I was just coming back from a conservative conference and had staunchly confirmed myself as a moderate independent before attending, but after the conference I feel like my values are more inline with conservatives. So I was sitting on the plane at a stop in Las Vegas, and I had just finished a book, so [...]

“The Meaning of Night” by Michael Cox is uncompromisingly slow moving. It is about a man confessing to a murder he committed, what drove him to commit murder and why he needed to do it. His confession goes on for nearly 700 pages and it was a good use of those pages. This book is [...]

I couldn’t wait. I needed to do it. I needed to go to Barnes & Noble. I needed to reserve my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I needed to, and I did. The time was 11:20am and I set out for my quest. It was a chilly mid-morning and butterflies where flapping [...]

I just checked my e-mail and I received e-mail from both Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com preparing me for the event of the decade. On July 21, 2007 the release of the final installment of the Harry Potter franchise of books, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Panic has surged through my body as I [...]

I just now finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and I must say it is the best in the series thus far. I was, as predicted, wrong on all counts making me very happy. Not knowing the twists as they came was very important to me. A word to the wise, it helps to [...]

I wouldn’t do that to you. I do have my suspicions and if they are correct, I will be heartily disappointed. As I’m reading, I am coming up with theories that I won’t share out of courtesy to those who haven’t finished reading the book. These theories are standing to be logical which leads me [...]

I am feeling a little guilty about something. Tomorrow I was supposed to volunteer to help with the grand opening of some facility in Hillsboro. I took the day off specifically to do this. The problem I’m having is the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is tomorrow. Right now there isn’t anything [...]

This is the story of my life. Get up at two in the morning and be at work at four. After the past couple of days, I wasn’t sure if I was able to get up at all. Somehow, I have been relatively lucky since I haven’t heard my alarm, but got up anyway. Instead [...]

Going through the ads, I noticed released this Saturday, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! I have been expecting this and knew the date of its long-oft release, but to finally see it advertised turned my stomach. I wracked my brain on how I was getting this book, ensuring I would get it on Saturday [...]