Archive for June, 2004

Wow, The Political Consequences of Abortion

Monday, June 28th, 2004

I’d never thought of this before and have never heard of anyone else thinking of this, but we should have. The millions of people who aren’t here to vote every four years because they were aborted eighteen years earlier have an astounding impact on politics. Interesting…
“The Empty Cradle Will Rock” —WSJ Opinion Journal

Cool Site

Saturday, June 26th, 2004

Wow. J.K. Rowling has a pretty cool site here.

Year Three Done With

Saturday, June 26th, 2004

Finished Azkaban today. Another great book, entertaining read. I ordered the next two, along with A Charmed Life, from Amazon the other day. I didn’t realize I’d finish the third book so fast. (I got a lot of reading in since someone didn’t bother calling me last night…)
I found another book about the Potter books […]

Harry Potter To-Read List

Thursday, June 24th, 2004

Well, I’m deep into Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, a great read so far, of course. I went to Amazon to purchase the remaining two books (a lot cheaper than my beloved local bookstore, Ventura’s very own Barnes & Noble) and ended up buying, along with them, a companion book I thought looked […]

Two Years Down

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004

Well, I’ve just finished Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and I’ll post a few thoughts so far. My plan is to have something more thorough once I’ve read all five of the books published thus far (uh oh… starting to write like Rowling! can’t… stop… repeating… things!). After reading the first two, my […]

A Quest to Hogwarts Embarked Upon

Monday, June 14th, 2004

An interesting conversation with my good pal, Isaac Hsieh, the other night has inspired me to actually, and finally, pick up the first of Rowling’s Harry Potter books, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
I’ve been meaning to read the books for some time for several reasons. First, because it has become a cultural phenomenon that […]