  I've been spending the last few days with my cousins up in north Jersey. Because of work, I haven't seen them in almost two years so I was caught by surprise with how much bigger and more articulate and more savvy all of them were. There are three girls: Christen (almost 11), Lauren (9), and Ellen (4). I was there when Christen was born back in '93 so we have kind of a special bond. Lauren is the super smart one, so I always test her on things. She hasn't been wrong yet. And Ellen is my goddaughter--so I get to spoil her whenever I'm around.
Over the last three days, these girls have said some of the funniest, truest shit I have ever heard. Here's a sampling: --we were all in the pool on Saturday afternoon doing flips and handstands. I did a handstand and when I came up from under water Ellen, the 4 year old, yelled at the top of her lungs: Neeny-boy, you have a super-duper gigantic monster weiner! 
