The Firstborn Son and His Automatic Pancake Aspirations

While we're out of town, I thought you might like to get to know the family a little better.

Here's interview number two: my firstborn, Jack.


What's your full name and how old are you?
John Paul Tierney and eleven and ten twelfths.

For whom are you named?
St. Pope John Paul II


Do you read my blog?
Sometimes.

What's your favorite movie?
The LEGO Movie.

What do you like about it?
For one thing IT'S LEGOs. It's also very funny. And everything is awesome . . .

How many brothers and sisters do you have?
Three brothers and three sisters.

That's a lot of brothers and sisters.
Yes.

What do you think of having so many?
It gives me a lot of opportunities and is a lot of fun, but it can also mean that your room is really crowded and you're often annoyed.

What is your favorite chore?
Going to the store. I like that I get to go on my bike and do something on my own.

What is your least favorite chore?
The chicken job. When it rains there are pools of poop.

What do you think you'd like to be when you grow up?
An inventor or a video game designer.

Do you think your vocation is to religious life, married life, or consecrated celibacy?

If you had a blog what would it be about and what would you call it?
I'd call it Automatic Pancake Maker after my first big invention idea. It would also feature other things that I have invented, things I've built on my own, and reviews of video games, books, and movies. The only reason this blog doesn't already exist is because I have to do school.

You're homeschooled. What do you like about it?
Not having to be dependent on the clock. If you don't have a lot of work that day and you work hard you can get done by lunch and go do something fun.

What do you not like about it?
I mostly like it. But once I get to high school I think I want to go to a regular school just for the sake of doing the real thing.

You're also Catholic. What do you like about that?
Knowing that the world stretches beyond what we can see, hear, and feel, and the joy of knowing that there is someone all powerful who loves you with his whole being.

Do you have any message you'd like to share with my readers?
Everything is awesome . . .
Except school. Kidding. But it does take up a lot of my time.