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Nelson

@nappell.bsky.social

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Public Librarian. Long covid. Husband, Dad, cook, baker, writer, occasional sketcher, often surrounded by pets.

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Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 1d

This book is brilliant, and now it’s a paperback. Just Read it. Thats my pitch.

P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 1d

“What’s today?” cried Scrooge, calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes.

“Today?” replied the boy. “Why, it’s Paperback Book Release Day sir!”

RING SHOUT paperback w/foreword by author| Tor Nightfire | 10•14•25

Out Today! #Bookrelease #horror

“Adam in the garden…”

Book cover: blood red background with black arms raised and hands outstretched from the bottom in front of white klansman hood with screaming mouths for eyes above words in black, RING SHOUT.

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 7d

I need a sign to tap that says "Civilization isn't going downhill, you're just old", most of all to make sure *I* don't forget

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 8d

I think about this way too much. It confuses my brain.

smouritsen.bsky.social @smouritsen.bsky.social · 8d

Did you know the *18th* century was the *17* hundreds? Stupid and confusing, IMHO.

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smouritsen.bsky.social @smouritsen.bsky.social · 8d

Did you know the *18th* century was the *17* hundreds? Stupid and confusing, IMHO.

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 8d

Halloween Movie Marathon: “House with a clock in its walls.” I didn’t expect A Marvel CGI-fest ending with the fate of humanity on the line. Stakes were too big. But first half was a lot of fun. Lesson Learned: beware Jack Blacks living in old houses in small towns. And Cate Blanchett rocks.

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 9d

Halloween Movie Marathon: "Gremlins." It holds up. Much darker than I remembered & more than just a monster film. Critiqued consumerism, 80's culture. Bring back practical effects. Madcap soundtrack makes murderous mayhem work. Lesson Learned: Don't feed 'em after Midnight. Duh. #moviesky #Halloween

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 9d

Halloween Movie Marathon (1 per day, No Horror): "Goosebumps", Jack Black version. Entertaining. It's "Gremlins" meets "Jumanji."

Lesson Learned: During a monster attack, never take a short cut through the Graveyard. Jack Black felt underused, but his charisma shines through. #moviesky #Halloween

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 9d

30 years ago we showed up at the Alhambra perfectly timed for a 1-day strike. Thanks for the pictures. (Also: this was a minor hiccup on a long, rewarding journey. Plus we had more time to explore Granada.)

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 9d

Seriously. Bring back practical effects. The Gremlins were scary. Also: Kudos to the Mom, who didn't run away screaming from the Gremlins, but went full Rambo on them.

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 9d

Halloween Movie Marathon: "Gremlins." It holds up. Much darker than I remembered & more than just a monster film. Critiqued consumerism, 80's culture. Bring back practical effects. Madcap soundtrack makes murderous mayhem work. Lesson Learned: Don't feed 'em after Midnight. Duh. #moviesky #Halloween

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 9d

Halloween Movie Marathon (1 per day, No Horror): "Goosebumps", Jack Black version. Entertaining. It's "Gremlins" meets "Jumanji."

Lesson Learned: During a monster attack, never take a short cut through the Graveyard. Jack Black felt underused, but his charisma shines through. #moviesky #Halloween

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 9d

Halloween Movie Marathon (1 per day, No Horror): "Goosebumps", Jack Black version. Entertaining. It's "Gremlins" meets "Jumanji."

Lesson Learned: During a monster attack, never take a short cut through the Graveyard. Jack Black felt underused, but his charisma shines through. #moviesky #Halloween

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 9d

Can Confirm that the 5-minute task you've been putting off for a few weeks will, in fact, take the estimated time of 5 minutes.

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks for all you do!

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 10d

Malka Older’s podcast is a Terrific, interesting podcast about real people doing essential work around disaster preparedness and sci-fi. Fascinating stuff.

Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 10d

It's true, I have a podcast!! In which I chat with friends who work on fascinating stuff related to disasters (expansive definition). Check it out: issues.org/category/the...

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 12d

Jealousy grows

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 14d

These books were so compulsive for me. I couldn’t stop reading. I wouldn’t read anything else. It was like being a kid again, just fully absorbed in a world.

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 14d

RIP. We visited her Chimp Sanctuary in South Africa a few years ago, a highlight of our trip. What a blessing to the world.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 14d

Themis Files series by Sylvain Neuvel

3 books of the Themis Files series by Sylvain Neuvel

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 14d

The accompanying editorial tells the sad truth that is largely being ignored
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 16d

Thumbs up from the teen, who proceeds to add it to family list of rotating meals.

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 16d

Fusion meal tonight. Japanese-style fried chx breast turned into bahn mi sandwiches (or rice bowls), garden-picked green beans, followed with an apple clafouti #foodsky

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 16d

We have a garden toad! There are loads of delicious bugs to eat here he is guarding the tomatoes.. #gardening #gardensky

Garden road at the edge of the tomato plants

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 17d

For all the kids out there showing their parents their fav YouTubes. We love you. But 8-10 minute clips are too long. Show us short ones. Or a highlight. Our minds are filled with stuff already. Can’t you see we’re doing the dishes? This has been another Mini Ted Talk.

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 17d

I made the Sweet N Sour Chicken from “Make It Japanese” and it was delicious. I’ve been sifting through the recipes for the last week and finally made one. I’ll be making more.

Make It Japanese by Rie McClenny and Sanae Lemoine

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 18d

Redford movie watch: Sneakers has a great cast and is fun, suspenseful and a great heist. Holds up well. Most of the faces onscreen have passed. Love the soundtrack. Side-note: Same actor gets bamboozled by both Redford’s team and Tom Cruise’s team in Mission Impossible.

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 21d

Man, based on our medical bills, you’d think every year half of our family was having open heart surgery.

https://based.you’d

Nelson @nappell.bsky.social · 22d

I’m listening…. Is there a catch? And can they do Dewey Decimal?

depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 22d

imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off

In early 2025, beaver activity in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic, contributed to the restoration of a wetland ecosystem. A family of beavers constructed a series of dams that coincidentally accomplished environmental goals of the Czech government, which had delayed its proposed project since 2018 for bureaucratic and financial reasons. The beaver-built dams saved the Czech government approximately US$1.2 million,