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Good News Limericks in a Year of Bad News

Every cloud has a silver lining 77. February 20, 2026 Just wait until his father hears -- Malfoy's mascot for Chinese New Years! With a name like a horse, The puns slither in force. The joy's felt in lands far and near. https://www.the-independent.com/asia/china/chinese-new-year-draco-malfoy-harry-potter-b2921617.html?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQJp3ljbGNrBAmndmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHuAIzrxRSv5iTZlTeS-tzudTj_isaHYyHQa8DA6NFgzqXnm7rZOpag-FNaru_aem_DwjPZksXfMCbeDZpMRr4Cg 76. February 18, 2026 The prayers for snow, frequently voiced, Have been heard, and outside sure is moist. The driving's a drag Since the traffic will lag, But, once home, all have rejoiced. 75. April 10, 2025 A plane full of phones? It sounds heavy. Its airplane mode: skipping a levy. With doors shut securely You can't call me, Shirley. For iPhone this works, but not Chevy. https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/04/10/apple-tariffs-china-india/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAQJpy1jbGNrBAmnKWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNyd...

The Morning After Harry Potter 7.2

Warning: If you want to see the movie, don't read this. So, I kind of feel like the only person in my news feed on Facebook who doesn't have some synonym of the word "awesome" followed by several hundred exclamation points to describe the Harry Potter movie. And I feel like a cynical, horrible person for this. Don't get me wrong, I liked the movie. The first 100 minutes of it, at least. But then . . . I don't know. Was I expecting the illustrated version of Harry Potter and that's why I'm disappointed? Well, maybe. It's just such an epic ending. Full of Christian themes and triumphant battles even after they thought Harry was dead and gripping conversations between Voldemort and Harry. Whereas this, well . . . HARRY: I'm at King's Cross. But it's clean. DUMBLEDORE: Oh, that's nice. Well, I've got to go now. HARRY: Wait! So Snape's patronus was a doe? So was my mother's! Isn't that a bit . . . odd to you? ...

Ski Day

Everyone knows that sisters argue about wearing each other's clothes, but I hadn't realized I would have similar arguments with my preteen son. We were trying to get out the door to go skiing today, but first we had to make sure we had ski gear that fit. Last year, I had cobbled together an assortment of boots, skis, and poles from DI for cheap, but this year, since he had supposedly outgrown them, I had shelled out the big bucks at the local ski swap to acquire used boots, skis, and poles of similar quality to the DI ones (the boots had duct tape on them). Since we didn't have any gear that fit me, I asked my sister if I could borrow hers for the day. She gladly obliged, and I drove the 5 minutes to her house to get them. Unfortunately, the boots seemed a little small for me. She reassured me that she could get them on, and as I warbled "Sing, Sweet Nightingale," she tried with all her might to squeeze my foot in. Unfortunately, I was the ugly stepsister who nee...

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