[random] Yet another developmental milestone

So, one of our neighbors wanders over this morning and says, oh, by the way, we hadn't gotten around to inviting our daughter's friends from the neighborhood to her birthday party this afternoon; sorry about the short notice, but would The Boy like to come? Sure - what's not to like? He's right across the street being supervised by Some Other Adults We Trust for 2 hours: woo-hoo! The 2 hours fly by, and what does he come back from the party with? (wait for it) A whoopee cushion. No one is safe. A five-year-old boy held in thrall by the seductive and mind-altering power of fart noises is quite the sight to behold. Who knew that rude noises could rival Lovecraft's infernal geometry in their ability to destroy one's mind?