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Summer reading list
I’ve been enjoying a lot of reading time lately, and I am taking advantage by floating between as many books as I feel like it. It’s wonderful.
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Is it time to jailbreak my Kindle?
I love my Kindle, and I’m not particularly mad at Amazon, but I do think it might be time to jailbreak the thing so that I can a) explore different ways to use it, b) have a little technical-ish project to do while I’m on sabbatical, and c) educate myself on one more area of…
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The Overstory
The Overstory by Richard Powers won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 2019. I came across it on a list of the 30 best non-fiction books of the last 30 years (Archive.today link). It was long (502 pages). I finished it and liked it very much, but I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone.
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Late spring plantings
We planted some more plants. It was one of the best things I did last week. 🌱
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Tune-Yards, DARGZ, and more of my favorite albums from May 2025
“I was in Georgia during the time of Dungeon Family coming up, and that turned out to be a big shifting point in hip-hop. Dungeon Family, OutKast, CeeLo, Organized Noize”, concurs Swilley, “…they kind of allowed for us to exist. We feel comfortable to do what we do now because of people like that, and…
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Drum lessons
One of my goals for my sabbatical is to learn how to play the drums. I’ve always wanted to play, just never actually made the effort/time/space for it. This is my chance! I’m a month in now and so glad I’m making the effort.
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