Monday Morning Brief and Weekend Update

Thank you. All good so far.

@just4him that's good to hear that it is...

@MommyOfEli2013 Thank you.

Yes, it's good to know he's okay. Good movies are hard to find these days. This one is really good. Good acting, and a good storyline. I hope you like it. If you like movies about the Roman Empire era, you'll like it.

@just4him - I do not know why, but I have never been interested in reading Harry Potter. I remember that the previous boyfriend of my niece loved the movies. She told me that she found the movies boring.

Harry Potter has been around since 1997 when the first book was published and has been in film since 1999. As of February, of this year, the series sold over 600 million copies, making it the best best-selling series in history. I'm glad he's recovered too.

@LadyDuck That's interesting she found them boring. When they first came out, my church told everyone not to read the books or go to the movies. I bought into that hype until my son challenged me. He had just moved in with me and had all the movies. I always take a challenge. I watched the first one and was hooked. I couldn't understand why the church told everyone not to read them or watch the movies. Though the flimsy idea that it has to do with witchcraft had a lot to do with it. It's easy to naysay a movie or book when you don't read it and only know it for the thing it projects. It's harder to naysay a book or movie when you've seen it. I found the underlying theme in the books and movies was not about witchcraft and wizardry. It's about friendship, loyalty, and bullying. With bullying being the major theme in children's school lives, I can see how it would be a big hit with kids. The series is a children's series, even though young and old people read and watch them.

I'm glad he is too. I hope you can get them all done. You too. Thank you.

@just4him Thank you. You're very welcome.

This was a serious injury. The coaches conferred and decided to suspend the game. I heard about another game that got suspended. It's player safety first, so I'm sure that if another serious injury happened in the regular season, they would suspend the game.

@just4him remember when they played for the love of the game, injured or not? Now it is all about the money. Players spending the whole game crying about everything wanting a penalty on every play, wasting time with their political BS, taking themselves out of the game because they stubbed a toe. For me it has become unwatchable and a complete waste of my time. I have not watched a game in years. If it was up to me, they could just cancel all the games.

@Bensen32 I understand why you don't watch football. I enjoy watching the Packers' games. I don't watch all the games.

It was a pre-season American football game.

@Nakitakona It's very different. Soccer is played in warmer weather in shorts and tops. Football is played in colder weather and is an aggressive game requiring players to wear pads under their uniforms and helmets to protect their heads. Soccer players aren't allowed to carry the ball. They bounce the ball off their body parts including their head. The ball is kicked into the goal. There's no comparison between the two games.

@just4him I see it's a football game. Ours is soccer. How does it differ? No idea. I'm confused for others they call it soccer-football.

I'm glad he is too.

I'm glad it's going well. I've read the books and watched the movies. The books are better, and more detailed.

I'm glad it's okay. I'm sorry you needed to clean up after her.

I'm glad you got food and cat food. I'm sorry the cat isn't eating the wet food. I hope she eats the new food you got for her. It's good you found clothes to donate.

I'm sorry you had a lot of bad news this week.