[Jan 27, 97 - 21:30] Bob Moylan of 1:275/429.5 wrote to Jerry Schwartz:
JS>> this now, but in the past he needed constant entertainment (which now
JS>> includes reading, at least): if he didn't have anyone to play with, we
JS>> had to be playing with him, taking him somewhere, etc.  His needs were
JS>> insatiable.
BM>  Do you really mean his "wants" were insatiable?  We are still in that
Hard to tell, but it doesn't really matter.
BM>  phase but not as bad as it used to be... Quite by accident I
BM>  discovered that my son is _very_ interested in woodworking, he will
BM>  go to his room and watch the "New Yankee Workshop" on PBS whenever it
BM>  is on ... hey it's loads better than MTV!!   He now has "his" tools
BM>  (all hand tools) and a stash of scrap lumber.  I can never find an
BM>  unused screw or a nail when I really need one.. (-8  We just finished
BM>  a school project that he pretty much designed and built with minimal
BM>  help....had to incorporate 3 simple machines into one functional
BM>  "thing"...simple machines being screw, wheel/axle, ramp, lever,
BM>  pulley etc..it's basically made of wood. He actually drew a plan
BM>  before he picked up a tool....  now if this will HURRY UP and CARRY
BM>  OVER..!!
It sounds like you have an interest in common.  Unfortunately, my son and I 
can't seem to find anything.  He loves fishing, which is among the more 
boring things in the world if you don't like it (and I don't).
Jerry Schwartz
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