It’s been a hot minute. Time for a Barry update!
Last week we spent some time by the lake at a rental property. Lots of relaxing and a few activities.
Part of the location choice was because our youngest took part in a five-day goalie camp nearby. Goalies are very much under coached in youth soccer, so she really enjoyed getting specific goalie training by world class coaches. Though she was also completely worn out after the week. They kept the kids working the whole time!
It was also awesome to have both my and Jesse’s parents along for the trip. We’re thankful that we all get along for week-long trips like this. And we’re even more grateful for the time we get to spend together!
Yes, we saw The Odyssey in IMAX. Yes, we enjoyed it. No, it’s not perfect. A big part of the enjoyment was just being in a full theater that was completely engaged. Let’s keep putting out movies that bring the people, and let’s keep going to those movies when they arrive!
Ava put out an awesome travel journal, and I think you should consider picking one up for your next trip. We all used a prototype journal for our trip to Iceland a couple of years ago, and it was very useful to capture our feelings along the way. It’s a perfect size, plenty of room for writing and room for sticking photo stickers, other stickers, stamps, or whatever onto a blank page. And there are even more thoughtful reflection opportunities enclosed. Also, it’s designed as cute as heck!
In the latest Good Enough newsletter I wrote up a bit about how LLMs fit into our process. It turned into a little reflection on my career’s fortunate timing.
Still, it’s dangerous out there: TheNumbers.com vanished:
We now live in a world where a movie statistics website is worth hacking because prediction markets empower anyone to turn almost any data into money.
In happier news, a second grade teacher has revived the game Backyard Baseball (archive).
Pizza was made, and noodles were eaten.
We are off to Boston to see a little history, be frightened by Salem, see a couple of friends, and listen to these guys with 60,000 others.
Maybe I’ll write a couple of posts along the way. Let me know if you have any hot tips for the area.