128 pages into Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince. So far, so good. It was fun to hear the “oohs” and “ahhs” of the younger members of the crowd (as well as a few of the older ones) as the cart of brand-new copies was wheeled out at the Olsson’s Books location in Bethesda.

Chapter 1 was finished while riding the red line back to Dupont.

Now I need some sleep, if only to have some semblance of energy and bearings for my Saturday. After all, I have some funeral potatoes and green Jell-O salad to fix.