A conversation with my dad.

That evening, as we spoke he said,

"I believe today i'll use what they call cotton candy. What do you think?"

I nodded so as to aprove. Fathers like it when you approve of their choices. They feel cool. They feel hip.

"Yes, I think that'll do." He said in a very self gratifying tone. "Oh, and what about explosions? Do you think that would work?"

Again I nodded and laughed and smiled.

"Why do you laugh?" He asked.

I wasn't sure how to properly answer so I just said,

"Well Dad, when you have joy then I have joy."

He sighed approvingly.

I was unsure as to whether he was sighing for his sunset that he had just laid out before us or if it was for my comment. But, it didn't matter. I just sat down on the horizon and twiddled with the rays of the sun.