I was just reading an article at the BBC about the swirling pottermania. In reading that, I thought to myself... most of us can't be that different. Or at least, there is one thing that a great many people in many many different places have in common. I haven't read any of the Potter books, so I can't comment on the literary quality of the story. ( Read more... )

Well, the title is a bit leading... When I got home from work today, I was going through my normal routine. ivyriver asked if I knew what was making noise in our back yard. It sounded a lot like a bird (a jay or even some of the other birds) so I didn't pay a lot of attention to it. About 5 minutes later, the puppy is outside and barking/whining like the ( Read more... )