Wednesday reading, and an endorsement.
Just Finished: Erm. I put down a couple of books recently (Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson and Too Like the Lightning by Amanda Palmer; neither of them were doing it for me), but I did read, and enjoy, Stranger by Sherwood Smith and Rachel Manija Brown. I enjoyed the heck out of the world-building and the food porn, and will certainly be reading the rest of the series. Recommended.
Currently reading: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman. I'm enjoying it well enough, although baffled that every version of Victorian London must have a Holmes-analog. Still, the concept is cool and the relationship between the main character and her student has not (yet) morphed into yet another romance.
I'm not against romance, but it's nice to read a book that doesn't have one.
Up Next: Not sure. Maybe The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor, which just came in at the library. Or Elizabeth Bowen's The Heat of the Day, for book club.
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I have a pie in the oven (pecan-walnut-bourbon), and I'm annoyed that it took me 90 minutes to get to this point. Watching GBBO has given me unrealistic expectations on how quickly I can bake. (I don't practice. Much.)
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In other news, The Atlantic just endorsed a Presidential candidate, for only the third time in its 150+ year history. (The first two were Lindoln and LBJ.)
Donald Trump, on the other hand, has no record of public service and no qualifications for public office. His affect is that of an infomercial huckster; he traffics in conspiracy theories and racist invective; he is appallingly sexist; he is erratic, secretive, and xenophobic; he expresses admiration for authoritarian rulers, and evinces authoritarian tendencies himself. He is easily goaded, a poor quality for someone seeking control of America’s nuclear arsenal. He is an enemy of fact-based discourse; he is ignorant of, and indifferent to, the Constitution; he appears not to read.
He appears not to read. The single most damning sentence.
Even though it's probable that some percentage of Trump's followers are not hateful racists and misogynistic anti-semites, and merely feel that the current establishment has left them behind economically, those who are willing to vote for Trump seem to miss one vital fact: he cannot and will not help them. He helps only himself, always and forever.
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Got my voting pamphlet today; still waiting on the ballot. Then I'll sit down with Dad and watch my 89-year-old father happily vote for a woman for President. That will be a good day.
Got some sad news about a friend today. It's not fair, and, well. Treasure your loved ones, folks.
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.
Currently reading: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman. I'm enjoying it well enough, although baffled that every version of Victorian London must have a Holmes-analog. Still, the concept is cool and the relationship between the main character and her student has not (yet) morphed into yet another romance.
I'm not against romance, but it's nice to read a book that doesn't have one.
Up Next: Not sure. Maybe The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor, which just came in at the library. Or Elizabeth Bowen's The Heat of the Day, for book club.
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I have a pie in the oven (pecan-walnut-bourbon), and I'm annoyed that it took me 90 minutes to get to this point. Watching GBBO has given me unrealistic expectations on how quickly I can bake. (I don't practice. Much.)
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In other news, The Atlantic just endorsed a Presidential candidate, for only the third time in its 150+ year history. (The first two were Lindoln and LBJ.)
Donald Trump, on the other hand, has no record of public service and no qualifications for public office. His affect is that of an infomercial huckster; he traffics in conspiracy theories and racist invective; he is appallingly sexist; he is erratic, secretive, and xenophobic; he expresses admiration for authoritarian rulers, and evinces authoritarian tendencies himself. He is easily goaded, a poor quality for someone seeking control of America’s nuclear arsenal. He is an enemy of fact-based discourse; he is ignorant of, and indifferent to, the Constitution; he appears not to read.
He appears not to read. The single most damning sentence.
Even though it's probable that some percentage of Trump's followers are not hateful racists and misogynistic anti-semites, and merely feel that the current establishment has left them behind economically, those who are willing to vote for Trump seem to miss one vital fact: he cannot and will not help them. He helps only himself, always and forever.
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Got my voting pamphlet today; still waiting on the ballot. Then I'll sit down with Dad and watch my 89-year-old father happily vote for a woman for President. That will be a good day.
Got some sad news about a friend today. It's not fair, and, well. Treasure your loved ones, folks.
Crossposted from DW, where there are
comments; comment here or there.