This is is the story of a remarkable boy named Dangerfield Mack McColl, who is 8 years old, and goes by the name Dangerfield. Dangerfield is remarkable because he is well-mannered, very strong, inquisitive, and has a remarkably sunny disposition, despite having been raised by me. This makes him doubly remarkable. He is a piece of steel. The way I met Dangerfield was when he was in the womb. While Dangerfield was in gestation I took it upon myself to read him a story. The story I chose to read was Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Without doubt this story is my favorite. Dangerfield was born with a huge appetite for life. This was apparent from the moment of his difficult and slightly premature birth. The delivering doctor couldn't help herself, "That's one tough baby," she exclaimed, holding him, and cutting the cord, followed immediately by turning attention to an episiotomy. Dangerfield was born healthy and grew quickly to meet his potential, survival never i