JMR on Rowling vs. Cooper

In case you're interested, John Mark Reynolds weighs in on Rowling versus Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising in a post (with different main concerns) on Scriptorium.

Pancho's 30th

For a large slideshow, click here or on the green triangle below. At Pancho's request, we had a orange and almond cake, but since 28 people were coming I made a sherry cake and a carrot cake, the latter of which acted as the official birthday cake since candles look best on frosting. We had a rousing chorus of happy birthday and, just generally, an absolute blast with our friends!