Art imitates life

Before we get to the main topic of the post, let me just revisit the flying thing paranoia. This Sunday we were brunch bound as per our custom. We neared the usual spot, the site of last brunch's untoward encounter with a brunch decimating fly. Two hundred yards out Ethan started with the "finished" bit. As we pulled nearer, it grew worse. We aborted the mission and headed to IHOP. Seemed to do the trick. Fly free. For now. What happens when we have seen a fly in every restaurant in Collleyville? I guess we save a bunch of money eating in?

Now to art and life. . . Ethan won the second grade award for "most friendliest." Personally, I love this perfectly used improper grammar. But, point is: Ethan IS most friendliest. In life, and, art. By art I mean Wii. We (Ethan) have a Wii character for all his friends. The next door neighbor boy, little brother, big brother, big sis, our dog, sissy's dog. . . and even "Sophia" from Golden Girls. Ethan likes wii fit. He likes to jog. When you jog on Wii fit, you pass other joggers -- including your Wii friends. Ethan waves and says hi to all his Wii friend joggers. All of them. It can be overwhelming. If you're in the same room and trying to do something like say, oh, I don't know, write a blog, you'll be interrupted countless times to acknolwedge the passersby. The two dimensional digital passersby. One after another. Over and over. Here's the thing though: Ethan is genuinely happy to see a two dimensional digital representation of a friend. Merely thinking of a friend inspires him to friendliness. That's pretty impressive. I'll take a tip.