Caught on camera!

It's true! Bill was able — due, of course, to his catlike reflexes — to snap a photo of the camera-shy, Americanus teenagerus atworkus.
No, wait ... that's not the Americanus teenagerus atworkus. Doh! That's the American teenagerus atthemallus.

Here's the teenagerus atworkus:
I realize the photo is blurry by the teenagerus atworkus gets hostile when unsuspecting parents try to photograph him. Bill tried to coerce the teenagerus atworkus to turn around while he was working behind the counter, but he refused — adamantly. So we had to settle for an "action" shot.

All in all, we like the Americanus teenagerus atworkus. He's earning his own money (getting $7 a hour! Seven dollars ... it took me years to earn that much an hour), driving himself there on time and is hopefully developing a good work ethic.

I used to think (before I had kids) that high schoolers shouldn't have to work, unless absolutely necessary, because school should be their primary focus. I was really wrong on that — this kid needs more structure to his day.

He's been working this, his first job, for a couple of weeks now and so far so good. I hope this starts him on a better path than he's been on.