Something to Say


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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. πŸ’œπŸŽ΅

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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.

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Finished reading: Pepsi & Shirlie - It’s All in Black and White by Pepsi Demacque-Crockett ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ πŸŽΆπŸ“š β€œOh, my memory serves ne far too well.”—George Michael

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Finished reading: The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Annette Marie ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ πŸ“š

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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.

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Song of the Day – Club Tropicana by WHAM! 🎡

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Pepsi & Shirlie – Heartache – live on Top of the Pops 🎡

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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.

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πŸ”– 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

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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! 🎸🎡

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Finished reading: The Woman Who Would be King by Kara Cooney πŸ“š ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I have always found Egyptology fascinating. No Egyptian historical figure has captured my interest as much as Hatshepsut. This was a fantastic read.

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πŸ”– This piece is heartbreakingly accurate. – Opinion | Why nothing will change after the Uvalde shooting - The Washington Post

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πŸ”– i am so tempted to try this. – 3D model selection, design and printing by people who are blind or have low vision | Round Table

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πŸ—³πŸ’™πŸŒŠ hhetrs hoping.

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πŸ”– Apple previews innovative accessibility features

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Finished reading: The Long-Forgotten Winter King by Annette Marie 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 πŸ“š

Each new book by Annette Marie is better than the last. She is the current master of urban fantasy.

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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 🎡

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Finished reading: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier πŸ“š ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Took far too many years to get around to reading this one, but it was worth it.

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Finished reading: The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce πŸ“š Reread this for the first time in many years. It was the first proper fantasy novel I remember reading. I loved revisiting it.

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πŸ”– if only this would make a difference here in the US. We can hope. – The Spectacular Collapse of Putin’s Disinformation Machinery

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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. πŸ₯€

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Finished reading: These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson by Martha Ackmann πŸ“š

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. πŸ“šβœπŸΌ

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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. πŸ“š

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