Saturday, March 17, 2007

Snippet From Last Night's Two Hour Dinner Conversation

Sarah is home from college for spring break and is attempting to reintegrate.

Sarah: So, what is going on with the ceilings in this house? The dining room and basement ceilings are totally torn up.

Me: Yeah, we must have done something to anger the water gods- two leaking pipes in one week.

Mike: You had better watch out for the minotaur.

All of us stop and cluelessly stare at the little kid.

Me: MIke, where did that come from?

Mike: Well, you know the legend.....

All of us, shaking our heads stupidly: Uhh, no.

Mike: Well,on the island of Crete, Popseidon's domain, the sea, surrounded it and he wanted to be honored by people on Crete. Poseidon sent a bull from the sea and ordered King Minos to sacrifice it to Poseidon. King Minos' daughter thought it was to beautiful to sacrifice and she persuaded her father not to do it. Poseidon was angered and caused the king's daughter to give birth to a minotaur.

Madeline: Now that would be the icing on the cake to complete this family.