I can’t begin to express how much joy the new album Masquerade by Bananarama is bringing me. It’s like it’s 1986 all over again, and my heart is full. ππ΅
While I can appreciate the magic CMake provides, I absolutely hate its insistence upon using absolute paths. It makes me avoid using it when I can, and dread the times I can’t.
Finished reading: Pepsi & Shirlie - It’s All in Black and White by Pepsi Demacque-Crockett βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ πΆπ βOh, my memory serves ne far too well.ββGeorge Michael
Finished reading: The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Annette Marie βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ π
I’m really becoming attached to KeyboardMaestro. It was a little overwhelming at first, but I’ve grown to love it better than TextExpander, which destroyed its accessibility a few years ago.
Song of the Day – Club Tropicana by WHAM! π΅
Sometimes it feels like the conservative parties of the USA and UK are just trying to constantly one up each other on how stupid their policies and positions can be.
π I already knew a lot of this, but reading it with much of the historical context included is important, and no one does that better than Teri Kanefield. – The Racist History of our Gun Laws: How We Got Here - Teri Kanefield
Played some bass guitar for the first time in about twenty years today. I am terribly out of practice, but it felt really great. I’d missed it! πΈπ΅
Finished reading: The Woman Who Would be King by Kara Cooney π βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
I have always found Egyptology fascinating. No Egyptian historical figure has captured my interest as much as Hatshepsut. This was a fantastic read.
π This piece is heartbreakingly accurate. – Opinion | Why nothing will change after the Uvalde shooting - The Washington Post
π i am so tempted to try this. – 3D model selection, design and printing by people who are blind or have low vision | Round Table
π³ππ hhetrs hoping.
Finished reading: The Long-Forgotten Winter King by Annette Marie πππππ π
Each new book by Annette Marie is better than the last. She is the current master of urban fantasy.
This came up on shuffle this morning. It really highlights how far we have fallen since one of our political parties has embraced the racist elements in its midst. – America by Neil Diamond π΅
Finished reading: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier π βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ
Took far too many years to get around to reading this one, but it was worth it.
Finished reading: The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce π Reread this for the first time in many years. It was the first proper fantasy novel I remember reading. I loved revisiting it.
π if only this would make a difference here in the US. We can hope. – The Spectacular Collapse of Putinβs Disinformation Machinery
I don’t usually do this kind of thing, but I love SturDrinks’s all-natural flavorings for water or soda. We use them with our SodaStream mostly, but also with straight water too. This referral link will give you $10 off your first order. π₯€
Finished reading: These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson by Martha Ackmann π
What an incredible book about my all-time favorite poet.
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I enjoyed doing this short interview with Lucy Turns Pages. I hope you’ll check it out. πβπΌ
By way of a series of coincidences, I am rediscovering my love of Emily Dickinson’s work after many years. It’s rather like being reacquainted with old, missed, and much-loved friends. π
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