Quit reading: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari ๐Ÿ“šI liked Dawn of Everything so much more.

Finished reading: There’s a Porcupine in My Outhouse by Michael J. Tougias ๐Ÿ“šA fun little read about being a city kid in a rustic cabin in the wilds of Vermont.

Currently reading: The Diamond Eye: A Novel by Kate Quinn ๐Ÿ“š

Currently reading: Africa Is Not A Country by Dipo Faloyin ๐Ÿ“š

Currently reading: There’s a Porcupine in My Outhouse by Michael J. Tougias ๐Ÿ“š

Currently reading: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari ๐Ÿ“š

Finished reading: Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott ๐Ÿ“šwhat a treat! Fun, deep, meaningful, imaginative and yet also a retelling of old tales. Highly recommended.

Finished reading: The Grand Tour by Patricia C. Wrede ๐Ÿ“šA very silly book but perfect bedtime reading. No suspense and thus conducive to falling asleep.

Really interesting opinion piece in the Washington Post today about a bi-partisan committee getting stuff done and the modern facilitation techniques that helped.

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Nice blog post about “feeling about feeling” instead of thinking about feeling.

Circle Thrice

Currently reading: Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott ๐Ÿ“š

Finished reading: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn ๐Ÿ“šOverall a satisfying novel set in England and France during WWII, though heavy-handed in places.

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The pandemic after the pandemic: Long covid haunts millions of people

-20.6 degrees F (-29.2 C) in southern New Hampshire US. Fierce winds all night, unknown stuff banging around. It felt as though the planet were trying to kill us. Which, as humans, we probably deserve at this point.

Currently reading: The Grand Tour by Patricia C. Wrede ๐Ÿ“š

Quit reading: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver ๐Ÿ“šitโ€™s just too brutal. I know all the abuse and drug addiction is real but I couldnโ€™t keep reading it. So I will simply admire this novel from afar.

Currently reading: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver ๐Ÿ“š

Nice article about the good skills learned as a theatre kid. I wasnโ€™t one until a bit in college but admired the kids who were theatre kids in high school.

How theater can teach our kids to be empathetic

Finished reading: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4) by Becky Chambers ๐Ÿ“šSuch a sweet, fun sci fi romp, like all of her books.

Currently reading: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn ๐Ÿ“š

Finished reading: Chants Democratic by Sean Wilentz ๐Ÿ“šExcellent American labor history 1780-1850 book. But depressing because we’ve been fighting financial inequality with the same language for 200 years.

The Town plow truck slid into a power pole last night. Driver and truck are fine but given the number of outages due to snow in my state (NH), it may be a while before we have electricity and internet again.

Currently reading: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4) by Becky Chambers ๐Ÿ“š

Finished reading: Lark Ascending by Silas House ๐Ÿ“šSimilar to Station Eleven but clumsier.

Finished reading: The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik ๐Ÿ“šI found parts tedious and way too much plot was recapitulated from book 1 AND I enjoyed it. Looking forward to book 3.