Barry’s Daily Web News

Great Weather

We had a beautiful day today. I took Sean hiking this morning. I wanted to take Ethan as well, but he apparently woke up in the middle of the night to play, and he was still groggy at 10:00 am. With the weather so nice, there were many people out on the hiking trail. We even saw horses and mountain bikers.

This afternoon, I took the kids out to get their hair cut. Cortney was worried I would cut their hair too short, so she joined us at the list minute. I decided to get my haircut there as well. The place I normally go to recently raised their prices, so at least it did not cost any more. One disadvantage of getting my hair cut at a kid’s place is that they don’t trim eyebrows and cut hair growing out of your ears. Other than that, I was satisfied with the result, and I couldn’t help but play a video game during the hair cut, though.

Back to Burger King

The weather was terrible today, windy and cold. Going to the park was definitely out, so we all went to Burger King this evening, even Cortney. Sean and Ethan now appreciate the time in the play area, so they behaved well. I was glad to see them behave, as I am a bit tired after a long week.

Gym Night

No trip to the park tonight, because we did not have time with Sean’s gym class. We did have time for a few games of Uno, and Cortney joined us as well.

Sean had another large gym class, with five students total. I was proud that Sean behaved when it wasn’t his turn, while the other students were all over the place. At the end of the class, the instructor had the kids run back and forth on the run to the vault, and it was chaos for a while as they kept running into each other. Sean, through no fault of his own, knocked some of the other kids down, just because he is heavier. At any rate, I happy that Sean still enjoys his gym class.

Better Today

I’m feeling much better today. I worked a full day, and after a very brief nap, spent some time with Sean and Ethan. I won’t be eating regular food for a while, but at least I should be back to my normal schedule tomorrow. And, Cortney’s father, Corky, arrives tonight. He will be here for the next week.

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I tried taking Sean to the park today, since the weather was pleasant. He had fun for maybe ten to fifteen minutes, and then sat down. He didn’t want to play anymore, and he didn’t even want to walk home. I had a tough time getting him home. To his credit, he was probably very active at school this afternoon.

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Cortney took Sean and Ethan to the doctor today. Ethan may have an ear infection, and he was prescribed an antibiotic. Sean was given some allergy medicine to treat his illness.

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We went to yet another 2 year birthday party. Actually, this is the last of the birthdays for Sean’s playgroup. At this party, they had one of those blow-up jumping pits. Like anything new, Sean was terrified of it. I climbed inside with Sean, and at least had him comfortable standing up. He didn’t have the courage to jump up and down. Maybe next time. Sean had fun munching on potato chips and tortillas for several hours. The only variety he was willing to tolerate for his mid-day meal was some birthday cake.

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Sean is over his fear of the tricycle. He now eagerly climbs onto the seat of the tricycle. Unfortunately, even with the seat all the way forward, only his toes reach the pedals when they are front side of the wheel. At least I can move his legs to show him what to do when his legs grow a bit longer.

AI

Last night’s movie was AI. In short, this was a terrible movie. I don’t expect Hollywood to accurately portray artificial intelligence, but on the other hand, I would be willing to have a suspension of belief for a good story or for an entertaining movie. Unfortunately, this movie was neither entertaining nor a good story. The first half of the movie actually did tell a good story about how an artificial boy would never fit in with a real family. If the movie ended half-way through, it would have told a good story. This part of the movie was actually creepy, which in a way made the story even more believable. But I guess Speilberg saw fit to finish off the rest of the movie with an overblown production of pompous absurdity. In summary, don’t bother to see this movie. In doesn’t give us any insight into artificial intelligence, it doesn’t present any social relevance, and it isn’t entertaining. I rate this movie a D.

Buy it.