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Penis Envy

So I made it up to the country before my obligatory weekend double at the Hell’s Pass Hospital.

It was, as it always is, utterly lovely.

I love the drive. I love the visiting and the giggling. But I really, really love those boys.

There are two of them, now ages 6 and 8. They are far and beyond spectacular company.

It’s because of the boys that I experienced my first ever Xbox 360 adventure. For the record, if New York City were dependent on my web-slinging and crime-fighting skills, it probably would have been beaten and killed off the planet a long, long time ago.

“Wow. You fell off the building so much that you killed Spiderman,” the 6 year old told me. “I didn’t even know you could do that!”

Yes, I know I rock. Thanks.

The 8 year old, too smart for his own good and bored in school, received this for Christmas:

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