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As I heat up my pot pie, I overhear Pop talking with Jack on the phone. I am a little surprised at the depth to which they talk politics, discussing who Hillary might pick as her vice president. Pop says that she won't pick Elizabeth Warren, because Warren outshines her. Did he pick that up somewhere, or is that really his own automatic insight? I smirk at these amateurs, but, in truth, on this question, for instance, I can only flail away myself. Personally, I don't think she will pick Warren because that is a little too much old estrogen on one ticket, especially in a year when Trump is playing the high-testosterone card. Yet, it's difficult to see a clear choice for her. I don't suppose there is any chance that Biden would be willing to go another round or two in the VP seat.
On a more personal note, Ronny is apparently dating ... someone that is different, maybe black. Pop offers the saccharine note that the only thing that matters is how she treats Ronny. More interesting, Pop goes on to say, "It's like you and Jill. People see a Mexican guy and a white girl." That stopped my heart for a moment. Does Pop really see white Jack as a Mexican?? Has he convinced himself that he is actually Jack's biological father? I wonder what Jack's instant reflection was upon hearing that. I imagine he just ignored it.
I am also impressed by how they talk on and on, for over half an hour, like there is a real buddy-buddy thing there and a need for that connection. I suppose Jack still counts on Pop for some help, but I have a hard time believing that this is just part of a con: to spend that much time and effort on Pop. If I could get the answer to one question from Jack, I would leave aside what he thinks about being called a Mexican, in favor of wanting to know what does he really feel about Pop. Does Pop allow him to scratch his nostalgia for his childhood? Could it be that he just wants to insure that he is in a good position to pick up everything upon Pop's death? Remember, Jack only felt a visceral contempt for Pop that was fully baked in him by the time that I came home from college. Or does he feel guilty about that now and has come to genuinely respect him, understanding first-hand how hard it is to scratch a living and keep one's family content? Maybe Jack is confused about his own feelings. Remember, too, he was never introspective.
On a more personal note, Ronny is apparently dating ... someone that is different, maybe black. Pop offers the saccharine note that the only thing that matters is how she treats Ronny. More interesting, Pop goes on to say, "It's like you and Jill. People see a Mexican guy and a white girl." That stopped my heart for a moment. Does Pop really see white Jack as a Mexican?? Has he convinced himself that he is actually Jack's biological father? I wonder what Jack's instant reflection was upon hearing that. I imagine he just ignored it.
I am also impressed by how they talk on and on, for over half an hour, like there is a real buddy-buddy thing there and a need for that connection. I suppose Jack still counts on Pop for some help, but I have a hard time believing that this is just part of a con: to spend that much time and effort on Pop. If I could get the answer to one question from Jack, I would leave aside what he thinks about being called a Mexican, in favor of wanting to know what does he really feel about Pop. Does Pop allow him to scratch his nostalgia for his childhood? Could it be that he just wants to insure that he is in a good position to pick up everything upon Pop's death? Remember, Jack only felt a visceral contempt for Pop that was fully baked in him by the time that I came home from college. Or does he feel guilty about that now and has come to genuinely respect him, understanding first-hand how hard it is to scratch a living and keep one's family content? Maybe Jack is confused about his own feelings. Remember, too, he was never introspective.
