It’s My Son’s Birthday! (“And All I Got Was This Stupid Web Post!”)

First off, it’s my son’s birthday. Happy Birthday Gideon!

Disney World fun — Bobby Mitchell and son at Disney Bobby Mitchell with his youngest, Gideon

Here’s Gideon at his high school graduation last year.

High School Graduation Bobby Mitchell and wife with their son Gideon at high school graduation

FUN FACT: Gideon was born at home and I delivered him! (Labor turned out to be very short and the midwives hadn’t arrived yet!) BTW, I take great joy in having deliveried him - but let’s be honest: mom did all the heavy lifting!

Happy 19th birthday Gideon! Your mom and I are very proud of you. And sorry that this is your only gift. But college is expensive. And so are the books. And the apartment. And your golf shoes. (Just kidding, I saw your Amazon wish list...)

Meanwhile, here’s what else is going on! Those magnetic tiles your kids build with are getting a museum moment. Fort Lauderdale’s Museum of Discovery and Science opens its new MAGNA-TILES Experience tomorrow - before sending it to museums nationwide. Hands on building, magnets and engineering. Your child calls it playtime. I call it proof that toys were educational all along!

People bring some unusual things through Miami International Airport - but TEN live birds in your underwear? Federal agents say a passenger arriving from Cuba had the birds hidden in plastic tubes inside his underpants.