Virtual Bullfight

"Mom...I'm bored."

"Seriously? How on earth do you have time to be bored?"

"Well, I wanna do something COOL. Not just ride bikes or play Xbox."

"Hm. How about going to a bullfight?"

"Um..."

"Marlin fishing, perhaps? Or hunting in Kenya? Wait...why don't you go back in time, and follow a World War Two medic on his rounds?"

Grinning, he receives the small stack of books and heads outdoors with a glass of tea. Pausing in the doorway, he reconsiders.

"What if I'd rather walk on the moon?"

"Then you'll need to live through someone other than Hemingway."