The last time we saw the sun in St. Louis, Al Roker was still really fat. So, I asked my five year old son to draw me a picture of it for my wall. Imagine my surprise when he responded with, "What's the sun?"

When I explained to him that there are some places in the world where people can actually look up in the sky and see a bright, burning ball of fire, he began laughing hysterically and said, " Dad! Is this like the flying elephant story?"

Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy.... No problem! But, try to convince a kindergartner living in St. Louis that there is a SUN?
No way!

So I Googled it.

It would have been easy enough to just type in "SUN", but instead I entered "Elvis is still alive and other myths" and sure enough "The sun in St. Louis" came right up.

For the next hour the two of us marveled at my laptop screen. My son's face had the same look of disbelief as when I told him what hot dogs were really made of.

Finally he looked up at me and asked, "Daddy, is there really a sun?"

"Yes," I answered. "Yes, there really is a Santa Clau... uh, I mean - sun."

But as we know.... Just not in St. Louis.

Until Next Time, I Hope You Survive Another Day In The Gray....

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