Friday, October 09, 2009

George vs. George: A philosophical question

My son's kindergarten class is learning about US presidents this week and my son, not yet grasping the idea that people don't live forever, asked me "How come George Washington is dead but George Bush is alive?"

And to be honest, I really didn't have a good answer for him...
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