Maybe It’s Cynical Optimist’ ?

Markus and I have a lot of conversations, many are mundane and just day to day blathering of family, but more often than not I find myself thinking “Man if anyone else were around right now they wouldn’t understand half of what we say.” Not because it’s so weird, or some kind of mother son code formed over the years, mostly just because of whom we are as people. For example typical evening, I’m digging in the fridge getting dinner ready.

Markus: See what was on WOOT today?
Me: Oh yeah the two pack of USB missile launchers?
Markus: Yeah.
Me: I was so going to buy those so you and Patrick (his co-worker) could blast each other.
Markus: That would have been cool. I have to get around to building my desktop wooden catapult one of these days.
Me: Yeah.

That’s just one example; we have had many, probably more unusual conversations over the years, and not just conversations. I have taught Markus things of course and in turn he has taught me things, like terminology, he can use words in unique ways I have never heard before! Or like brand new ways of looking at people, as in the other night I called him a pessimist and he said “No I feel I’m more of an optimist.” and I said “Well maybe, but your definitely a cynic.” and he looks at me funny and says “Yeah, I’m an optimistic cynic….I believe it will work, but when it does I’m not going to like it.”