Happy Earth Day

#handsoff Arlington Heights IL

@indivisible.org Hands Off Arlington Heights IL

Hands Off Arlington Heights IL—North Park was PACKED!

Reminds me of . . .

Don’t know the source of this. But, yes please! @durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @congressmanraja.bsky.social

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

The Great Gatsby was published on April 10, 1925. I decided to reread it in honour of the anniversary. I found a version at my local Half Price Books. There’s a reason why it’s half price! It has two identical chapter 2s! And then it skips from page 37 to page 54. 🙄 #booksky

@mayorofchicago.bsky.social Time to call off the squad. Brandon. Protect something WORTH protecting, like Chicago residents.

If you’re wondering what to do, this book is full of suggestions. It’s super short, very pithy.

Just a reminder, if you need one, to take a break from scrolling, eat a healthy meal, stretch, take a stroll if you can, listen to the birds, look at something beautiful. We need you for the long haul, it’s okay to walk away once in awhile.

Dystopian tale about grown men, running roughshod over common values, recklessly destroying everything in their path, seeking petty revenge through bald use of power and violence; I think I’ll title it “Lord of the Fries.”

I did my best to get through Mink River. I really did. The sentences are poetry. As a novel, I can’t get past “what the eff? Is this a short story collection? A novel? More like Spoon River Anthology, but longer and annoying?” I surrender. It’s headed for the library book sale.

Hashtag: Bookskychallenge:
“Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.”
Um . . . okay . . .