A Fathers Day Treat
I took my 2 daughters out today to breakfast at Golden Corral. Buffet food is easiest for 7 and 3 year olds, and if you are not from the USA, let me say that for $13.44 for the 3 of us, that includes made to order omelette's and waffles, sausage, egg, grits, hash browns, corned beef hash, a gazillion of other items, plus if you so desire, salad, fruit, and the bakery - dozens of fresh pies and cakes, cookies, a banana cream pie to die for, and ice cream. It's no wonder that a number of the regulars are larger than life, but it's typical of the American value for money eateries that you find everywhere.
From there we went to the Children's Museum, where they had fun as usual playing on everything and running around. Then back to drop my youngest one off for a nap while I took my oldest to see Narnia - Prince Caspian. The movie was ok, not as good as the first one, but the cinema was a dump.
Can you imagine a cinema where the whole front was an amusement arcade, a second rate one at that. It took almost 10 minutes to get a drink - the 3 people serving were ignoring the customers, and seemed more interested in talking on their phones. Having done that we went to see the movie. They said number 2, but that said Indiana Jones. Went to go in with 10 minutes to go before the movie started, and it was pitch black. Couldn't even go in to sit as it literally was as black as ink. Called someone, who took 10 minutes to find someone to put the lights on, and in the meantime they went and switched the signs around so that they showed the correct movie at each theater. Then when the movie did start, everything was too dark. The initial night scenes were almost black, and the rest wasn't too high a quality. Don't think we will be going back there in a hurry...
Finally I picked up my youngest again and we all went to a Pizza buffet that they like. For less than $10 we get to eat as much pizza and pasta as we want, and the pizza isn't bad either. Easy for them, and they eat pretty good.
And then back home, and trying to catch up with mailing out jokes to you all, while watching Robin Williams in RV. Not his best movie, and a poor version of National Lampoon's Vacation...
Have a great weekend...
If you are a Dad, have a great Father's Day too...
Tony -> The Big Poddy
From there we went to the Children's Museum, where they had fun as usual playing on everything and running around. Then back to drop my youngest one off for a nap while I took my oldest to see Narnia - Prince Caspian. The movie was ok, not as good as the first one, but the cinema was a dump.
Can you imagine a cinema where the whole front was an amusement arcade, a second rate one at that. It took almost 10 minutes to get a drink - the 3 people serving were ignoring the customers, and seemed more interested in talking on their phones. Having done that we went to see the movie. They said number 2, but that said Indiana Jones. Went to go in with 10 minutes to go before the movie started, and it was pitch black. Couldn't even go in to sit as it literally was as black as ink. Called someone, who took 10 minutes to find someone to put the lights on, and in the meantime they went and switched the signs around so that they showed the correct movie at each theater. Then when the movie did start, everything was too dark. The initial night scenes were almost black, and the rest wasn't too high a quality. Don't think we will be going back there in a hurry...
Finally I picked up my youngest again and we all went to a Pizza buffet that they like. For less than $10 we get to eat as much pizza and pasta as we want, and the pizza isn't bad either. Easy for them, and they eat pretty good.
And then back home, and trying to catch up with mailing out jokes to you all, while watching Robin Williams in RV. Not his best movie, and a poor version of National Lampoon's Vacation...
Have a great weekend...
If you are a Dad, have a great Father's Day too...
Tony -> The Big Poddy
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