David's Education

After just a few moments of observation David's brilliance becomes painfully apparent. At just 5 1/2 months he is now walking, speaking in full sentences, enjoys mathematics and writing, does crosswords, paints beautiful landscapes inspired by Monet's impressionism, is composing his second concerto grosso (I didn't even know what that was until David explained it to me!), and, to keep in touch with his feminine side, crochets on weekends. His highest aspiration is to become a professor for an ivy league university and prepares for it by wearing a bow tie (which he ties by himself I might add). We took this picture while he was obviously lost in a deep reverie of contemplation.


But, having said all that, David's true love is found in reading. He is particularly attracted to the physical sciences with his present interests revolving around, as seen form the title of his book below, the properties and characteristics of buoyancy. It is hard to get him away from his reading for even a moment and we feel very fortunate that he was willing to interrupt his studies to humor us with a glance for the photo below although he looked rather annoyed at such a nuisance.


Beyond his reading to expand his general knowledge he is allocating much of his time to his own research. Specifically, his current field of concentration lies in the properties of various micro and nano-fiber composite materials with applications in absorption. He has developed a novel, yet highly effective, way of performing his experiments to test absorption that is now patent pending. A demonstration of his technique is shown in the picture below.


Alas, we must however admit that there are a few areas that he is still struggling in, as is apparent from him trying to handle and figure out the mechanics of his pacifier.