Poo Poo Nuts

July 13, 2006

You may have noticed, at the top left-hand corner of the page, that my memoir Alternadad is now available for pre-ordering. Those of you who've enjoyed this site for lo these many months will certainly love the book, which is a prequel of sorts. So if you want to know how Anakin became Darth Vader, click here. I appreciate your support and encouragement.

In other news, Elijah and his friend Sean from school have invented a new snack food. It's called Poo Poo Nuts. This is how Poo Poo Nuts goes:

Dad: Elijah, what do you want to eat for snack?
Elijah: Poo Poo Nuts!
Dad: Seriously, what do you want?
Elijah: I want Poo Poo Nuts!

Other times, it'll come up in conversation unbidden.

"Daddy, do you like Poo Poo Nuts?" Elijah will ask.

"I don't know," I reply. "I've never had them."

"You like them."

"Fine, I like them."

Yesterday, in the car, I finally asked the big question.

"Elijah, what exactly is in Poo Poo Nuts?"

"Chocolate pretzels and vanilla nuts," he said.

"That sounds good. "

"And chocolate nuts and vanilla pretzels."

"Yum."

"And vanilla covered chocolate."

"Well, that..."

"I'm not done yet!"

"Sorry."

"And chocolate-covered vanilla pretzel nuts."

"All right..."

"And nut pretzels with chocolate."

"OK."

"And poo poo!"

"Are you sure there's poo poo?"

"Of course, daddy," he said. "Why else would I call them Poo Poo Nuts?"

Silly me.

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Comments

Okay, the last fan letter I wrote was to Scott Baio during the Joanie Loves Chachi fiasco.

After discovering your blog a few months ago, and feverishly checking for new entries each day, and watching as my experiences with my own son freakishly mirror yours (right down to his looks...they could be brothers!) PooPoo Nuts has finally pushed me over the edge. This morning, my son, age two, who has just learned how to climb out of his crib, (oh the humanity! and now where the hell else can he be safely contained?), marched out of his room this morning completely naked.

There, on the floor, a few feet away from his diaper, was a glorious man-sized turd. My son pointed triumphantly and as the heavens opened up he proclaimed, "A POOP!"

PooPoo Nuts can't be too far behind (or maybe they're in front?) anyway, you are great and I look forward to your posts and the book!

Posted by: JillyJ's Chicago Stylin's | July 13, 2006 1:23 PM

I always thought that you would be Darth Vader and your son would be Luke Skywalker. Because if Elijah is Anakin, that would make you Obi-Wan, or the step-father throw away character out in the desert. So is Alternadad a prequel for what is to come? Thirty years from now you can write a memoir about Elijah Pollack's New and Improved Anthology of American Literature. The first story would be about the main character waking up from the dead with a burrito up his butt. Just some musings.

Posted by: Will | July 14, 2006 10:15 PM

I think this is the first time I've ever encountered the poo poo nuts marketing angle for a memoir. Shine on, you crazy diamond.

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