Thirty years ago, when he was
\nMaybe five years old,
\nPete, our youngest
\nCoined a cool phrase:
\nIt was a hot day in June;
\nHis mother arrived at the sitter’s
\nIn her parents’ Cadillac;
\nPete climbed into it and said
\n“Turn on the cold,”
\nWhich, for about a third
\nOf a century has been
\nOur action phrase of a hot day
\nUpon entering the solar oven
\nThat a parked car can be \u2014<\/p>\n
Until this summer,
\nWhen his son,
\nFour and a half,
\nClimbed into Grammy’s car
\nAnd requested she
\n“Turn on the cold conditioner, please.”<\/p>\n
Don’t know whether it was
\nThe neat new phrase
\nOr the use of the magic word
\nWhich most impressed,
\nBut there’s a new phrase
\nOn the block,
\nAnd his father’s torn between
\nSentimental jealousy
\nAnd loving pride.<\/p>\n
\u2014 August 24<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thirty years ago, when he was Maybe five years old, Pete, our youngest Coined a cool phrase: It was a hot day in June; His mother arrived at the sitter’s In her parents’ Cadillac; Pete climbed into it and said … Continue reading