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27. Asimov's October/November 2015
28. Richard Adamns Watership Down Had never read it before and actually really enjoyed it.
29. Ernest Cline Ready Player One Not very well written, but will fill any 80's nostalgia deficiency you're feeling. Billed as a dystopian novel, too many people live happily ever after. Some major plot holes. -
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24. Asimov's September 2015 (the You Can't Always Get What You Want edition)
25. Ben Bova The Story Of Light
26. Mark Twain A Double Barrelled Detective Story -
how my mind works
The other day I looked out the kitchen window and saw a bird which, to me, resembled George C. Scott playing Scrooge. It was the mutton chops and the large down pointing beak. Face on this bird
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22. Mark Twain A Dog's Tale AHHH, do not read! I read this because I wanted something short and light. It is short.
23. P.G. Wodehouse The Girl On The Boat -
huh
Wonder if this explains why I've been having a hard time maintaining my usual summer energy level:
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This could make for a fun time. -
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19. Terry Pratchett Raising Steam This wasn't up to Terry standards. I felt some of the characters wandered quite far from their character and the writing wasn't there. I agree with Rhianna's decision and feel that the best way to honor her father's work is to re-read the prime stuff.
20. Iain Sproat Wodehouse at War Interesting and quiet ( Read more... ) -
hike
Hike Katahdin Mountain on June 18th and was blessed with ideal weather. Overcast on the way up so it was a bit cooler climbing then clearing for the descent. Left Roaring Brook Campground at 5:05AM, took Chimney Pond Trail to Cathedral Trail to Baxter Peak, then across the Knife Edge to Pamola Peak, then down Helon-Taylor Trail. Reached Baxter ( Read more... ) -
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15. Philip K. Dick & Roger Zelazny Deus Irae (this one was earlier but I forgot to put it on my list)
16. Asimov's Science Fiction April/May 2015
17. Asimov's Science Fiction August 2015
18. Philip Pullman The Golden Compass -
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In no particular order because I can't remember what order they came in.
5. Asimov's June 2015
6. Asimov's July 2015
7. St. Jude and R.U. Sirius The Real Cyberpunk Fake Book
8. Edward Lear More Nonsense
9. Francis Gross 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
10. Gelett Burgess The Good Directory of Juvenile Offenders
11. Edith B. Ordway The Handbook ( Read more... ) -
Grace
Grace Hopper has been one of my heroes for years. The very smart guy who taught me COBOL back in 1982, in addition to teaching us to use binary searches to get free drinks at the bar, taught us the big role of that tiny woman. Both of those lessons stayed with me. The other day I was explaining her importance to a couple of my peers, who are ( Read more... )