Like Father, Like Son

Dad, circa 1962


Benjamin, Christmas Day 2005


Both of us have our mouths open. I have some teeth while Benjamin doesn't yet as he's just two months old when this pic was shot. I'm not sure how old I was when my Dad shot the picture of me. There wasn't a beer can in our house so I couldn't duplicate the shot Dad took. Right now Benjamin and I play a little game when I come home from work each day. Sometimes he has his frown on, so I give him a frown face back at him. We stare directly at one another for about ten seconds,then he breaks out into this big smile. Seeing this, I forget about my crummy day at work and the daily auto race on the Dulles Toll Road...