It's kind of profound, no?

So I'm making dinner the other night, Simon's on the computer, plugging things into Wikipedia (list of shapes, list of gems, etc.). I come in to check on him and he's opened google and typed:

What is in a vacuum?

Now, I know he meant the kind that cleans the floors...but isn't that kind of profound if you think about it? :)

his favorite part of this costume: the grommets

Halloween 2007: the golden key

Sign O' The Times

so we're dancing around this evening to some Bowling For Soup, specifically the (awesome) song "1985." I'm singing the lyrics and Simon is on air guitar.
The chorus comes on:

...And there was Springsteen, Madonna,
way before Nirvana
there was U2 and Blondie
and music still on MTV...

and Simon goes "hey! it's not 'U2'--it's YouTube!"

seriously!? how does he even know about YouTube??

Good deal on tires

Simon was looking through a newspaper add today for tires. He seemed interested in a deal for four tires for $596. Then he looked up and said, matter-of-factly: "I like 20-inch tires."

Boxers vs. Briefs

Uncle David and I "hung out" with Simon tonight. After his bath I went to get his pj's and underwear but only found a pair of boxers and t-shirt set out for him.

Me: Simon, where is your underwear?

Simon: That's my underwear!

Me: These boxers?

Simon: Yes! I usually wear boxers, but sometimes I wear briefs. But usually I wear boxers.

Me (thinking to myself--since when to 5 year olds even know about boxers?): Okay.

Simon: I don't wear Gap boxers very often, most of my underwear is Oshkosh-bygosh!

No, you can't scare me

Simon, yesterday morning: So...why don't we have school today, again?

Me: It's Labor Day, it's a holiday. [I then launch into some soliloquy about workers and unions and it's all very inspirational but Simon doesn't appear to be paying any attention whatsoever].

a few minutes pass...

Simon: So, I get it, these are the same unions as the ones in that song about "I'm sticking to the union?" That's a song about Labor Day?

why is it called 'babysitting' anyway?

Me: Remember, Simon, Uncle David is babysitting on Wednesday when we go to back-to-school night.

Simon: No, people in your own family can't babysit you. He's just coming to hang out with me.