Chuck Schumer brags about having composed.