Darwin and Obama

Darwin and Obama
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Hank has long loved his Obama and Darwin action figures. He thinks the are best buddies and when he has one he always wants to find the other.

Tonight was Obama's (the real Obama's) first State of the Union Address. When I picked Hank up at daycare tonight he immediately (as he does every evening) ask to hear "banjo music" (a.k.a The Gloucester Wassail, which he remains obsessed with -- it has a banjo-ish interlude). The conversation that unfolded went a little like this:

Hank: Mama, Hank want to hear the banjo music in the car!
Me: Sorry, honey, tonight Obama is giving an important speech and mama wants to listen to it on the radio.
Hank: Mama going to listen to Obama on the radio?
Me: Yes. We are going to listen to Obama talk on the radio.
Hank: Hank want to hear DARWIN talk on the radio.
Me: Well, that would be really neat too, but we are going to hear Obama talk on the radio. And when we get home, he will probably still be talking, so we will listen to him talk on the TV when we get home.
Hank: Hank want to see DARWIN talk on the TV?
Me: No, honey, Darwin won't be on the TV.
Hank: Hank want to see STAR WARS on the TV!!!

We have great talks in the car.