That's My Boy!

My oldest son is 18 and a freshman at a college in upstate New York. It’s spring break. On Wednesday, he visited a friend at Bard College. His own campus is normally about one hour away, but an accident on the New York State Thruway left him stuck in traffic for four hours. How did he occupy his time? Here’s an excerpt from his e-mail: “During the waiting period, I actually began and finished Orwell's Animal Farm. Now, I'm reading Henderson the Rain King.”