I think I win the encouraging mother of the day award.

Me: If you'll calm down for a sec, I can show you how to really swim. I'm a pretty good swimmer.
William: I already know how to swim. (thrashes violently and sinks)
Me: No. You know how to drown reluctantly.

Good book

I just got through reading a good book: Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio. Really really (like my double really's JB?) interesting book about...well...what the world eats. Basically they traveled to 20-something countries and bought 20-something families a typical week's worth of groceries, then took a picture of the family with all the food. There are also some telling essays on nutrition and eating habits and how they are changing around the world. My favorite family was from Bhutan (yeah I'd never heard of it either). 13 people in one house spent just over $5.00 for a week's worth of groceries. But it was just interesting all around. Next up, the same couple's book Material World which involves taking pictures of similar families around the world standing in their front yards with all their worldly possesions. I wonder how many generations it would take before Americans could get used to living like most of the rest of the world?