Let the Tour Begin

Actually, our college tour is not so much a tour as it is a tentative peek. I am dragging A--, kicking but not quite screaming, to take a one-hour tour of the science facilities at Brown. One hour. It's a rainy day, none of his friends are in town, you'd think he'd be delighted at the diversion. But no. He is raising every possible excuse. "Hey, we could go on Friday." Yes, we could, but why not go today? "I was hoping to see a movie." Given that the last movie he and his sister agreed upon seeing was the original Toy Story, I find it unlikely that they'll manage to do so today. No, hi ho, hi ho, it's off to Brown we go.