A friend recommended this series as something light and fun to read. First book delivered on that promise. Several more to go.
Untitled posts and quick thoughts
Really sad to hear that The Wheel of Time TV series was cancelled by Amazon. The third season showed its potential and I was looking forward to seeing the story play out on the screen.
A good end to the first half of the series. I had guessed a few of the developments that took place, but other parts turned out to be a huge surprise.
All of this has happened before. All of this will happen again.
The above quote is not from this book, but it’s what I kept thinking the whole time I was reading it. I learned a lot of history I was unaware of and obviously Maddow was pointing out the similarities to today’s political landscape
Took Thursday and Friday off last week, went to 4 baseball games, enjoyed watching the Padres play the Nationals and Orioles. Dylan Cease tossed a no-hitter to start my long weekend and the Padres took 3 out of 4. If I am lucky the Padres will be back in October to play the O’s in the World Series!
On CNN
A second longtime adviser said the only way Biden would even consider stepping aside ā a move that is still very much an open question ā is if he was presented serious data showing that he would not only likely lose his reelection bid, but also endanger down-ballot candidates in House, Senate and competitive local races across the country.
Ego.
Its been a few years since I have been backpacking so I’m going car camping soon to make sure all my gear is still functional and safe. I can tell i am out of practice because I can’t manage to fit everything in my pack like I could have before.
The worst part about going to Japan is having to leave. It will always be my favorite country and I look forward to the next time.
