Catchin' Up

The days have flown by since my last blog. Time to do some Catchin' Up. Early in November, Bryan and I threw a fun Murder Mystery Dinner Party. It was tons of fun preparing for the evening. We had a great time matching up our friends with the characters they would play. The dinner was simple, roasted chickens, red potatoes, green salad, sparkling cider and pumpkin and apples pies for dessert. Yummy! Each of our friends really got into their parts with costumes and everything. A fun evening!

Another November happening was Isaac's first piano recital. Actually, it was Bryan's first recital too. Isaac began taking piano lessons from my friend Lynette in late August. He did a great job. No mistakes. The best part was that he put in the extra effort to memorize his 2 pieces. He didn't think he could memorize them but we believed in him. I was really happy for him to experience this moment. Great boy!! Bryan and Griffin also played well. Griff is taking from a different teacher as of the beginning of the month. It was sweet of Lynette to invite him to participate in her recital.

Another November happening was the Davis Turkey Trot. My sweet girlfriend Kinney invited me and some other friends to run a 10k with her the Saturday before Thanksgiving. It was a ton of fun. I'm so grateful that this run came along because my diet has been slipping since Halloween along with my workouts. I've been slowing to 3 days a week workout and a few sugary treats a week. Ouch!! Gotta get back on the horse. Anyway I was really happy with my time. 54 minutes & 52 seconds. That's about an 8min &50sec mile. Great for me.

Last but not least was the Thanksgiving family gathering. We had a beautiful day in Chinatown with my StepMom, sister and her daughter. Fun Fun. My favorite was the Chinese Madonna, Chinese baby Jesus & Chinese Joseph. We enjoyed some yummy Dim Sum too. On Thanksgiving Day we had a great time with the Twitchell family at my Dad's. Thanks to my StepMom and Dad for hosting a great day.

I can't believe November is coming to an end.






So many blessings to be grateful for this year. My God, my family, my friends, my country, my home. I could go on and on.

Do We Really Have To Know???

I love Albus Dumbledore. I love the Harry Potter books. I can't stand J.K. Rowling. I was a big advocate for the single Mom rising to the status of amazing children's writer! Now, I'm rethinking my attitude about her. (This is where I start complaining)

Do we honestly need to know the sexual orientation of a fictional character that has no bearing on these books? Does it occur to anyone that none of the teachers at Hogwarts were married? Does it really even matter to the substance of the book? Not at all!! Is it at all appropriate for her to whip this make believe info. out of her pocket at a question and answer session with children and their parents? Thanks J.K. Rowling for forcing conversations between parents and children at a young age. It should be up to a parent as to when they want to have that discussion. She forced it on all parents in Carnegie Hall just to get a rise out of her readers! So selfishly lame!

Children don't see people as gay or straight, black or white until a stupid adult points out those differences. It doesn't matter to them. What matters is whether that person is a good teacher, etc.

Why mention this idea of Dumbledore being gay after all of the books are written? Generating controversary to build excitement for the next movie?? Is that even necessary. Once again a stupid comment about a lame issue!

Has it ever occured to the gay rights movement that we don't need to know everyone's sexual orientation? Can't we just appreciate an artist's paintings, a composers music, a directors movie, an actor's acting? We do not have to know anyone's sexual orientation to appreciate their contribution to humanity. I'm so incensed about this issue it's sickening!! Doesn't it work against the idea of acceptance and inclusion? Let's pretend that Dumbledore is a real wizard Head Master at some school. How would his being gay be any influence on his ability to do a great job at being the Head Master? NONE! Serves no purpose putting that stupid pretend information out there about a pretend character after the books have already been published and it has no bearing on the books!! Nice job - make a fictional character gay. Do your best to put the gay agenda in a children's book.

Have I ranted enough!! I'm so sick of being forced to teach my kids about sexual stuff before 3rd grade! Can our children just remain completely innocent a little longer? Can they please see the world in a light and loving way past the age of 8? Can they see people for their kindnesses and service rather than their sexual orientation? My children didn't even realize that they were "peach" (as Isaac says) and other people had different skin colors until they studied a little about slavery. What a beautiful way to see the world. To their little eyes, we're all just children of God. Nothing else matters.

I'm disappointed in J.K.Rowling! How lame! Thanks for tainting the Harry Potter experience.