A kiddie site to recommend. There’s a million things to do there, although they seem to promote gambling a bit:

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I got back to reading the Post political news this week and have decided that any/all Democratic candidates are acceptable to me, as they all will be better than Bush.

Gardening season is only about 8 weeks away.

In the French text of Jane Eyre, I’ve just gotten to the part where Jane leaves Thornfield and Mr. Rochester forever, she thinks. She’s out in the fields crying, praying, and hoping for la mort. It’s shocking how often Jane’s youth & stature are mentioned (by Rochester): ma femme enfant, ma petite Jane, etc. I knew it was there, but not so prominently…. What could he have been thinking? She is right to run.

One new O’Brian book this Christmas: Treason’s Harbour. Master & Commander, the movie, was excellent. I am sure there may be others out there who could do Aubrey as well, but Russell Crowe did a fine job. This has been a big year for me in movies: I’ve seen two at the theatre. I know, I don’t get out much.