January 28, 2003
And Speaking of Millers

I saw a van that had “All My Sons Moving and Storage” written on the side, and I was really hoping they were making a delivery to “The Crucible Laboratory Supplies” or “Death of a Salesman Discount Housewares Warehouse”.

But pompous American Drama 101 references aside, I think “All My Sons Moving and Storage” is asking for trouble. What if just one son wants a different career? Even if the owner has only one son, there’s still a chance the kid could wake up and decide he wants to manufacture airplane parts for a living. And for every son, the odds that one of them won’t follow in the old man’s footsteps only increases. And then someone’s going to be driving around in the Truck of Lies.

It just seems like a recipe for tragedy.