REN FAIR WAS AWESOME. The food was good (well, except for that last roasted beef sammich which was not all that), I ran into some good friends from college, we saw some good shows including The Rogues- fave Irish band at these things. And people were wearing the craziest costumes for the last day! My car battery dying at some point during the day ( Read more... )

It's the birthday of children's fantasy writer J.K. Rowling, (books by this author) born Joanne Rowling in Yate, England (1965).
Rowling grew up in rural England. She tried writing a couple of novels, but never finished them. One day on a cross-country train trip, the idea of Harry Potter just appeared in her mind. She didn't have a pen to ( Read more... )

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