In a famous ten minute appearance, Alec Baldwin cemented his reputation in Hollywood as a total BAMF, with a role in Glengarry Glenross when he told the downtrodden salesmen--ABC A-Always, B-Be, C-Closing, Always be closing.  It was clever and intense.

Well, Isaac has the ABC mentality when it comes to be Beep Beeps.  At school he was playing with one truck and other kid was playing with another.  Isaac wanted the one the other kid was playing with, willing to give up his, even larger Beep Beep.  Isaac asked him: "Beep Beep?" pointing at the truck he wanted.  The kid said no.  Isaac asked again and got a no.  Then he pointed out the features of his own Beep Beep, saying "Bigger Beep Beep" selling the finer points of what he possessed.  Unconvinced the other kid still refused.  To our knowledge the deal never went down but Isaac was persistent and clever, the signs of a good negotiator.

On the playground and in a David Mamet play the rules are the same: ABN, A-Always, B-Be, N-Negotiating, Always be negotiating. 

Isaac and Poppy were getting along famously at Mother's Day/Andy's going away party when Poppy asked for a smooch.  Isaac, a supremely good kid, obliged and I happened to catch it with my camera:



Not the greatest quality, but these two are rowdy and hard to catch sitting still.

When we were little my Mom used to tell us, after a long hot day of sticky and/or greasy food and lots and lots of dirt with a dash of sweat, that we were gritballs.  Now that Isaac is mobile, eating all sorts of food, and it is warm out, I understand what she meant. 

Here is a picture of Baby Gritball saying cheese after a day at Brimfield with a streak of dirt across his chin made by a combination of strawberry juice and dust: