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An old lady that reads books and wrangles dachshunds.
People in the United States like myself grew up complacent because wars were elsewhere and progress appeared to be everywhere. Appearances are often deceiving.
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 AM
People in the United States like myself grew up complacent because wars were elsewhere and progress appeared to be everywhere. Appearances are often deceiving.
Migration, both forced and voluntary, is the story of the world. In the United States it involved both and it involved violence. People who colonized the US enslaved and forced the migration of the enslaved. Simultaneously colonists waged a genocide on the indigenous peoples already here.
February 1, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Migration, both forced and voluntary, is the story of the world. In the United States it involved both and it involved violence. People who colonized the US enslaved and forced the migration of the enslaved. Simultaneously colonists waged a genocide on the indigenous peoples already here.
But. they are peripheral to his main point: life on Earth is dependent on Earth's geosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere and the way they interact. We are facing huge disruptions to these systems and doing very little to avert calamity.
January 31, 2026 at 3:50 PM
But. they are peripheral to his main point: life on Earth is dependent on Earth's geosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere and the way they interact. We are facing huge disruptions to these systems and doing very little to avert calamity.
It is disturbing to witness the disconnect between the available data and the lack of strategies to ameliorate coming changes to the only habitat we have. I'm reading The Treeline by Ben Rawlence currently. I might disagree with some of the things he states matter-of-factly.
January 31, 2026 at 3:46 PM
It is disturbing to witness the disconnect between the available data and the lack of strategies to ameliorate coming changes to the only habitat we have. I'm reading The Treeline by Ben Rawlence currently. I might disagree with some of the things he states matter-of-factly.
Dragon’s Egg by Robert L Forward and Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan are science fiction novels dealing with small rogue black holes traveling through our solar system. In Egan’s book it is a binary pair of black holes.
January 30, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Dragon’s Egg by Robert L Forward and Perihelion Summer by Greg Egan are science fiction novels dealing with small rogue black holes traveling through our solar system. In Egan’s book it is a binary pair of black holes.
Two tuber-brains thinking they are better than all the people they other.
January 29, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Two tuber-brains thinking they are better than all the people they other.
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
January 29, 2026 at 2:28 AM
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
I thought I was paying attention, but a whole different level of noticing is required.
Ben Rawlence
The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth
Ben Rawlence
The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I thought I was paying attention, but a whole different level of noticing is required.
Ben Rawlence
The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth
Ben Rawlence
The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth
Nothing would be better than for her to take de facto president Stephen Miller down with her.
January 28, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Nothing would be better than for her to take de facto president Stephen Miller down with her.
I really didn't want to see those days return.
January 27, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I really didn't want to see those days return.
I am old enough to remember when many rivers were polluted and the air was much dirtier. The photo shown reminds me of a day in Dec 1968 when I was visiting in Denver, Colorado.
January 27, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I am old enough to remember when many rivers were polluted and the air was much dirtier. The photo shown reminds me of a day in Dec 1968 when I was visiting in Denver, Colorado.
Flow my Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K Dick, A Perfect Vacuum by Stanislaw Lem, Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, Flesh by David Szalay, His Master’s Voice by Stanislaw Lem, Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds by David Pickrell and The Life of Chuck by Stephen King.
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Flow my Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K Dick, A Perfect Vacuum by Stanislaw Lem, Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, Flesh by David Szalay, His Master’s Voice by Stanislaw Lem, Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds by David Pickrell and The Life of Chuck by Stephen King.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a pterosaur! I just read 'Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds' by John Pickrell and written for the popular science audience but still very good.
January 25, 2026 at 5:48 PM
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a pterosaur! I just read 'Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds' by John Pickrell and written for the popular science audience but still very good.
I’m looking forward to his next book. I love how all of his books combine the qualities of being stand-alone but also have the continuity of shared characters over extended periods of time.
January 25, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I’m looking forward to his next book. I love how all of his books combine the qualities of being stand-alone but also have the continuity of shared characters over extended periods of time.
If he was listening he would have already heard the explanation.
January 24, 2026 at 4:48 AM
If he was listening he would have already heard the explanation.
Ghostwritten by David Mitchell
January 24, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Ghostwritten by David Mitchell
When it is the people making decisions affecting the impact on climate change the laughs ring a bit hollow. Some are certainly self-centered enough to not care beyond their own expiration date but do any of them care about their own near future descendants at all?
January 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
When it is the people making decisions affecting the impact on climate change the laughs ring a bit hollow. Some are certainly self-centered enough to not care beyond their own expiration date but do any of them care about their own near future descendants at all?
Nothing says peace like bombings and piracy.
January 23, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Nothing says peace like bombings and piracy.
I wonder how the flat-earthers justify gravity accelerating mass towards our feet. On a disc gravity would accelerate mass towards the center of the disc.
January 23, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I wonder how the flat-earthers justify gravity accelerating mass towards our feet. On a disc gravity would accelerate mass towards the center of the disc.
My first car was a Saab, not this one, mine was a 1969 Saab 96. It was fun to drive when it wasn't in the shop. It did require me to learn how to repair the gas pedal linkage and the float needle valve on the carburetor which always seemed to fail during rush hour traffic.
January 22, 2026 at 10:31 PM
My first car was a Saab, not this one, mine was a 1969 Saab 96. It was fun to drive when it wasn't in the shop. It did require me to learn how to repair the gas pedal linkage and the float needle valve on the carburetor which always seemed to fail during rush hour traffic.
"In spite of the strife the stars were bright as crystal"
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (Bounty) by George Saunders
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (Bounty) by George Saunders
January 22, 2026 at 5:55 PM
"In spite of the strife the stars were bright as crystal"
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (Bounty) by George Saunders
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (Bounty) by George Saunders
The Killing Star by Charles Pellegrino.
January 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The Killing Star by Charles Pellegrino.
Spending money that needs to go to Ukraine.
January 22, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Spending money that needs to go to Ukraine.