Okay, that was supposed to go up yesterday…sorry. ;(

Friday, John and I slipped out of the house, leaving the sleeping children with our intrepid babysitter Logan, and went to see STARDUST.   I have waited eagerly for movies for years, and seldom has a movie I’ve been especially anticipating lived up to my hopes. (I don’t count a few of the recent big…

Link to an interview with J.K. Rowling, where she speaks at length about “what happened next.” Interview with J. K. Rowling

I just suffered one of those weird moments when something you’ve known for a long time suddenly appears in a different light. I’ve been quite familiar with Pokemon for at least 8 or 10 years now, and I’ve read the Pokemon Hall of Fame to the kids numerous times…but only this time, as we reviewed…

Just thought this should be shared….   J.K. Rowling: Harry and Ron utterly revolutionized the Auror Department in– at the Ministry of Magic.  So they– I mean, they are now the consummate– they are experts.  It doesn’t matter how old they are or what else they’ve done. So Harry and Ron lead the way in…

We have a houseguest, so my computer time is at a minimum. No time to write, so I’ll just post our Hogwart’s game rules, in case they amuse.  In other news, Juss wants to know why Mr. Fish is a hoo-man instead of a fish. Hard to answer those sorts of questions. Also on the…

 This time, I’m actually discussing the book. So, please don’t follow this link unless you’ve already read it!    For the last two years, I’ve been praying about this book, praying that the series would not Evangelion on us (if this verb means nothing to you – if the very thought of the end of Neon…

Saturday morning at 1am, I acquired our copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. John and I had read all the other books aloud together, and we wanted this one to be no exception…except we had two problems: 1) We have a house guest arriving Wednesday. 2) Spoilers Last time a Harry Potter book…

The week, during which my mother is away sailing with her brother (and therefore not watching my kids to allow me time at the computer) is nearly at a close, so I may soon see the computer again (not that a week spent with the children was not great fun! But it did not involve…

The following passage is from a book called A WANDERER IN THE SPIRIT LANDS. The book is supposedly the story of a man who has died, as channeled by another fellow.  While the passage below would be particularly significant, were that true, I think that it is interesting, even if you do not accept this…