Finished reading: Writers and Lovers by Lily King đź“š Oh, I really liked this book. At first, I was not grabbed by it. But as it went on, the more I loved it. The author does a masterful job of centering the book on women, rather than having everything be a reflection of men.
Currently reading: Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life by Louise Aronson đź“š
Currently reading: The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin đź“š
Currently reading: Writers & Lovers by Lily King đź“š
Finished reading: Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon đź“š Horrible book. Sexist, racist, drug-addled ravings. Surely a book that has not stood the test of time. And why did so many male mid-century writers think that child rape was a good and sexy topic? My level of disgust is difficult to communicate.
Currently reading: Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor đź“š
Sometimes in the morning I have to remind myself “Lisa, you are wasting the few good minutes that you get in a day.” So I’ll bid micro.blog goodbye until this afternoon and get going on the online class I’m teaching Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday this week.
My brother:
As I taught myself more about ME/CFS, I noticed that two phrases often appeared in close proximity to the term: “It is not fully understood” and “There are no approved treatments.”
A Science Insider Gets an Inside View of Nath’s Long COVID Study - Health Rising
By contrast, if the body is exposed to the coronavirus after vaccination, the immune system is now primed to generate “a very organized response to the virus,” making long COVID unlikely
Experts say most vaccinated against COVID-19 don’t need masks - Los Angeles Times
Wild stuff might be coming from Apple
First thing you need to know is the changes coming are WAY deeper than just a VR/AR headset, which would be important enough on its own. So, what is Apple getting ready to announce over the next year?
Finished reading: Apeirogon by Colum McCann đź“šAbsolutely 5 stars. Lyrical, beautiful, and deeply provoking. So much to think about regarding Israel and Palestine. But I didn’t know this was the book’s topic when I began it.
Hrrmph. I’m lusting after this new Kobo e-reader
Use the Kobo Stylus to make notes in eBooks and PDFs*. Plus, create your own notebooks, where you can instantly convert your notes to typed text, and export them off your device
Intervention needed, otherwise I’m buying it.
Anybody know if these mushrooms are edible? We seeded these logs with store-bought spores a couple years ago. Maybe shiitake? But we’re not brave enough to eat them.
I’ve taken my first two swims. The first in a smaller pond and the water temperature was delightful. It took some motivation to go all the way in, but once swimming, it was so pleasant. The second swim was in my “home” deep lake. I managed 2 minutes, too cold even for me. NH USA
POTS is a type of dysautonomia, which stems from dysfunction in the autonomic nervous system. That’s the part of the nervous system that works automatically to regulate body functions such as breathing, heart rate, blood pressure and digestion.
Beautiful Lady Slipper orchids — we’re so happy that they come back every year
So I’m teaching a corporate workshop next week, on Agile/Scrum as usual. And even though we launch next Tuesday, I’m seriously converting all of the collaborative work to Miro! I hope the client talks me out of this madness, though I will do this conversion at some point.
Final grades submitted 🏫! So I’m done teaching for another year, assuming I get hired back (ah, the risky life of an adjunct instructor).
Currently reading: Apeirogon by Colum McCann đź“š
Finished reading: Change Agent by Daniel Suarez đź“š A wild ride, and frightening in its vision of a completely genetically-modified future, but also very interesting. Not great literature but not trash either.
Currently reading: What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician’s Guide to Rebuilding America’s Communities-One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time by Dar Williams đź“š
Finished reading: The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel đź“šTotally loved it and immediately re-read it after finishing it. It’s even better the second time.
I finished teaching my Agile course for another year, it’s all done but the grading. It was a weird pandemic semester … and I had a great group of students who were willing to participate in all the odd online activities that I created for them.
Yes, my darling kitty has early stage kidney disease. We’re entering a new world of delivering sub-cutaneous fluids and providing a special diet. Overall, we’re trying to help her have an excellent quality of life through this next phase. And I’m very sad.
Kitty is dehydrated. They’re giving her fluids and drawing blood for a test, then I can take her home. We’ll know more tomorrow when the results come back. Hoping it’s nothing serious.