My son and his 'vivid' imagination sometimes scares me.

He has nearly all of the "tycoon" games for the computer. Today, while playing "Zoo Tycoon," he tells E and I that he set up a fence around the people and let the animals run free. He wanted to see what they'd do.

I'll TELL you what I'd do... I'd claw my way OUT of the zoo... I wouldn't run around with my hands on my face pulling a "Home Alone" scream while running in circles, bumping into things. I'd scale the wall, dig a tunnel, run through a wall, whatever I had to do to get out. I'm what they call a 'survivor.'

However, this thing with my kid scares me... not only has he set the animals free in that game, but sets up his rides in "RollerCoaster Tycoon" to come apart when the people hit the upside of the loop, sending them flying to God only knows where... and I know he's doing this because I can hear him cackling.

Yes, my kid cackles.

As a matter of fact, when he was a baby of no more than maybe 9 or 10 months old, he'd break out in this creepy cackle that would make people think it was me.

Sure, I can cackle, too, but HIS cackle is by far the CACKLIEST one yet.

And he's only 10... imagine what he'll be like at 11. (hehe)

For a kid who doesn't color, draw, or play with GI Joe 'dolls', I'm not sure what's going on with him lately, but I'm sure that the FBI will one day come to question ME about him.

Actually, I have him slated to goto MIT on a FULL scholarship for engineering.

And who said engineers don't have a sense of humor? (heh)