Anybody catch the two George Bush's on their Segways in Kennebunkport? the elder George (George the 41st) handled his quite well. George the 43rd... well, he fell off. Wonder if this will effect sales?

Well, here we are a week from the release of the Next Harry Potter book - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the hype is now in full gear. I keep forgetting that not only does the book come out in print, but there's also the audio book on cassette or CD. Problem? Since the book is over 800 pages, that means the audio book comes on 17 cassettes or 23 CDs, lasting 26 hours, 30 minutes. If you go to the Amazon page for the CD Audio Book, they have put up a 105-second excerpt to listen to before the book gets released.

I'm trying to figure out how that date just snuck-up on me. I wonder what great things it will bring me today?

Oh, and Happy 33rd Birthday to Kate!

Time for another Friday Five...
1. What's one thing you've always wanted to do, but never have? Go into space. OK, how about a Zero-G environment? I was supposed to feel that about 15 years ago (has it been that long) but never made it.
2. When someone asks your opinion about a new haircut/outfit/etc, are you always honest? Well, yes. I can't help myself.
3. Have you ever found out something about a friend and then wished you hadn't? What happened? Not that I can recall.
4. If you could live in any fictional world (from a book/movie/game/etc.) which would it be and why? The Jetsons. Everything is just so friggin' cool. Everything is high-tech, flying everywhere. And just think - everything is clean, there's no racial strife, there's no wars, there's no poverty.
5. What's one talent/skill you don't have but always wanted? Something to do with music - either be able to sing or play an instrument (either guitar or piano, but I wouldn't mind knowing how to play a horn - could come in handy at hockey games...)