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★★★☆☆ Jitterbug by Gareth L. Powell 📚

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I wasn’t super impressed with this one. The story fell flat and towards the end the characters had all of these long monologues about their feelings that felt disconnected from the plot.

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@crampell.bsky.social So vile.

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@jimmusilpainter.bsky.social I love it. I want to drive through the Midwest of America to see sights like this.

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@reactorsff.bsky.social Huge fan of this show. My wife and I have thoroughly enjoyed it.

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@scalzi.com You’re practically best friends now.

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@plumey.com Very impressive in both scope and style.

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★★★★☆ The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin 📚

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Amazing book! It was a bit longer than expected but I’m excited to jump into the next one.

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@fatherjonathan.bsky.social Hallow is a dumpster fire

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@aoc.bsky.social The way I cut is that I just make my screen time more intentional. I set aside screen-free times in the morning and before bed so that the first and last things I have in my brain are positive.

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@numericcitizen I use DrawAnything locally with some decent models as an alternative to ChatGPT for drawing.

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\"\"★★★★☆ Wake Up Dead Man (2025)

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My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this one! I’m processing it and may have more to say later, but we were pleasantly surprised by the portrayal of the young priest.

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@frcharles.bsky.social Praying for you brother. Today marks the 2-year anniversary of my father’s passing as well.

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@raxkingisdead.bsky.social Wait, are you one of those monsters who takes the burger onto the plane?

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@subpress.bsky.social Right now I’d say Prism, in Foster’s Sentenced to Prism, and this is only because I think silicon-based life forms are interesting to explore as a concept. Would never ever want to visit that hellscape except in a suit and then just to meet Azure.

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@cynthiapelayo.bsky.social My dad worked in a sugar cane refinery when he came here to the US. I had the feels too when I saw this.

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@macrumors.bsky.social We use it every day! I hope they don’t get rid of it.

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\"\"★★★★☆ The Gorge (2025)

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I enjoyed it. The premise is somewhat interesting if improbable. I like Anya Taylor-Joy and this was a good role for her. The ending was fine, although the final lines didn’t connect in any meaningful way. Call it a love story with a horror-ish vibe.

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@npr.org “Fact” is a four letter word in this administration now.

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@kalanthropos.bsky.social I attend an interdenominational men’s small group. 1/3 of the participants all left the church because of the scandal. These defenses and deniers don’t know the damage they’re inflicting on their own church.

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@plumey.com I’ll check it out!

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★★★★☆ Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry 📚

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This was a surprisingly delightful read. I’m not sure what I expected, but enjoyed the premise for Peter Pan’s backstory so much that I’m probably going to read the sequels.

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@scalzi.com Bro, maybe it includes dental!

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@annaleen.bsky.social Congratulations! Great read.

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@joshuahind.bsky.social Echoing these comments. I’ve switched my personal and professional search engines to Kagi. Love it!

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@pacifismenjoyer.bsky.social You’re describing me perfectly right now. Feel better!

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★★★★☆ Class Clown by Dave Barry 📚

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I haven’t read a memoir in a long time and figured this would be entertaining at least. Unlike other memoirs, I didn’t find myself skipping ten pages at a time. Good job Dave!

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★★★☆☆ Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny(2025)

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I actually enjoyed this one. It had plenty of action, some of it ridiculous, the score was good, and the history and locations were cool. It had that old Indy vibe.

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★★★☆☆ The Eternals (2025)

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I almost didn’t finish this one, but I’m a sucker for stories about dysfunctional families, and I’m glad I finished it.

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★★★★☆ Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz 📚

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A cozy, heart warming story about bots who just want to live a peaceful life with purpose and meaning.

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\"A★★★☆☆ Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)](https://callsheetapp.com/movie/76600)

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Finally got around to watching this. It wasn’t bad but sort of boring. The visuals were of course very good but the story didn’t resonate. I think it tried too hard to have emotional connection and failed.

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@gregmorris niiice

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★★★☆☆ Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 📚

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I saw this on Jason Snell’s Goodreads and figured I’d give it a shot. It’s definitely a cozy read. I liked all the characters and it made me feel all warm and toasty reading it.

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@daviddarmofal.bsky.social Example? I’m going to watch the videos but curious what you mean by

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\"\"★★★☆☆ Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 📺

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This was surprisingly enjoyable. Besides the nostalgia factor (I read these books at the same time as my oldest son when he was young), the story is interesting and I like the portrayal of Percy and his mother. Looking forward to Season 2.

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★★★★☆ The Shadow’s Edge (2025) 🍿

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Excellent! Deep character stories and amazing action scenes

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★★★☆☆ Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman 📚

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The series continues to surprise me.

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@ordinarycatholic.bsky.social To be fair, as a Catholic who also dips frequently into evangelical circles, I see more apostolic fervor among my evangelical friends. The churches I go to are full, they are ministering love and material needs to the needy, and they take the call to make disciples seriously.

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★★★★☆ Pluribus Season 1 (2025)

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I really enjoyed this first season. I know some people have issues with the pacing but I quite like the slow methodical nature of the cinematography. 📺

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2025 Media Wrap-Up: plumey.com

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★★★★★ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 🍿

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Never gets old

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★★★★★ A Few Good Men 🍿

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I haven’t seen this in years. In fact I’m not sure I ever even finished this. So good.

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★★★★☆ Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling 📚

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The book that started it all. Still a favorite to re-read.

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★★★☆☆ Rush Hour 🍿

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Never fails to produce some chuckles. Best part was that my kids sat through it all.

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@apnews.com Domed stadium? Why would they give up that weather advantage? I get that it’s easier and more fun to play in a dome, but many a team has been disadvantaged by the conditions.

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★★★★☆: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman 📚

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I had rather low expectations for this and I still find some of the RPG elements obnoxious. But the characters have grown on me.

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@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social 85% of the world’s population believes in a higher power. However, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take care of business and fix this problem. Both can exist.

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★★★★☆ Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

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It’s gets an extra star for hard nostalgia.

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★★★★☆ Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher 📚

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As usual for this series, it was a fun, quick read. I enjoyed this one more than the last two, probably because it was tighter, plot wise, and the strength of the supporting characters.

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