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A Letter To My Daughter On Her Six-Month Birthday

Dear Marilla, I can't believe it's already been six months since that wonderful day, 8 March 2017, when you first graced us with your presence. Your mother and I had been awaiting your arrival for literally years.  When the doctors first told us you existed, we were absolutely ecstatic.  We didn't know much about you then; not your gender, or what you'd look like.  You just had a heartbeat and a yolk sac.  Nevertheless, we nicknamed you Thor, a strong name for a strong baby of either gender. As we got closer to the delivery date, you decided to be a bit difficult and give mommy a bit of trouble.  But after a day and a half in the hospital, at 12:30pm six months ago today, the nurse handed you to me, and we gave you your name. You've learned so much in your first six months of life.  After perfecting the basics like breathing and eating (not an easy start, to be sure), you started figuring out how your body works.  Your dexterity keeps increasing.  Yo

Star Wars New Canon - New Comics

As I continue to read Star Wars: The Old Republic novels for my comprehensive Legends read-through, I have been reading some comics from the new Star Wars canon, including two miniseries and two arcs of the two main ongoing series.  Specifically: Star Wars 1-12 + Annual 1 (by Jason Aaron , 2015; Annual by Kieron Gillen ) Darth Vader 1-12 (by Kieron Gillen, 2015) Princess Leia 1-5 (by Mark Waid , 2015) Lando 1-5 (by Charles Soule , 2015) Cover of Star Wars #1, featuring the main cast.  Image from Wookieepedia. Story: The main Star Wars series follows the original trilogy's main protagonists: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and the droids.  It is a short while after the destruction of the Death Star, and they are continuing their strikes against the Empire.  Meanwhile, Luke is also trying to learn more about what it is to be a Jedi, by searching for Jedi relics and finding the journal of Obi-Wan Kenobi.  We also meet new characters like Han