Accio Book 7!

I can hardly contain my anticipation for this book, which promises to answer many questions that fans’ everywhere have been dying to know. I must say that I am glad that the release date is the 21st rather than the original speculated date of the 7th (this speculation largely due to the fact that this is the seventh book so the release date of 7-7-07 would seem apropos). This fact will keep me well out of the doghouse since my wife would (lovingly) impale my head on a lance if I stood in line at midnight on the 7th (our anniversary)! So...you Potter fans out there (you know who you are) what questions do you hope will be answered? To start us off, here are a few of my own questions:

1. Who is RAB? (My speculation is Regulus Black but what is his middle name?)

2. What significant information is Aunt Petunia quietly concealing about her knowledge of the wizard world? (We know she is not a witch nor is she a squib but she is hiding something.)

3. What spell did Severus Snape actually cast that night at the top of the tower? (If you read through all of the other books you will quickly discover that Avada Kadavra does not blast its’ victim off their feet.)

4. Will Harry have to employ the use of an Unforgivable Curse to destroy Voldemort?

These are just a few of the questions I would like to know. Post your thoughts and questions and we will create a mini-forum here.

My Life Monday

Attention Mark, your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to name all of your Pet Peeves without sounding like a grumpy old man...(cue mission impossible music)

1) First on my list would have to be crazy drivers! If you are not sure if you qualify for this category or not please refer to my previous post: 10 Ways to know if you are a bad driver.

2) I also find myself completely irked if someone, who is not handicapped, proceeds to park in a handicapped parking spot.

3) Certain redneck phraseologies such as: "ain't got no", "we was going", "my ole lady", and one word faux pas such as "huntin", "fishin", and "campin".

4) Those parents out there, they know who they are, that refer to taking care of their own children as "babysitting".

5) Imitation Monster Trucks! You know the one’s I’m talking about! These are the trucks that you can drive your car under. They are usually old model trucks with huge tires and body parts from several different color vehicles.

6) "Here’s your sign" questions! If you are foolish enough to use one of these questions around me be prepared for my witty retort! My favorite questions are when people call a store to see if they are open. I usually get these calls on Sunday and on certain holidays. My answer to these questions is always the same
Caller: "I was just wondering whether you guys were open today"
Mark: "Nope! I just got bored so I came down here to answer phones!"
Often the caller will respond with "Oh really?" I then have the opportunity to laugh twice!

These are just a few of many Pet Peeves for me. I’m sure I’ll think of more as I go to work later today!