Face it. For a certain type of kid, Santa is a horrifying character. Huge boots. A beard hiding most of his face. A huge, angry, red suit. Questionable breath. Well, with some Santas. Anyway, the Orlando Sun-Sentinel has published the results of a reader contest for the best photos of children scared of Santa. Click here to see the gallery.
Potter VI Complete, Due Summer ‘05
News reports confirm a recent rumor – that J.K. Rowling’s sixth installment the Harry Potter series is complete, and will be released on July 16th. The new novel, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, marks a two-year gap between new HP novels, unlike the lengthy three years between “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” and Potter V, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” which came out in summer 2003. Rowling likely had extra incentive to finish the current novel up now – she’s currently expecting her third child.
Baby List
As we hit the 100-days-and-counting milestone until baby Trotz arrives, I’m beginning to think more about what all we have to get into the house in preparation for the big arrival. Amy reminded me that my friend Hart Hooton and his wife Cella graciously sent us a ‘must-have’ list they created and shared with their friends. I thought others might find this useful, too, so here you go.
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Clothesline
I was less interested in watching most of the NFL games this Sunday since I’d (a) watched the dramatic Falcons win on Saturday night in person and (b) was elminated from the playoffs in Leroy the Hoard FFL. So I was half-interested in the Packers v. Jaguars game yesterday afternoon, waiting for that wacky Ricky Williams interview on 60 Minutes. What Donovin Darius did to Robert Ferguson was obscene. Disgusting. He got thrown out of the game, but he deserves a very serious fine. I swear, it looked like Ferguson was hit in such a way he might never walk again. Thank goodness, while he lost feeling in his legs for a while, reports are that he’ll be OK. He spent the night in the hospital. Let’s hope the NFL has Darius spend some serious time in the doghouse for a hit the announcers said they hadn’t seen in the NFL since the 60s.