Friday Morning: Mark

•  Tommy: "Shut up, Mark. It was a reciprocal question."  Do you mean rhetorical?  "I SAID SHUT UP MARK."

• I have a crush, and it feels so good, and he's crushing back.  Also, his name is Jack which is fun for seasonal jack-o-lantern puns.

• My niece Eleanor (age 4) called me on Wednesday afternoon on the way home from school to report that Bob, the gecko who lived in the pre-school lobby, died.  It's her first reckoning with death.  She was *shook* and explained, in detail, what she'd learned while on speaker phone.  "Bob is DEAD.  His body stopped working, and he's GONE." We talked about how it made her feel, and when she was done asking questions, there was a pause.  "Marky." Yes?  "Why aren't you married?"  Well, I'm not dead yet. Grateful for this hilarious little moment.