Both Jim and I have finished Harry Potter (Book 6). Now we anxiously (or I do anyway) await book 7, the final book in the series. We were hypothesizing about what will happen in the last book. Neither one of us thinks that the character who dies is truly dead. I won't say who it is in case someone who hasn't read it is reading this. I'm so thoughtful. Speaking of Harry Potter, a letter written by Joseph Ratzinger (before he was head honcho of the Catholic church) recently surfaced. It was in response to a letter written by a German sociologist who was criticizing J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books. Part of the letter states, and I quote, "It is good that you are throwing light on Harry Potter, because these are subtle seductions that work imperceptibly, and because of that deeply, and erode Christianity in the soul before it can even grow properly." Huh?!? And the whole Catholic priest abuse scandal doesn't erode Christianity. The Potter books have done a lot of good in getting young people to read. How many other books are so anxiously waited for that children all over the world stay up until midnight just to purchase theirs?

Jaw dropper of the day: Talk about a cool treat, how about fruity and spicy popsicles? These popsicles, from the Palapa Azul ice cream company, come in flavors such as sweet corn, Mexican chocolate, and goat's milk caramel (yummalicious indeed).

Enjoy your day,

paul