And I’ll be doing it in heat and humidity. Yesterday did cool off after the downpour but it was plenty hot before then. And it’ll be hot today.
I spent the day doing computer stuff, auction stuff, and non-prepping hobby stuff. Had to order the tchotchke item for our registration bags. Took a while but I found a seller who could get me over 200 at a price we could afford. It won’t be inscribed or imprinted, but we can add a label easily enough, or maybe I can use one of my laser engravers to add the org name and event. Stickers will be easier…
Today I’ll get out of the house if only to go to Lowes. W ordered more of the flooring we’re using at the BOL before it goes out of stock, and the last bit came in. I also need ant poison and something else that slips my mind at the moment, so I’ll combine trips.
I will also have to go to Habitat for Humanity’s reStore to see if they have any suitable windows in stock. The next big project at the BOL won’t be stabilizing the hill, fixing the retaining walls, or repairs to the dock, it’ll be removing a fireplace and installing a window in its place. Of course that’s a fractal task, with ceiling and roof involved, as well as wall, brick, siding, etc. The kitchen and living room repairs/remodel/improvement can’t proceed until that fireplace is gone so it got bumped up my list by an executive authority…
Or possibly there could be a shed build. The current shed for the mower is pretty dilapidated. It would be nice to have more room and to have some bulk water storage and treatment where the shed currently is. Not on the boss’s radar though.
I guess we’ll see what happens.
Always be working on improving your situation. And stacks. Build them up.
nick
Had to make a trip to Sams yesterday for coffee and chicken. Been buying enough gas and misc that rewards cash has built up.
Super-lazy week this week. I own the Honor Harrington series as books (and have read them more than once). I just re-purchased them on Kindle, and am now on book 4…
He does have some good ideas. However, I have two major criticisms of him:
On the positive side, no one can claim he is just a puppet, unlike Biden who certainly was. What you see is what you get.
Happy birthday to RAH!
Try Fedora or Linux Mint with MATE. I run 4GB on my “road” laptop dual booting between the two operating systems, but I spend more time with the system booted to Fedora.
Aha. I see Nick’s executive authority has met W1. Same modus operandi.
Amateur. I got two downvotes for a post about soccer. Speaking of the mentally unbalanced…
Anyhow, I am told the hoo-ha about whether Trump and Infantino cheated has been settled in a proper sporting manner, with an unequivocal win.
The Child is coming back from visiting her brother in Texas. I’m debating whether to pick her up from the airport. Teenage girls are the most annoying thing on the planet, beating out even robocalls from political candidates that you would rather drown than vote for. And “candidates that you would rather drown than vote for” covers essentially all candidates, so you can calibrate the annoyingness of teenage girls from that. Anyway, to see or not to see, that is the question.
Complicating the question, I’ve been driving her car for the past week because getting my van out would involve moving multiple vehicles and it hasn’t been worth the bother. I hadn’t realized how well I’d fixed up her car – I’d done major brake work all around, done the alignment and a handful of ride-quality things, and paid someone to fix the bodywork (on account of I suck at it; if bodywork could be fixed with rough woodwork or tack-welded rebar, I’d be great; as it is, I suck) and the car drives really well and looks good. Nothing in particular wrong with my van but it drives like a van and looks like a 16-year-old vehicle which has been in the Northeast its entire life. Does an annoying teenage girl deserve a good car? Decisions, decisions…
And now Denis got a downvote for talking about downvotes. So there!
brad, I really like “On Basilisk station”. I have read that one several times.
I was fasting for bloodwork this morning, since 6pm yesterday, but habit is a terrible thing.
I will put the coffee pot out in the garage tonight and get the lab work tomorrow.
The first several books are all that good. As I recall, he had planned out the series with a definite end, when the heroine would die an honorable death. Anyway: keep reading, you will certainly enjoy the next books in the series.
Then the series got popular. So he kept her alive and started writing more books for the money. Those later books are ok, but not the same quality as the earlier ones.
Recursive, that’s me!
“First, he is using the office for personal profit, at the expense of his followers. Just to name one example: Trump Coin.”
I doubt that all the profits from Trump Coin have amounted to enough to defend one of the lawsuits that have been brought against him.
The Dems have unleashed dozens of lawsuits and two impeachments with no basis, total fabrications, and wholesale rewriting of laws by bought and paid for Democrat judges. If Trump had not been wealthy he would have been destroyed long ago.
On the other hand, take a look at the Clintons, Obama, and Biden if you want to see the result of real avarice and greed.
Don’t forget Gore.
The Goracle is the King of Grift. We’ll probably never know how much he scammed from the World Politicos.
True. Since most of the US Congress does the same thing, you will hear little outrage. They don’t want to upset the trough of cash they all grift in.
An example is Bernie Sanders squawking about “billionaires“. Now that he is a multimillionaire, he’s had to up his commie grift a notch.
I went to bed early but didnt’ go to sleep early… so I’m up but not well rested. I read, because usually that gets me sleepy in a few minutes. It didn’t last night and I’m paying for it today.
Coffee should help.
And food too.
maybe.
n
No question. They were more subtle about it, though. Whatever else he may be, Trump is…not subtle.
“Don’t forget Gore.”
The Gorehole went in to office wealthy—based largely on an inherited zinc mine that was a notorious polluter. He left office and supercharged his fortunes the good ole American way: starting a big scam.
Gore Sr. had long standing relationship with Armand Hammer and Oxy even before the zinc mine.
Oxy is frequently cited as a potential aquisition by the Geico Gecko, but the lizard may not close the deal before assuming room temperature.
Lefty’s hate “big oil”, but they make exceptions.
For the last half hour I’ve been confusing Kerry with Gore in my brain, thinking “wasn’t it the wife’s ketchup money?”
They’re all grifters.n
https://www.dailymail.com/yourmoney/article-15959431/data-center-rust-belt-threatens-belden-brick-ohio.html
no they don’t. It’s fees meant to influence and profit off of data centers that are threatening manufacturers.
That and a fight for capacity, because in the 70s they decided that rather than spending their own money on new capacity and infrastructure to meet projected demand, they’d use the power of law and cultural influence to force users to spend their own money on reducing usage.
You can only reduce so much before choking off the use completely, and people don’t like starving in the dark, so they stop reducing before then. But the power producers didn’t change their strategy in time, and now they are behind, trying to slow down demand and use, rather than building as fast as possible to meet the new business opportunity and sell vast quantities of power to the new users.
Can you imagine other industries saying “oh no, we can only build 3 cars a day, so you need to not buy a new car. Use your feet instead.” (people are saying that but not the automakers.) or “no no, you can’t have that coke, we’re saving that can. You can get a coke in three or four years.”
This is what happens in a regulated industry that is managed to meet their goals rather than yours.
n
BTW, well into the 90sF and sunny. I’m assuming humid too, because Houston.
n
LOL! Gillum…
Astonishing downfall of Obama-backed Democratic golden boy as he’s arrested on disturbing charges
Can you imagine him as Gov of FL?
“Golden Boy” backed by Obola because he’s…you know why.
Not really astonishing at all baby duck.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15959947/Astonishing-downfall-Obama-backed-Democratic-golden-boy-hes-arrested-disturbing-charges.html
n
Jinx!
n
Gillum was well known as a meth head long before he ran for Governor.
The Dems are going to try again this year with a retread Republican white male.
We gonna git all of you Devils, starting with your Orange King.
I woke about 6am. Kind of not hot but thinking it would be nice if the a/c would run. I looked at the t-stat on the way to the kitchen. Coffee! It was 68f outside and 79f inside.
So I turned the system off. Opened the sliding door. Opened the upper halves of the dining room windows. Convection cooling, I suppose. I opened a few other windows too. We went for the morning walk and sniff everything. Came back to the house and the t-stat said the room was 77f.
Nice. I closed the windows about 9:30 when the outside temp showed 78f. The a/c is set at 80 and ran for the first time at 2pm.
That foam insulation is making more of a difference than I expected.
Happy birthday to RAH!
RAH would have been 119 today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein
“SpaceX stock drops despite flood of bullish Wall Street ratings”
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/spacex-stock-drops-despite-flood-of-bullish-wall-street-ratings-153809443.html
Yup, Musk is just like D. D. Harriman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delos_D._Harriman
Still slightly under 100F and the thunder and lightning have started. Looks like we’ll be getting some rain this afternoon.
n
“Redditard”
https://areaocho.com/redditard/
“A hard-core leftist says the quiet part out loud.”
… skip over a lot of leftist sludge about MAGA confiscation, mass incarceration, and outright murder …
“Granted, this isn’t doable. Most of America just won’t go for it. However, don’t ever forget that the left wants you dead. They want power, and the only thing stopping them is the thought of how far they can push you before they unleash hell.”
Unreal. Civil War 2.0 is coming.
I watched “Project Hail Mary” for a second time. I apparently missed some stuff the first time or something like that. It made a lot more sense the second time. I have also read the book. Regardless, the movie was well done. I have it on Apple TV and need to watch the extras eventually.
“A Hacker’s Arrest Reveals Microsoft Can Track Users Via a Windows Device ID”
https://www.pcmag.com/news/a-hackers-arrest-reveals-microsoft-can-track-users-via-a-windows-device
“The FBI used a Microsoft device identifier, dubbed GDID, to link a teenager to a hack attributed to Scattered Spider, raising privacy red flags about Windows’ surveillance capabilities.”
Ah, the GDID gets reset every time you install Windows. So, it is not a perpetual id.
“On the Edge” by Ilona Andrews
https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Ilona-Andrews/dp/0441017800?tag=ttgnet-20
Book number one of a four book paranormal romance dark fantasy series. I reread the well printed and well bound MMPB published by Ace in 2009 that I bought new on Amazon in 2024. Note that “Ilona Andrews” is the pseudonym for a husband and wife writing team. I have purchased the successor books and will reread them soon.
“The Edge lies between worlds, on the border between the Broken, where people shop at Wal-Mart and magic is a fairy tale—and the Weird, where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny…”
It’s a Cinderella story ! Rose is a powerful witch raising her two brothers in the Edge. Life is hard, food is scarce, and the forest creatures are dangerous. Her mom passed away and her dad went away on his own crazy adventure. And a strange man with very powerful magic is nosing around the Edge looking for something.
I enjoyed the hound out of this series back in 2024 and am rereading it again for the sheer enjoyment of it. The story telling is awesome and the depths of the people involved is amazing.
The authors have a busy website at:
https://ilona-andrews.com/
My rating: 6 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (5,898 reviews)
Lynn
While I was at the BOL this week my boots finally failed completely. I knew I’d mentioned them before so I searched and found this. Given that they failed in minor ways so quickly I’m surprised they lasted this long. But then, I have a higher tolerance for ugly falling apart stuff than most people. In this case, I’d swapped the mesh tacticals for the leather tacticals at home last month. The mesh tacticals finally had the plastic turn brittle and fall off, to the point the whole toe box fell off and the front of the sole delaminated. I wore them to the end.
A pair of KEENs mid rise shoes I had at the BOL also failed when I switched to them. The soles came off when the glue failed. Age related.
I’ve got the leather UA tacticals at home for lawn mowing, but I won’t be wearing them out since they will fail suddenly. Oh, and the little cuts in the leather have torn thru and are big cuts.
Your modern boots WILL NOT last. Stitched, leather, and rubber vibram soles are the only lasting solution over time. As a bonus, they are almost infinitely repairable if you take proper care of them.
Now I need new shoes at the BOL.
n
I watched “Project Hail Mary” yesterday on Prime. It was OK but predictable, and the characters all seemed a little too calm and competent in a catastrophe. I don’t think I’ll watch it again.
Nazi r*pist P.O.S. will only step aside for another Nazi r*pist p.o.s.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/07/07/graham-platner-is-refusing-to-drop-out-unless-he-can-do-this-n2678974
Please stay in. I want the prediction markets to start wagering on the amount of support he will get. I’d predict 20%.
Unstable NYC building sparks evacuations surrounding Manhattan high-rise, collapse fears
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/nyc-building-collapse-fears-midtown-manhattan-high-rise-evacuations-july-7-2026
I saw this about 9am this morning, but it’s running far below the Platner radar.
if you scroll down you get to:
FDNY releases photo of bent beam inside NYC high-rise
The beam, which presumably used to be straight or 180-degrees, is now 135-degrees.
Given redundancy in structural design, what we have here is either major incompetence by a soon-to-be-bankrupt construction company, or a design flaw. Nine surrounding buildings evacuated means Mamdummy just had a $100 million hole blown in his budget.
When they beg for federal money Trump should play them a recording of Comrade Mayor’s Anti-American July speech and tell them he will get back to them. On the 12th of Never, Mr. President. Give them a commission to investigate this debacle, evaluate how many others are in the works, and determine who should be prosecuted.
“Your modern boots WILL NOT last. Stitched, leather, and rubber vibram soles are the only lasting solution over time. As a bonus, they are almost infinitely repairable if you take proper care of them.”
Some of the best durable and long-lasting shoes I’ve had over the years were safety shoes. I bought a pair with Vibram soles about 1980, realized how good they were, and went back to buy another only to find they had changed the sole.
I’ve mentioned before that I bought a pair of Ecco shoes in the late 1990’s that developed cracks in the polyurethane sole at the ball of the foot, directly across the molded-in “Ecco” logo. Took them back to the store and they informed me that there was no warranty coverage. I tell the story every chance I get and tell people to look online at thousands of posts and videos telling the same tale. “Danish Dung-Hoppers”.
Be too bad if building inspectors found “bent beams” in the NYT building and ordered evacuation.
It’s probably related to Trump Derangement Syndrome–mental illness heterodyning dark energy radiations to Uri Geller the structures.
Be a shame if the commie collective found most of the island condemned. They’d be spilling down the eastern seaboard like a bunch of maggots. Maybe start a rumor about free high-speed internet in Massachusetts.
With any luck the building, and several of its neighbors, will be on the ground by the weekend.
and domino right down the street to the U.N.
@Nick: That sucks about your boots, they get expensive quick.
I remember that exchange about the Keens. My current pair seem OK, a bit worn but no visible damage at all, not sure about the spares I bought.
Mine say “Assembled in Portland” btw.
‘Tough’ black woman surrounded by Patriot Front on DC train turns out to be a subway pooper
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/tough-black-woman-surrounded-by-patriot-front-on-dc-train-turns-out-to-be-a-subway-pooper/
Another leftist hero pinches a loaf on camera.
Bernie Sanders swoons: “Amazing control”
Smithsonian plans new exhibit “Riding the P-Train”
Met calls for “Preservation of public art”
LL Cool P announces EP and tour with new guest star.
Artist sues for “Invasion of privacy.”–Soros-trained DA settles for $10 million.
“BREAKING: US Military Launches Powerful Strikes Against Iran”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/developing-us-military-launches-powerful-strikes-against-iran/
“The latest military strikes come in retaliation for the Iranians attacking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.”
“Earlier Tuesday, Tehran struck three ships, including a Qatari natural gas vessel.”
“The US called Iran’s attacks on the commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz “a clear violation of the ceasefire.””
“President Trump is currently in Ankara, Turkey for a NATO Summit.”
I’ve got déjà vu all over again.
And Iran is a sucky neighbor. The one that gets drunk and starts shooting out everyone’s windows.
Boots? I wear flip flops. Because of sticker burrs. I wear actual shoes when it’s like 40f and below.
Tonight’s movie was The Abyss. Pretty good sci-fi flick.
Just a couple of cuss words but they belonged. No actual blood and gore.
Three sides of LaserDisc. Great picture and audio.
It was a free movie. The folks I bought The Day of the Dolphin gave it to me. I don’t know why. Fill the shipping box, maybe. I’m not complaining . I just watched a new to me movie.
Why wear expensive boots when crocs are inexpensive, practical, and stylish?
I actually have a pair of crocs that I wear at the lake, at night, when no one can see me and my feet need a break from the boots and working all day.
They REALLY don’t do anything to protect your feet while walking on a dirt and gravel road. No structure to the sole. They do keep my feet covered when I accidentally kick a fire ant mound. Since they insulate well, they make my feet hot and sweaty. No me gusta.
n
Never even considered owning crocs. I often work in a shop with metal shivers every where. All of my shoes are closed toe. I have a pair of steel toe boots, three other pairs of boots and go thru sneakers in a less than 6 months because I kneel a lot and wear out the end of toes.
I do have a pair of sandals for the beach cannot recall the last time I worn them.
Fixed it for you.
“Irish teacher imprisoned 700 days for refusing to use trans pronouns released”
https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-teacher-enoch-burke-released-from-prison.html
“The dispute escalated when he continued to return to the school grounds despite being suspended and courts injunctions later ordering him to stay away. ”
“Burke has been in and out of prison since then for contempt of court and repeated breaches of court orders.”
So much for Ireland. He should have never been fired from his teaching job.
Hat tip to:
https://thelibertydaily.com/
Ah, the rain is coming down. Thunder and lightning too. There was a pause in the rain in the late afternoon when I went to the shop to do some sorting. There was even blue sky. The funny thing is that we didn’t really get heavy rain at the house but the bayous and streets near my shop were flooded. “Locally heavy” rain indeed.
n
If I were writing a political thriller right now it would have a disgraced Nazi r*pist from Maine be kidnapped a week before the drop -deadline for changing whoreses and held for a couple weeks before being released.
The addiction scenes would make The French Connection look like an episode if Sesame Street, and the new tattoos would be… memorable.
It would be the first volume in a new 24-volume series: The Kidnap Chronicles.
Lynn’s six star list in July 2026:
1. “Mutineer’s Moon” by David Weber
2. “Citizen Of The Galaxy” by Robert Heinlein
3. “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress” by Robert Heinlein
4. “The Star Beast” by Robert Heinlein
5. “Shards Of Honor” by Lois McMaster Bujold
6. “Barrayar” by Lois McMaster Bujold
7. “Jumper” by Steven Gould
8. “Reflex” by Steven Gould
9. “Impulse” by Steven Gould
10. “Exo” by Steven Gould
11. “Dies The Fire” by S. M. Stirling
12. “Emergence” by David Palmer
13. “The Tar-Aiym Krang” by Alan Dean Foster
14. “Under A Graveyard Sky” by John Ringo
15. “Live Free Or Die” by John Ringo
16. “Footfall” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
17. “Lucifer’s Hammer” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
18. “The Zero Stone” by Andre Norton
19. “Going Home” by A. American
20. “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card
21. “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline
22. “The Martian” by Andy Weir
23. “The Postman” by David Brin
24. “We Are Legion” by Dennis E. Taylor
25. “Bitten” by Kelley Armstrong
26. “Moon Called” by Patrica Briggs
27. “Red Thunder” by John Varley
28. “Lightning” by Dean Koontz
29. “The Murderbot Diaries” by Martha Wells
30. “Friday” by Robert Heinlein
31. “Agent Of Change” by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
32. “Monster Hunter International” by Larry Correia
33. “Among Others” by Jo Walton
34. “Skinwalker” and “Blood Of The Earth” By Faith Hunter
35. “Time Enough For Love” by Robert Heinlein
36. “Methuselah’s Children” by Robert Heinlein
37. “When the Wind Blows” by James Patterson
38. “The Lake House” by James Patterson
39. “A Soldier’s Duty (Theirs Not to Reason Why)” by Jean Johnson
40. “Human by Choice” by Travis S. Taylor and Darrell Bain
41. “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir
42. “Agent To The Stars” by John Scazi
43. “Starter Villain” by John Scalzi
44. “The Inheritance (Breach Wars)” by Ilona Andrews
45. “Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, 1)” by Ilona Andrews
46. “White Hot (Hidden Legacy, 2)” by Ilona Andrews
47. “Wildfire: A Hidden Legacy Novel (Hidden Legacy, 3)” by Ilona Andrews
48. “Diamond Fire: A Hidden Legacy Novella (4)” by Ilona Andrews
49. “Sapphire Flames: A Hidden Legacy Novel (5)” by Ilona Andrews
50. “Emerald Blaze: A Hidden Legacy Novel (6)” by Ilona Andrews
51. “Ruby Fever: A Hidden Legacy Novel (7)” by Ilona Andrews
52. “The Armageddon Inheritance” by David Weber
53. “A Matter For Men (The War Against the Chtorr, Book 1)” by David Gerrold
54. “A Day for Damnation (War Against the Chtorr, Book 2)” by David Gerrold
55. “Ariel” by Steven R. Boyett
56. “Perilous Waif (Alice Long)” by E. William Brown
57. “Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles)” by Ilona Andrews
58. “Sweep In Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles)” by Ilona Andrews
59. “One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles)” by Ilona Andrews
60. “Beast Business (Hidden Legacy #8) by Ilona Andrews
61. “Sweep of the Blade (Innkeeper Chronicles #4)” by Ilona Andrews
62. “Buck Out” by Ken Benton
63. “Sweep with Me (5) (Innkeeper Chronicles)” by Ilona Andrews
64. “Sweep of the Heart (Innkeeper Chronicles #6)” by Ilona Andrews
65. “On the Edge (1)” by Ilona Andrews
Somebody told me that these are a bunch of young men’s adventure stories. Being an old man, I liked that.
Taking a look at a graphic on WUWT “July Statewide High Temperature Records”
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/07/07/a-simple-warning-note-to-some-wuwt-commenters/
a quick count shows 22 states with records set in the 1930’s.
In all the decades since–9.7 decades to be exact–there have been 12 records set.
16 records were set before 1930, with the oldest being SC in 1887.
Next time someone talks about “hottest year ever”, explain that “hot” is over 110 degrees F in the 1930’s pre-air conditioning, not a mild winter with minimal snowfall and the sun melting the ice off the asphalt roads.
This Texas Bakery Owner May Have Just Cost Herself a Ton of Business
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/julia-cassidy/2026/07/07/this-texas-bakery-owner-is-about-to-lose-a-ton-of-business-n2678989
Don’t know why anyone would waste their time with social media b.s. The other bakeries in town should be selling red, white, and blue MAGA cookies and cupcakes. I’d probably organize a group to get coffee and MAGA cookies, take them down to the public sidewalk in front of the Hive, and stand around in our MAGA hats eating and singing about Jesus*. If parking is limited it would be too bad if Hive customers had to walk six blocks.
I don’t sing very well. But I am enthusiastic when I get all caffeined-up. And I have a pretty good Jesus riff inspired by John Cougar’s line “learned to fear Jesus in a small town”.
@Lynn
“Lynn’s six star list in July 2026:”
IMO your list is top heavy with Ilona Andrews. I think you should consider a separate list for series that sustain the momentum of the introductory book.
As discussed above, David Weber’s Honor Harrington series is very good up to a point were it seems to fall off, but I would put it on the series list. Likewise Eric Flint’s ring of Fire, and Charles Stross’ Laundry Files .
I’d put Modessit’s Imager Portfolio on the series list, along with his Recluse series, the Liaden Universe, two additional John Ringo series, and Tom Kratman’s Desert Called Peace. Michael Z. Williamson’s Freehold series would make the list, but his two novels featuring Keith Chinran are outstanding and could place on the single book list.
Short series up to trilogy would stay on the single-volume list–many are multiple books due to publisher decisions of the time.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) had gushed that Platner was her “kind of man.”
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/07/07/dana-perino-just-exposed-the-real-reason-democrats-turned-on-graham-platner-n4954776
Who knew that Beth likes it rough?
IMO your list is top heavy with Ilona Andrews.
I agree and am thinking about it as the list is getting too long. But I am not going to have two lists.
I am fascinated with the Ilona Andrews’ books. To me, they capture young’s peoples imaginations and the dialog and action are incredibly superior. Or, I just like their style.
Note that I have:
David Weber: 2
Robert Heinlein: 6
Lois McMaster Bujold: 2
Steven Gould: 4
Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle: 2
Faith Hunter: 2
Andy Weir: 2
James Patterson: 2
John Scalzi: 2
Ilona Andrews: 16
All of the rest are just one book each.
I may bundle the series books up together like I did for Faith Hunter.
BTW, it has come out that three of the Ilona Andrews series are tied together: The Edge, Innkeeper, and Breach Wars.
Michael Z. Williamson’s Freehold series would make the list, but his two novels featuring Keith Chinran are outstanding and could place on the single book list.
My memory is shot. Which two books are those?
BTW, I have a third or fourth reread of “Freehold” in my SBR (strategic book reserve).
I cannot seem to get my SBR below 500 books. That includes 200+ books that I DNF’d (did not finish) but refuse to throw them out or mark them as one star on Big River.
“MOORE: The Democrat Socialism Virus Is Spreading”
https://texasinsider.org/articles/the-democratic-socialism-virus-is-spreading
“WASHINGTON, D.C. (Texas Insider Report) — The takeover of the Democratic Party by socialists has momentum. Following wins for Washington D.C. mayor and three New York City congressional primaries, a Democratic Socialists of America member named Melat Kiros just won a primary over 30 year Democratic incumbent Diana DeGette in a district that includes Denver.”
Not good. They may be called socialists, I see them as communists.
takeover ???
– has been for years.
n
Lynn, the reporting there is very one-sided. Enoch Burke was in jail for contempt of court for repeatedly disobeying court orders not to trespass inside the school premises while he was in dispute with his employer, not on freedom of speech grounds.
This is what the judge said when releasing him at the start of the school summer holidays:
“Mr Burke is entitled to his religious views on transgenderism. He is free to shout those views from the rooftops – so long as he remains outside the school gates and does not trespass and disrupt the education of the young pupils at the school.”
Ilona Andrews: Incredibly well-written books, but after reading a couple of series they do become a bit formulaic. A strong female character falls in love with a guy she initially dislikes, who has thews like Thor, but it doesn’t work out, but it does, but it doesn’t, but it does and they live happily ever after.
They (it’s a husband/wife duo) do create interesting, “modern magical” worlds, and the writing is excellent, but I don’t need to read another series with the same formula.
Ilona Andrews: Incredibly well-written books, but after reading a couple of series they do become a bit formulaic. A strong female character falls in love with a guy she initially dislikes, who has thews like Thor, but it doesn’t work out, but it does, but it doesn’t, but it does and they live happily ever after.
They (it’s a husband/wife duo) do create interesting, “modern magical” worlds, and the writing is excellent, but I don’t need to read another series with the same formula.
With my swiss cheese short term memory today, I can read a book, read another book, and forget 90+% of what happened in the first book. So each book is almost new to me if I put another author’s book in between.
I’ve got 800,000 lines of Fortran and 650,000 lines of C++ randomly floating around in my brain. I am really messed up. 1.45 million lines of code, data structures, method names, and classes. Probably around 5 million words.
Lynn, the reporting there is very one-sided. Enoch Burke was in jail for contempt of court for repeatedly disobeying court orders not to trespass inside the school premises while he was in dispute with his employer, not on freedom of speech grounds.
My point is why was he fired?
Sounds like to me that some student came to school one day and said that they were non-binary or two-spirit or male when they are female. The teacher said that the student was their biological female or male and the teacher was subsequently fired.