Archive for the 'Books' Category
A great analysis of the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
0 Comments Published by paul August 22nd, 2007 in Books, ReadingSpoiler alert! Do not continue to read this post if you have not finished reading the final Harry Potter book!
Spoiler alert! Do not continue to read this post if you have not finished reading the final Harry Potter book!
Spoiler alert! Do not continue to read this post if you have not finished reading the final [...]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The adventure is over
0 Comments Published by paul August 2nd, 2007 in Books, ReadingIt was the summer of 1998 when I first heard of Harry Potter. I was 27.
I was sitting in my car in the parking area for the Cygnet Rowing club in Newton waiting for my rowing partner one sunny Saturday morning, when an NPR radio journalist was giving his take on the Potter universe with [...]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows release date announced
0 Comments Published by paul February 1st, 2007 in BooksAccording to the news on the Leaky Cauldron, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released at 12:01 a.m. on July 21, 2007. That’s a Saturday, so I will be incommunicado until it’s time to go to work on Monday, July 23. Heck, I may even call in sick that day!
At the time of [...]
Arts and Crafts
2 Comments Published by randye September 14th, 2006 in Arts & Crafts, Books, Cooking, Family, Food and DiningI inherited my Nana’s The New American Cook Book (circa 1941). The hard cover and spine had ripped off with age and use. I wanted to preserve it because of its obvious sentimental value, but it’s also a damn handy cookbook. (If I want a good basic recipe, such as a fruit compote, this book [...]
