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@robertbreen Ha! Thanks. We have pet rabbits, so it was interesting to learn about hares.

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Currently reading: Wool Trilogy 3 Books Collection Set By Hugh Howey (Wool, Shift, Dust) by Hugh Howey ๐Ÿ“š

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Currently reading: Sapiens A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: Brideshead Revisited (75th Anniversary Edition) by Evelyn Waugh ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: Raising Hare A Memoir by Chloe Dalton ๐Ÿ“š

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@robertbreen Sorry, I missed this reply of yours from last year. McInerney just came out with a fourth book in the series.

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@robertbreen I havenโ€™t read an author recently whose work affects me as much. Not sure if thatโ€™s because of or in spite of the short format. Foster killed me.

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Currently reading: Brideshead Revisited (75th Anniversary Edition) by Evelyn Waugh ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: The Guest List - A Novel by Lucy Foley ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan ๐Ÿ“š

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Currently reading: So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan ๐Ÿ“š

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Currently reading: Raising Hare A Memoir by Chloe Dalton ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: James (Pulitzer Prize Winner): A Novel by Percival Everett ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: Thinking in Bets Making Smarter Decisions When You Donโ€™t Have All the Facts by Annie Duke ๐Ÿ“š

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Currently reading: James (Pulitzer Prize Winner): A Novel by Percival Everett ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: The It Girl by Ruth Ware ๐Ÿ“š

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Currently reading: Thinking in Bets Making Smarter Decisions When You Donโ€™t Have All the Facts by Annie Duke ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: Foster by Claire Keegan ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan ๐Ÿ“š

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Currently reading: Foster by Claire Keegan ๐Ÿ“š

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Currently reading: The It Girl by Ruth Ware ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading (again) : Mona Lisa Overdrive (Sprawl, #3) by William Gibson ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: Confronting Capitalism by Vivek Chibber ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: Count Zero by William Gibson ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein ๐Ÿ“š

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Currently reading: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein ๐Ÿ“š

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Finished reading: Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr ๐Ÿ“š

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@niedermeyer.online In his defense, the fancy part of the gym was closed for maintenance, so he was slumming. Heโ€™s probably used to having people for that and got confused.

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@niedermeyer.online Once someone interrupted my workout to ask me to take a video of him practicing his golf swing.

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@grudgie.bsky.social So disappointed by this guy. Supported him here in PA for a while. Thought he was the real deal. But apparently so did his staff.

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@mementomorty.bsky.social Ho bisogno di un avvocato.

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@jtbutthead.bsky.social Yeah heโ€™s one of my faves

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@jtbutthead.bsky.social East of West is fantastic

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@sethmpk.bsky.social That firmโ€™s ads always bug me

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@taylorlorenz.bsky.social I took a nap.

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@scalzi.com Do Methodists have to deconsecrate a church before they sell it, like Catholics do?

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@coachfinstock.bsky.social Itโ€™s a productivity apocalypse. Had to delete from my phone because I got tendinitis in both thumbs.

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@sharonk.bsky.social But those windowsills were so tasty in 1972.

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@meidastouch.com Part 3/3

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@meidastouch.com Part 2/3

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@sethdmichaels.bsky.social One of my faves. It was strange to watch Sweet smell and finally hear the original dialogue in context.

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@sethdmichaels.bsky.social In โ€œDinerโ€ (one of my favorite movies) a character has memorized โ€œSweet Smell of Successโ€ and walks around quoting it.

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@katienotopoulos.bsky.social Didnโ€™t there used to be a loganberry flavor?

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@kenklippenstein.bsky.social I mean, itโ€™s not a secret. Everybody knows the dice are loaded. Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed. Everybody knows the war is over. Everybody knows the good guys lost. Everybody knows the fight was fixed. The poor stay poor, the rich get rich.

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Thatโ€™s how it goes.

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@faineg.bsky.social Yes!! Me too. I also do it reflexively sometimes when Iโ€™m trying to seal myself off from something unpleasant. Less effective in that circumstance.

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@swordsjew.bsky.social

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@drskyskull.bsky.social Hellboy says โ€œyesโ€. Captain America and Indiana Jones (not pictured) concur.

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@gilbertjasono.bsky.social What kind of name is Poon?

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@bronzeagebabies.bsky.social I have those issues. Always loved Ultra Boyโ€™s costume.

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