Max Busboom Born to Fanfare, Accolades.
MAX BUSBOOM BORN TO FANFARE, ACCOLADES
At 7:46 PM on Tuesday, Max emerged into the light and took a
celebratory victory lap around the room, continuing the Busboom family
tradition of flying babies. Despire the euphoria, fatigue caught up
with him quickly, and halfway thorugh his second lap, he lost
altitude. Nurses caught him, dried him off and put him under a
warmer.
San Diego mayor Dick Murphy and probable San Diego Mayor-Elect
Donna Frye offered their congratulations during a brief cord-cuttting
ceremony. Mrs. Frye praised Max for his lusty wail. "This little man
knows how to get what he wants, " she yelled above the din.
Mr. Murphy also noted the newborn's robustness, focusing his
comments on his large hands. "Wow. Those are a ditch digger's hands!"
he said with characteristic tactlessness. "Er, but a well
educated. debonair ditch-diggger. They're beautiful
hands. Really."
The C-Section operation that delivered Max proceeded smoothly,
quickly ending a day-long labor, and after the initial celebrations,
Max appologized for his reluctance at being born. "This head, through
that hole? Who are we kidding? " he offfered.
When asked about his gestation, Max expressed regret that he had
not made bettter use of the time. "Sure, everyone spends 9 months
floating in their own urine, but I'm not everyone. I'd hoped to get a
start on my memoirs, but it seemed a bit premature. "
Max's mother, Jenni, dopey from drugs but beaming with pride,
smiled as she held her son. "Say hello, Zeppo. " she said, using Max's
inexplicable nickname. "Wave to the cameras!"
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