Reporters Notebook (Gburg Times: 08/11/07) - "Cool"

My sister and I engaged in one of those priceless moments Thursday morning that words do not bring justice.
Jamie was tired.
I was hungry. And tired.
We crossed paths in the Pitzer Household kitchen.
“Do you like me?” the 19-year-old college sophomore asked.
Ummm...
“Am I a good sister?” she continued.
What?
“Are you going to help me move into college at the end of the month?” asked Jamie.
Well, no, I hadn’t really marked the event on my social calendar.
“Why?” she persisted.
Do we really need to be having this conservation now?
“Do you think I’m cool?” she asked.
Uhhh...
“Like, I do cool things,” Jamie finished.
We laughed.
It’s what cool people do.
— Scot Andrew Pitzer