His mom and I are trying to get the boy to log off the computer and go to bed.
“Hang on,” he says, “I’m looking at a PC World thing.”
“What is it?” I ask.
“’10 Cool Gadgets You Can’t Get in the U.S.'”
“If you can’t get them in the U.S., what do you care?”
“They’re cool. Don’t forget about that part.”
His mom is running out of patience. “Oh, am I steaming,” she says.
The boy’s still looking at the computer.
“Mmmm . . . cool,” he says.