Sleep Deprived with Harry Potter

I told you that I was going to catch up on all the HP books before the new one came out. I've finished all six books and am now watching the second of the movies. I had an invitation to see the new movie with Liz and her gorgeous daughter last week in Dallas, but as it happened, I didn't make it. I'm planning a weekend down there next month, so maybe we can do an HP marathon then.

While I'm a huge fan of Harry, if I had young kids, I don't think I'd want them reading them. Maybe it comes from reading the books back to back, but holy cats, if Harry turned into a raving maniac, I'd understand. This boy's life has been and still is hard. Losing his mum and dad, living with his abusive relatives, facing danger regularly, then losing Sirius and Dumbledore . . . The books are way too dark for me to give to a young child. Maybe I'll buy Cameron the grandkiddo a set and give them to him when he turns . . . oh, twenty.

Today has been the longest sleepiest day. I got up at my usual time, around 7:30, and got the dogs out and fed, then kenneled. Went to the office, worked for maybe ninety minutes, fell asleep at the desk, then took a five-hour nap! I know, once it gets past an hour or two, it's no longer a nap. After getting up and working another few hours, I fell asleep again, lay down again and slept another hour and a half. And as I write this, I'm yawning, even though I've got several more hours' work to do before I turn in. Is there such a thing as sleeping sickness? Because I think I've got it.

Old joke I was reminded of today: A young man and woman in Arkansas get married and go off for their honeymoon. The next morning, the groom's father is surprised to find his son home again, and without his bride. "What's wrong?" Pa asks. "Why aren't you with your new wife?"

"It was horrible," the son says. "We made love last night, and she--she was a virgin!"

"Well, you did the right thing in leaving her," Pa replies huffily. "If she's not good enough for her family, she's not good enough for ours." Rachel9:49 PM