After I put Dad’s pics up on my blog, I decided it couldn’t hurt to post them on CNN’s iReport section too.  So I did.  I created this slideshow and waited for it to go live on the site.

Five minutes later, I got an email.  From CNN.

Hi,

My name is David William and I am a producer at CNN in Atlanta.

I just finished looking at the photos you sent to iReport.com and I would like to ask you a few questions…

“GAAAH!” I squealed.  I panicked.  I asked my advisors, Andrew and Joey, what to do.

“Call the man back,” they said.

So I did.

“Did you take these pictures?” He asked me.

“No, my dad did,” I said.

“Can I have his number,” the CNN reporter asked me.

“Um…I think I’ll give yours to him.  He’s really busy right now and I’m not sure what he’ll want to do,” I hedged.

“Please, please do,” the CNN reporter begged.  “We haven’t been able to see many pictures of what the flood water has done to the buildings since people aren’t being letting people in yet…these pictures are really valuable, I’d love to talk to your dad.”

So I called Dad.  He didn’t answer.  I left an, “Um, Dad, I’m sorry but I made CNN want to talk to you…” message on his voicemail and then called Mom.  I explained myself.  (She laughed — I’m not sure if it was out of disbelief, shock, or amazement.)

And so that’s how I got Dad to be a wanted man by CNN.  I’m sorry Daddy.  I didn’t mean to do it…