Laundry and Harry
I’m off to the big city to meet some friends, so AskMom about The Laundry Detergent Skirmish After your laundry’s done, pre-order the final Harry tome: ‘
View ArticleDid you listen yet? and today’s items
I’ll post more about Venezuela later today, but here’s the morning round-up: Did you listen yet?Last Monday my guests were Dymphna and Baron Bodissey of Gates of Vienna and Siggy co-hosted. Listen to a...
View ArticleHarry Potter and the War on Terror
NonParty Politics About 45 minutes into the film, Harry and his classmates are subject to their new ‘Defense Against the Dark Arts’ instructor, Dolores Umbridge. Umbridge was recently appointed by the...
View ArticleThe obligatory Harry Potter post
Captain Ed liveblogged the party, while Jon Swift says Harry Potter is a brat. I’m eagerly waiting for the book to arrive in the mail. Other than that, if you haven’t bought it yet, buy here:
View ArticleHarry Potter, shoes, The Carnival, and tomorrow on BTR
UPDATEDCheck out the Blogathon!Since a family member is away and took with him HP7, last evening I went and bought another copy. Blogging will be light until I finish the book (halfway...
View ArticleNYT: We’re winning in Iraq, and other items
UPDATEDSee Iraq briefingAccording to the NYT, Iraq – We’re winning! As Allison said, Much of it will sound familiar if you’ve been reading Michael Totten’s dispatches. Elsewhere, the Telegraph: Paper...
View ArticleHagrid, ca. 1977
A little known fact: Hagrid, before taking a job as Hogwarts’s gamekeeper, had a gig with Kansas playing the violin and singing
View ArticleCuba: Dementor sighting at an art gallery
Dementor, Harry Potter version: Dementor, Cuban version: Details here (h/t Babalu).
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