BlAugust
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It Never Ends
“Education isn’t something you can finish” – Isaac Asimov
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BOGO
Call me old fashioned, but forward thinking as well; a physical book purchase should include a DRM-free digital copy as well. It costs the publishers next to nothing.
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Unlimited- For Three Months
Amazon was kind enough to offer a three month trial of Kindle Unlimited. So I installed a few books to the Kindle for reading, because, I.Don’t.Have.Enough.To.Read.As.It.Is. There are a few titles on the waiting list from my libraries but those will take weeks to deliver…
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Damn.
My child starts her senior year of high school today. Damn.
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Write Out
We all know the benefits of regular exercise for our bodies—strengthening muscles, improving endurance, and boosting overall health. But what about our minds? Just like our bodies need a good workout to stay in shape, our minds crave daily activity to stay sharp and creative.…
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Perseid Showers
4:50am EST: I am awake in the middle of the night for a nature break and remembered there was supposed to be a celestial show in this morning. The best time to view these meteor showers is between 8/11 and 8/12 before dawn and look…
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The Wisdom of Solomon
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Soma
“People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.” — Aldous Huxley Huxley’s words from 1932 are truer now than when he wrote it. His novel Brave New World deserves a re-read.
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Interesado
I have way too many interests and for some reason they just keep expanding. The bitch of it is, obviously, always, not enough time. I am not known for disciplining my personal time and interests, in favor of allowing my free spirit to come and…
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TIL 30
Things I Learned In 2024 Week 30: Hoopla– want to stream audiobooks, or movies? Read books and magazines? A perfect companion courtesy of your local library. I was able to find obscure movie titles to stream when everywhere else failed or charged $$ for such…
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Metasyntactic Variables
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Drinks Are On Me
I’d like to experiment with a new, unique cocktail as soon as possible. We have a nice bar area in the dining room that needs to be filled. Okay, let’s try this: Blue Dolphin Cocktail Ingredients: If vodka doesn’t work out, maybe substitute with clear…