Anne Payne
@solelyannesopinion.bsky.social
Currently putting my lifetime record as a reader on StoryGraph. No reviews, just books. Same handle as on Bluesky, follow me there & I’ll reciprocate.📚
When I started “Every Living Thing” by Jason Roberts last week I didn’t even know it was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography; found out today it won. It’s amazing, especially if you like reading about the 18th Century. #bookthreads
May 5, 2025 at 11:40 PM
When I started “Every Living Thing” by Jason Roberts last week I didn’t even know it was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography; found out today it won. It’s amazing, especially if you like reading about the 18th Century. #bookthreads
I try not to be judgmental, but this request should NOT have been necessary🤳⚰️
Vatican asks visitors not to take selfies with late pope | CNN
Vatican officials are asking visitors not to take selfies with the late Pope Francis as he lies in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, telling them to put their phones away as they passed by the coffin...
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April 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I try not to be judgmental, but this request should NOT have been necessary🤳⚰️
I equalled my best time for #NYTsoduku at 32K feet with a mild to moderate buzz from airplane Chardonnay. Rarely drink in on planes but I got an upgrade. #alcoholataltitude #NYTgames
February 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I equalled my best time for #NYTsoduku at 32K feet with a mild to moderate buzz from airplane Chardonnay. Rarely drink in on planes but I got an upgrade. #alcoholataltitude #NYTgames
One current read is “Tell Me Everything” by #ElizabethStrout @lizstrout.bsky.social. I initially thought TME (full of confessions & outpourings per title) was overdoing her deceptively prosaic way of rolling out plot & dialogue, but it has grown on me. Very compelling & satisfying! #bookthreads
February 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
One current read is “Tell Me Everything” by #ElizabethStrout @lizstrout.bsky.social. I initially thought TME (full of confessions & outpourings per title) was overdoing her deceptively prosaic way of rolling out plot & dialogue, but it has grown on me. Very compelling & satisfying! #bookthreads
Heading to LaGuardia in a rideshare, just enjoying having #AirTags on all of my essential items so I can confirm they’re with me and not having to panic-rifle through my stuff! #TravelAnxiety
February 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Heading to LaGuardia in a rideshare, just enjoying having #AirTags on all of my essential items so I can confirm they’re with me and not having to panic-rifle through my stuff! #TravelAnxiety
Anyone using @thestorygraph.com? I’m not posting any opinions, just using it to create an imperfect record of my many decades as a reader. My #storygraph handle is solelyannesopinion. If you have a beefy or skinny booklist, would like to meet you there. #booksky
February 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Anyone using @thestorygraph.com? I’m not posting any opinions, just using it to create an imperfect record of my many decades as a reader. My #storygraph handle is solelyannesopinion. If you have a beefy or skinny booklist, would like to meet you there. #booksky
Escaping into a post World War II sharp British comedy of manners, Barbara Pym’s “Excellent Women.” One good thing about living today is that a huge backlist of books neither new nor super famous is there for the download. Take advantage! #booksky
February 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Escaping into a post World War II sharp British comedy of manners, Barbara Pym’s “Excellent Women.” One good thing about living today is that a huge backlist of books neither new nor super famous is there for the download. Take advantage! #booksky
@thestorygraph.com I’m working on a lifetime reading record on your platform. Issue: I’ve been a pretty serious reader since around 1960. Many of the editions that I read predate any of the choices that come up. Is there a generic edition option?
February 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
@thestorygraph.com I’m working on a lifetime reading record on your platform. Issue: I’ve been a pretty serious reader since around 1960. Many of the editions that I read predate any of the choices that come up. Is there a generic edition option?
I’m trying to enter every book I’ve ever read in the best chronological order I can recall into @thestorygraph.com. Help me Hercules (&Athena) because I’ve been a book fanatic since circa 1960 🧒🏻📚!
February 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I’m trying to enter every book I’ve ever read in the best chronological order I can recall into @thestorygraph.com. Help me Hercules (&Athena) because I’ve been a book fanatic since circa 1960 🧒🏻📚!
Rereading “Great Expectations.” Prior experience once each in HS & college. I remembered the dramatic parts accurately, but fabric of Pip’s early home life & Miss Havisham’s social circle had washed out of 🧠. Greatly enjoying my return visit. #booksky #Dickens #GreatExpectations
January 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Rereading “Great Expectations.” Prior experience once each in HS & college. I remembered the dramatic parts accurately, but fabric of Pip’s early home life & Miss Havisham’s social circle had washed out of 🧠. Greatly enjoying my return visit. #booksky #Dickens #GreatExpectations
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January 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Now that I’ve had consumer level AI for a while, even without using it much, I’ve seen its capacity for 🧠 improvement, 🧠 augmentation, 🧠 stroking (harmless entertainment) and 🧠 rot. Seems like the last 2 are the human default ☹️😨. #brainrot
January 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Now that I’ve had consumer level AI for a while, even without using it much, I’ve seen its capacity for 🧠 improvement, 🧠 augmentation, 🧠 stroking (harmless entertainment) and 🧠 rot. Seems like the last 2 are the human default ☹️😨. #brainrot
Took Facebook off my phone, keeping account for now. If I decide to let the whole thing go, I can easily save everything that’s memorable. I HAVE enjoyed keeping up with hometown ppl I don’t see IRL and don’t have an alternative strategy. #leavingmeta
January 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Took Facebook off my phone, keeping account for now. If I decide to let the whole thing go, I can easily save everything that’s memorable. I HAVE enjoyed keeping up with hometown ppl I don’t see IRL and don’t have an alternative strategy. #leavingmeta
This puts most simultaneous dual career stories in the shade: An airline pilot who’s also a top level orchestra conductor 👨🏻✈️🎼 #dualcareer
The Flying Maestro: A Top Conductor Moonlights as an Air France Pilot
Daniel Harding scaled the heights of classical music. Then he set out to conquer the skies.
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January 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This puts most simultaneous dual career stories in the shade: An airline pilot who’s also a top level orchestra conductor 👨🏻✈️🎼 #dualcareer
It’s hard for me to make a clean break with #Meta products because FB keeps me in touch with the community where I grew up and my experience IG is very positive because of the way I curate my feed. I did delete FB from mobile devices & that move nudged my quality of life up a bit.
January 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It’s hard for me to make a clean break with #Meta products because FB keeps me in touch with the community where I grew up and my experience IG is very positive because of the way I curate my feed. I did delete FB from mobile devices & that move nudged my quality of life up a bit.
I used to read lots of mysteries & thrillers but at my age most of them give me severe déja vu so I’m selective. Liz Moore’s “The God in the Woods” involved me on many levels and deploys multiple POV & broken timeline to maximum effect. #crimefiction
January 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I used to read lots of mysteries & thrillers but at my age most of them give me severe déja vu so I’m selective. Liz Moore’s “The God in the Woods” involved me on many levels and deploys multiple POV & broken timeline to maximum effect. #crimefiction
I was so thrilled to see a story about something powered by AI that looked all around beneficial instead of terrifying that a share seemed in order. Warning, there’s a short ad at the beginning of the clip.
Have weeds met their match? Company invents laser zapping robot for farmers | CNN Business
Weeds are one of the biggest problems farmers face. The most common way of controlling them? Potentially toxic herbicides. The company Carbon Robotics has developed a machine that they say will transf...
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January 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I was so thrilled to see a story about something powered by AI that looked all around beneficial instead of terrifying that a share seemed in order. Warning, there’s a short ad at the beginning of the clip.
@rebeccamakkai.bsky.social I was expecting to like “I Have Some Questions for You” and I do, but little anticipated meeting a character who would champion my seemingly lost cause, “It’s zo-ology not zoo-ology FFS” which I picked up from my long deceased sixth grade teacher Elsie Bunyan. #zoology
December 3, 2024 at 3:39 PM
@rebeccamakkai.bsky.social I was expecting to like “I Have Some Questions for You” and I do, but little anticipated meeting a character who would champion my seemingly lost cause, “It’s zo-ology not zoo-ology FFS” which I picked up from my long deceased sixth grade teacher Elsie Bunyan. #zoology
Reading Rachel Aviv’s original & compelling “Strangers to Ourselves” prompted me me to read her New Yorker article on #LucyLetby Wow. I had assumed LL was guilty as convicted, but now I’m thinking that a criminal case based on a certain framing of statistics may be more apparent than real. #truerime
December 3, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Reading Rachel Aviv’s original & compelling “Strangers to Ourselves” prompted me me to read her New Yorker article on #LucyLetby Wow. I had assumed LL was guilty as convicted, but now I’m thinking that a criminal case based on a certain framing of statistics may be more apparent than real. #truerime
I’m copying some of my recent posts from threads just to see what happens, prime the pump, etc.
November 22, 2024 at 8:21 PM
I’m copying some of my recent posts from threads just to see what happens, prime the pump, etc.
