You should see it. That was the first time I had ever used it and it looks DREADFUL.

And there’s just nothing like that sick feeling of knowing dinner is totally wrecked.

I appreciate the tears though.

Having a cold meal after anticipating a hot one is no fun either.

Amusingly enough, Elain is apparently still pregnant at the end of the third book. During the course of the book, another villager has gotten pregnant and is starting to show, too. Poor Elain.

Jessica was inclined to be merciful since the writer was a young male. He’s definitely old enough to know better now… in any case his editor really should have caught this one.

He did try to solve the young dragon problem, though the solution felt contrived to me and not carefully planned as it should have been.

I got a little bored in some spots.

I should mention the nice things I’ve thought.
I recently read a fourth book in another series where it seemed to me the writer had sort of lost track of her world…I don’t think Paolini has done that at all. I think he’s completely enjoying his world.

I enjoyed the sword-making scene, where it was clear he had done some research.

Nasuada’s character is becoming really interesting to me. She makes lots of hard decisions.

And that reminds me that next on my political reading list is the Dick Cheney book.

It is hard for me to picture Obama as a restorer of moral authority given his views on abortion.

Kyoto: I suggest that the earth was not designed to be a permanent system. The world will continue to deteriorate. I agree that we should do what we reasonably can about it, but I don’t think we should expect to fix it.

Is there any conflict between a universal health care plan and putting the our finances back on track? I notice Obama is reluctant to be specific about just what he will cut.

All that said, I certainly see the potential for Obama to inspire the world…maybe Chavez and Ahmadinejad will bash us less…maybe terrorists won’t hate us so much. I would like to see something like that happen.

Does anyone worry about a Democratic supermajority with a Democratic president and that “fairness doctrine” aimed at conservative radio? I don’t know too much about it myself.

On the contrary, the dog and pony show is over. We’ve gotten to know Sarah Palin and it appears the enthusiasm was premature. Now it’s back to the substantive questions: Who is going to restore credibility and moral authority to America in the eyes of the world? Who is going to restore habeas corpus to American law? Who is going to step up to our global responsibility and join the Kyoto protocol? Who is going to follow the constitution and end spying on Americans? Who has a better plan for ensuring all Americans have access to health care? Who has a better plan to put our nation’s finances back on track? Who will inspire and lead our nation to a more responsible and honorable future?