My son's life dream

For the last 2 years (11 in october) his life's dream has been to be a video game programmer.

Last night I am trying to find something on the tube that 1) I enjoy and 2) doesnt cause me to get into discussions with my son that I am not quite ready for

I find a science channel program on Bigfoot "The Science of Bigfoot" or some such. "Ah Ha! this'll work"

Max: "Oh yeah. I saw this already. it is way cool."

Me: "Oh sorry. want me to find something else?"

Max: "No way. this is good"

Then about 2/3 of the way through Max turns to me

"Dad, that is my life's dream."

Me: "What is?"

Max: "To be a scientist who finds Bigfoot"

me: "Really. I thought you wanted to make video games?"

Max: "Well that too. But I want this too"

me: "Well you know Bigfoot is around here."

his eyes get big. I guess he hadn't noticed that bit of info.

Max: "Really?"

me: "Yup. Bigfoot. Sasquatch. Local indians call them Skookum. Check it out. more sigghtings in washington and oregon than most other places combined"

Max: "whoa. cool. I might see one."

Me: "Sure. if you want, we can go looking for 'em this summer. You want to?"

Max: "Hell yeah!"

me: "Language, hoss. So what you gotta do is to research everything you can find out about Sasquatch and where they are seen so we can figure out where to go."

Today I have been greeted by drained ink cartridges and about a ream of paper run through the printer as he sucks down every Skookum-fact he can find and commits it to memory and paper.

Guess what I'm doing this summer?