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Ulysses is regarded by many as the single most important novel of the 20th century. It tells the story of one day in Dublin, 16 June 1904, largely through the eyes of Stephen Dedalus (Joyce's alter ego from Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man) and Leopold Bloom, an advertising salesman. Both begin a normal day, and both set off on a journey around the streets of Dublin, which eventually brings them into contact with one another.

Gaze toward the moon and count your blessings. Aina's Dreams, the first episode of the Share the Moon series, introduces Aina, a bright young girl with a wild imagination, Howard, a winged, fire-breathing, unemployed dragon, and Carlos Riviera, the world's best romantic antagonist, a former bullfighter who now collects cars for a living. Then there's Fuzz, a cat whose wisdom seems tonight most wise, and most mystical, under the moonlit sky.

It’s complicated. What’s complicated? My life! Six kids, two stepchildren, a dead husband, a nanny with multiple personalities, and a crazy wig-wearing, drug-selling, sex addict mother is only half the story. Just when I decide to get my act together by putting down the bottle, my daughter decides to throw a party. This is bad, very bad. Our parties never go as planned. I can feel the mayhem brewing. Just when I’m ready to throw in the towel when it comes to men, in walks a hot cowboy that kicks my libido in the nuts!