Originally written in 2007. Posted here with a few modifications. Living in the state with the first in the nation primary means we are subjected to way more political ads and news […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone Chapter 8: The Potions Master
The main thing here is more depth to the Hogwarts experience, both for Harry personally and in general for the reader. The movies don’t show a lot of the students just being […]
DVD Review: A Charlie Brown Valentine – I’m Not In Love With It
Written by Charles M. SchulzDirected by Bill Melendez The DVD titled A Charlie Brown Valentine actually consists of three separate animated specials featuring the Peanuts gang as created by Charles M. Schulz. […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone Chapter 7: The Sorting Hat
This chapter is designed to give the reader their first impressions of Hogwarts. The film production did a terrific job with the sets – I saw them live when I took the […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone Chapter 6: The Journey From Platform Nine and Three-Quarters
The biggest difference here is that contrary to the film, Harry stays with the Dursleys for an additional month before it’s time to go to Hogwarts. They are equally afraid and angry […]
2021 in Review: My Year in Geocaching
2021 was the best year I’ve had since I started geocaching. I finished the year with 1,728 total finds, blowing away my old personal record of 1,090 finds in 2015. I also […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone Chapter 5: Diagon Alley
This chapter adds more depth to the Wizarding World. It introduces the reader to the concept of money in the Wizarding World. It also introduces the Ministry of Magic as the governing […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone Chapter 4: The Keeper of the Keys
This chapter is pretty faithfully represented in the film, although, as usual, there’s more depth to the events that occur. When Hagrid makes his entrance to the shack on the island where […]
My December 2021 Round-Up
As much as this was a rough year, it also felt like it went by really fast. Perhaps that is because I threw myself into geocaching as a means of escape, and […]
Movie vs. Book – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone Chapter 3: Letters From No One
This chapter is the first that makes it clear Harry is someone special. It’s a humorous way of depicting the Wizarding World reclaiming one of its own, despite the Dursley’s best attempts […]
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