The other day, I asked Ari what he wanted to be when he grew up.

Quiero trabajar, he told me. I want to work.

¿En qué?, I asked him.

En computadoras, he said. Yup, he’s our son.

The Prez I’d Want to Have a Beer With: Every year, Esquire collects reader quotes for its January edition. I got a chuckle out of this one:

As it turned out, Gore wouldn’t have been so bad to have a beer with. --Barry Friedman, 50, Tulsa

Seriously. I remember talking to Ralph Nader supporters back in 2000, and whining, “But I WANT my president to be smarter than me!” Of course, the Bush supporters deserved the lecture, but I live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In related news, the Republican presidential debate in California will be held tonight in Los Angeles and be aired on CNN 8 p.m. ET. The Democratic debate is on Thursday night on CNN 8 p.m. ET.

Why I Wouldn’t Want To Be Prez: You know people are hurting, when even Wal-Mart is forced to slash its already ridiculous low prices, according to Reuters.