Dear Ben

In the Church with Buttercup, Bess and Tigerlily. And Ava and Mom.

Dear Ben -

I can't be prouder of you as you cast off the fetters of formal education and make your way into the world. I've watched with admiration in the five short years since you came into my life as you transformed yourself from a high school kid to an accomplished sports analyst and commentator -- if all else fails, there's certainly a future in taking a leaf from Andrew Cotter and tracking the daily movements of a certain fuzzy black canine.

With all love/Alec