~ Brewers Blackbirds in migrating flock,
outside my kitchen window ~

Sunday 23 Oct 2005
11 a.m.

Conversation with Everett last night:

“When you turn 13 next month, you can’t skip your baths any more. You have to bath every day, or else your armpits will have a strong odour.” I go on to outline several other places on the body that will need extra attention, and say, “If not in the tub, then at least you take a sponge bath,” and I explain what that is, pointing out that you use a soapy cloth to wash, and you make sure to pay special attention to the hairy parts. I say that he’s going to be growing armpit and pubic hair.

“Pubic hair? What’s that?”

I tell him, and add that he’s going to grow hair in the crack of his ass and on his buttocks, because he’s turning into a man. He laughs hysterically and exclaims, “I’m turning into a monkey!”