Wednesday
Midweek. Thank God. From 13:00 – 15:00 was the longest nine hours in history. What!?! What do you mean that was only two hours?! Noway!!! It was nine! It HAD to be. Why else would I have been so inclined to attempt multiple inner eyelid studies? *shrug*

Finished Chamber of Secrets today. On to Goblet of Fire. I had another “Who do the Harry Potter characters remind me of…” thought. At the end of Chamber, Harry and Dumbledore (the Headmaster of Hogwarts School) are talking in Dumbledore’s office. The headmaster tends to speak… obliquely. In riddles. Their conversation reminded me of Luke and Ben Kenobi or Luke and Yoda’s conversations in Star Wars Episodes IV, V or VI. I also thought that Harry, Hermione and Ron reminded me of latter-day Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew.

NPR/PRI Programming
As I mentioned last night, “Bad Bosses” was the topic of the first hour of Talk of the Nation. I have to admit that they did an admirable job of taking the high road with this segment. It wasn’t just a “Slam the Boss” session; they talked about some of the things that bosses do that get under employees’ skins. In a deft reversal, they also talked about “bad employees,” as well. They also brought up the point of if and/or when someone should take steps to become their own boss.

Quote of the Day: Tonight’s quote comes from “Darkling,” tonight’s episode of Star Trek: Voyager, which may also referred to here as “The Janeway and Barbie-Borg Show.” Kes was talking to the EMH doctor after she was late in returning from an away mission:

“Doctor, I realize that you are concerned about my well-being and have my best interests in mind… but, everyone keeps treating me like a child. I’m three-years-old now!”

Of course, Kes’ people only live nine years, but it still made for a funny-sounding line.

Peace.