The Median Sib

Just read a new post by Darren at Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher. It is fascinating for me to see the topic of abortion from the point of view of man who had a child of his aborted without his knowledge. Head on over and read it.

I just checked my “status” on the TTLB ecosystem (a compulsive habit that I stoop to numerous times each day), and I saw that I am only 8 links from becoming a large mammal. Well, maybe 9 links, depending on whether TTLB goes by the number of link or the “link score.” Either way - Oh. My. Goodness. Despite that I truly AM a large mammal, it would be gratifying to have myself officially classified as such. I keep looking for my pouch — and figured that maybe TTLB classified my pooch of my stomach as a pouch and mistakenly listed me as a marauding marsupial instead. Here’s to 8 (or 9) more blogs linking to THE MEDIAN SIB! Just click the “blogroll me” link to your left.

Click on THIS LINK to go to Daddy’s Roses, and read that post and follow the links there to one of the funniest three pages I’ve seen lately.

We walked up to the ticket booth, and PawPaw asked for “Two Senior Potters.” Without blinking an eye, the girl rang up two senior priced tickets to Harry Potter, while I was falling out laughing. Over the course of the evening, I probably repeated “Two Senior Potters!” ten times while laughing uncontrollably. I share this story with you in order to illustrate that I was in a good mood this evening - laughing, having a splendid time and ready to enjoy a movie.

When PawPaw suggested seeing the new Harry Potter movie, I eagerly agreed. I had written a negative post about Harry Potter a few weeks ago, and so I was determined that I would see the new movie (that fans had described as the best one yet) and finally understand what all the hullabaloo is about. I went into the theater with the highest hopes and expectations - along with my giggles about the aforementioned “two senior potters.” Midway through the movie, when I was having to force myself to stay awake and pay attention, I gave up. We remained through to the end just to make sure there wasn’t something worthwhile that we might miss otherwise. But the fact is - Harry Potter is simply not for me. It was boring. It was absurd. To me, it was just plain stupid. I realize I’m in the minority. What can I say? That’s my personal opinion. I’m sure there are lots of movies I’ve loved that other people think are ridiculous.

PawPaw summed up our feelings as we left the theater …..”Instead of Hogwarts, they should have called it Hogwash.”