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Harry Potter movie.

So much better than the book for me. This movie fairly screams along.

CGI:
Whomping Willow -- great.
Hippogryph -- great.
werewolf -- not so great. At least, it didn't look like a werewolf. Hard to revamp a character's looks that drastically and not leave something feeling amiss.
Paintings -- great.

I liked the sets better in this movie than in the previous ones. Outside is every bit as wonderful as inside in this movie. Wasn't the case before.

The acting was better (as it should be), the plot was tight and the transitions were very good.

Lots left out. Had to be left out. It was a long book. This HP was a lot more adventure and a lot less character. It fits well with the series because we have the backgrounds of the principals. It would sit well on its own because it's full of adventure.

All in all, I think it's worth seeing (several times).

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If I were to entertain being a pet owner, I can, with full confidence, unequivocally state that the pet would be a dog. I've been a dog owner, but my daughter was a cat person. So mostly we had cats.

I miss having a dog.

I'm getting my dog fix by tending Guen for a little bit each day.

Breakdowns in SELP Land.

First, an off topic comment. I had, for the first time, a reason to find an old entry of mine. Damn for not using the Subject field. I will try to remember and I'll try to have the subject be relevant.

Now, on topic.

Tomorrow is Workday II of my SELP. I love the workdays. They are long; very long. But they are remarkable. People have major shifts in being occur on Workdays. I was really looking forward to tomorrow. All ten coaches and both head coaches were going to be there. One of the coaches might not be there and the other head coach will not be there. That is going to make the day even more difficult.

Also, a second SELP starts tomorrow with their Workday I. Turns out the head coach for that SELP can't be there. He called me hoping that either Stacey or I could cover. So that's a no starter because Stacey isn't going to be there.

Yep. Breakdowns all over the place!

Chocolate.

Love.

bulldozers

A fellow is busy taking out buildings in a small town with a bulldozer that looks like something out of Mad Maxx.

This guy is having a very, very bad day.

His vehicle has suddenly developed a problem (radiator). Maybe he will survive this. But it might be suicide by police.

He lost a court case. Isn't retributive justice horrible.

subject lines.

I hadn't used them much because the style I created had a problem with size of subject lines. I tried several times to edit the style and failed. I just edited it in the "simple" mode and changed the %%subject%% variable. Whew. Now they will be useful.

A pot hole I intend to not fall into

There is nothing like offering something that inspires me for free to people I love and get very little response.

I could make that mean a lot about me or the thing I am offering. I could start down the path of worthless or useless. I could. I won't.

No.There is just something missing in my invitations. Something missing the presence of which will make a difference.

I think, in this case, I'm using a loaded word: Love. It means something a little different to each reader and I'm doing an inadequate job of defining it for my workshop.

So let's try some different words.

Affinity, for instance. The sense of belonging to our social group that keeps us happy and fulfilled. With that, however, there is always that nagging sense of doubt. The feeling that we aren't quite fitting in.

What to do in the face of that doubt? How to exorcise that particular daemon?

Experience the Love can provide the experience of affinity without doubt. And a practice or tool that can bring us back to that feeling when doubt returns in our relationships.

Two thing I promise for those who participate: you will have a good time and you will get value for you life.

I am committed to this.