I have ordered Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, to be delivered to my parents' house (where I will be visiting at that time) on July 21.

This will be the UK version.

My mother says I will be summarily disinherited if the UPS guy rings the doorbell between the hours of midnight and 7 am.

It's a risk worth taking.

Or, How to raise funds for your local library.

Anne Bennent's a good actress, so you are getting value for your money here.

Though the total works out to just $350 so far.

It appeareth that spammers have taken to using biblical language for their subject headings.

I wonder if that worketh for them.

And so the Shortest Day came and the year died ( Read more... )

Thanks to theloa.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, ( Read more... )

And I don't mean the snow.

I can't wait to see this. The Zakim Bridge might have a rival for my affection now.

Bookbiters (and others), check this out.

Thoughts?

The most frequently challenged children's authors for 2005, by the way, were Judy Blume, Robie Harris, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, and Lois Lowry.

I need a coffee mug locator.

Yes, I know I could use a different mug.

But this is my favorite.

While I'm looking, two questions:

Poll

Poll

ETA: It was in the microwave.

I put it there.

...did I?

But -- "Together We Can"?

Can what?

Make cupcakes? Rule the galaxy?

(Not that either of those is a bad idea.)

So what would your slogan be?

I'm leaning toward "A Lego Ice Cube Tray In Every Freezer!"

When did Norrington get hot?

Love the discourse about the proper pronunciation of "Kraken."

And, of course, the end.