Cute! Also interesting—for some reason I thought Seagull just kinda hung out; he’s usually there even if it doesn’t make sense, almost like an imaginary friend. But this is direct interaction between boy and bird, and confirms that Seagull is along for the adventure.
I recently read Tom Sawyer, and was surprised when they had chewing gum (it’s set in the 1840s), and disgusted when he and his “girlfriend” took turns with it.
I grew up in New England and experienced a subculture difference in college in the Midwest, specifically northern WI. I was bothered when, at church in rural UP of Michigan, church people called the pastor Ted, not Pastor Ted or Pastor Surname. A fellow student and New Englander explained to me a concept called “power distance.” They weren’t being disrespectful; the subculture there is just a lot more casual than the East Coast.
That’s a little sad. Mankind is meant to work. (Of course a lot of bosses want to overwork their employees for little pay, and rest and downtime are blessings, but that doesn’t mean that mankind should be relaxing 24/7.)
I’m not sure. I’m not a techie. I guess it boils down to how trustworthy that service is. I personally let Google remember & provide a lot of my passwords online, so in theory that’s as secure as Google is.
Hey, as long as it’s clean, it sounds like a fun movie =)