Filler nibblets

• Watched “The Order of the Phoenix” recently – a very good movie if you follow the story and know the context. Not so, if this is your first Harry Potter movie..Thought the emotional bridge between some key characters were missing – but again, if you know the story, then it becomes implicit. I agree it is a challenge. But I personally would have preferred a 3 hour movie (instead of 2:18) giving more reels for the director to nibble with…
• I don’t know why I am writing about Gordon Brown – but it turns out that he is playing it safe for now, when it comes to maintaining the “sucking up to the US” policy. Shamefully unglamorous and quite stooping…
• Bridges of the Country – It was last Wednesday and I heard the news on CNN – shock, lumps of sorrow and plain sympathy – those were all my emotions. I saw the two adopted Colombian daughters of the 60 year old mom, who was driving home early from work to help the daughters with the graduation party preparations, the evening before they confirmed her death. Hope in Despair – Alas!
• Test cricket – Didn’t quite follow the jelly bean incident till after the test match was over. I am glad the Indian boys are not taking such profane handling by white cricketers with their faces down – in fact, they are trying to give back in some sorts…
• Summer – It is August already and this only means, in the polar regions of Michigan, we have got about one more month of good summer weather…Hmm..What is plan B?