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LoriG
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Recovering engineering manager, traveler, reader, artist in training, knitter, crafter
Cover image is a photo of Ushuaia, Argentina, at sunset that I took in November 2023. Profile picture is a Lorikeet.
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#63 First Lie Wins

This one almost lost me. Halfway in I hated all the characters and wasn’t sure the journey was worth it. The ending was okay, but I’m still not convinced.
Book cover of First Lie Wins. Someone (possibly a woman) stands in the lit doorway of a house at night.
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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#62 Red Rising
Book cover of Red Rising. A single blood red wing set against a black background.
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Happy Birthday! I share my cake:
Picture of a rectangular white cake decorated with a rainbow, Sun, fluffy clouds, and the words, “Happy Birthday.”
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Thanks, Dad. WWII veteran, anti-fascist.
Black and white photo of a young white man in a WWII army uniform and glasses.
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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So beautiful! I was there last year.
Picture of impossible tall columns flooded with shades of golden light (La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona).
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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That’s it, I’m done for the day. That game exhausted me!

Good news is that NDSU just secured another Missouri Valley Football Conference title.
A football team wearing white jerseys and socks and green helmets and pants mills together with hands raised pointing to the roof. A score is superimposed on the picture: NDSU 15, ND (UND) 10.
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits : What’s on your needles 🧶

Apis Dorsata, a half-finished shawl that has been waiting in stash for 13 years.

knitty.com/ISSUEdf11/PA...
A Carmel-colored triangle of knitting patterned with a honeycomb design. A long, circular needle is along the right side of the triangle and a yarn sock sits at the lower right corner with more yarn peeking out. The yarn sock reads, “I knit so I don’t k*ll people.”
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Now to pull out my Wonder Woman shawl!
Knitted shawl in red and gold emblazoned with the Wonder Woman logo.
November 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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#61 The Poppy War
Book cover of The Poppy War. Young person with a bow and arrow standing on a large rock preparing to shoot an arrow at something.
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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I just finished these and am sending them to a friend in St. Paul. He already has a pair from me and I’m told he wears them every night, so he gets surprise socks.
A pair of large, tiger-striped knit socks with black cuffs, heels, and toes.
October 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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#60 Recursion

Wow! What a wild ride!
Book cover of Recursion. Yellow background with a dashed line covered mobius strip.
October 30, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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#59 The Grey Wolf
Book cover of The Grey Wolf. Two silver-grey wolves stare straight at the observer.
October 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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#58 The Empire of Gold.

A truly amazing series!
Book cover of The Empire of Gold. What appears to be a dazzling golden Middle Eastern city or a golden engraving seen through a dense jungle.
October 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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After a slow first quarter, an inconsistent second quarter, and more than a 2-hour weather delay, the Bison pull off another great showing.
Football player dressed in a white jersey and green pants running determinedly with a football while multiple players dressed in blue and white try in vain to stop him. Below the players, the final score is shown: NDSU 38, Indiana State Sycamores 7.
October 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Proof of proof (and baking).
Loaf of white bread (sourdough) cooling on a wire rack. One end slice has been removed for testing purposes.
October 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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#57 The Kingdom of Copper
Book cover of The Kingdom of Copper. View of a Middle Eastern cityscape through an elaborate window frame.
October 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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I did! I don’t have cognac glasses, but my cordial glass will do.
A bottle of Armagnac and a small cordial glass of dark amber liquid goodness.
October 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Those Bison are still looking good.
Photograph of three football players. Player #8 is wearing a white jersey and yellow pants and is tightly holding an American football with his left hand and giving a stiff-arm to a player dressed in red jersey and pants. A third player in red runs helplessly behind the play. At the bottom of the photo the final game score is shown: NDSU 33, Illinois State 16.
October 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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#56 City of Brass

Wow! I was swept up in this almost immediately and have downloaded the rest of the trilogy.
Book cover of City of Brass. A small human figure stands before the outline of a middle eastern city skyline. A large doorway looms in front of the person and appears to glow with flames.
September 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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And that’s a wrap!
Football player dressed in a dark green and gold uniform pointing forward to indicate making a first down. Below the player is the final score of the game: NDSU 51, USD (South Dakota) 13.
September 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Hey! It was wine & pizza night here, too! I had a 2020 Amarone from Total Wine.
Label from a wine bottle: Tesoro Della Regina Amarone Della Valpolicella
September 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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#55 Cadillac Desert

A long, dense non-fiction book that doesn’t pull many punches. A little dated, but the postscripts help. Still terrifying.
Book cover of Cadillac Desert. A long, straight water canal divides lush, green fields on the left from barren, brown desert on the right.
September 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Deal. Whiskey and the Dodgers.
Small glass with amber liquid (whiskey) held up in front of a television showing a baseball game.
September 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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#54 James
Book cover of James. Within the J of the title is a drawing of a man running while carrying a bag attached to a stick and the stick is carried over the man’s shoulder.
September 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING

here's my cat
California Desert Tortoise with his back lecgs on a concrete patio, his front legs on dirt, and his face noshing on a tray of mixed vegetables.
September 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM