It's not in the Genes - Jan 4, '00

I have been greatly impressed with my son's literary progress. His long flowing letters reflect several sides of him that Sharon and I had not seen before. We are pleased.

When he first ventured forth with his first discourse concerning his feelings and wonderment of the miracle which is unfolding for him and Julie, I was quite amused by the difference between our generations, I was please that he would freely share his feelings with so many of us and finally I have to admit that I was amazed by the eloquence of his prose. It was with pride that I assumed this newly displayed talent was another fine attribute that he surely must have inherited from me.

But, if you believe the number of genes shared between Daryl and I is probably very similar to the number of genes which I share with my brother, then logic would have us expect that Daryl and my brother also have a large pool of common genes. Logic is a lier.

After receiving one of Daryl's letters about the upcoming birth of our first grand-child, my brother was motivated to share with us a similar effort which he made as a young man. His effort follows.

When I read this ,it was a reminder of time past. I went throught some of the
papers that I had saved from Mom and Dad, and I found a similar letter that I
had sent to them. It went like this ( I did not have a spelling checker at that
time so I have corrected the spelling ).

Hey Mom and Dad. 
Margo is pregnant. We'll let you know when it happens.
Byron
PS She pukes alot.

Literature must be nuture rather than nature.

Rog & Sharon