Patrica McKillip - Riddlemaster Trilogy. It uses naming in its magic system, much like Earthsea. It also seems a bit of a forgotten classic these days, which is a real shame.

There is a zen like patience required for any roux. The evolution of color is one of my favorite things. Blond to umber to mahogany to deep brown to black, every step is its own journey. It is also one of my favorite ways to deep season cast iron.

I'm fairly sure simply being Tom Waits is a full-time job.

is "it's a bullshit whiplash claim... deny. " Just look at the pictures and read my neurologist's evaluation, for god's sake. Lost a house and suffered food insecurity for years. That was in the "good times", it will only get worse

It took me almost 5 years to overcome the systematic hurdles to get disability for a spinal cord injury incurred from a congenital defect. It was in my neck, and the knee-jerk institutional response to neck problems. 1/2

I was just thinking earlier today that no one seems to be talking about the great Grindr blackout caused by the RNC in '24.

I'm worried it would take the groundswell of outrage around Nana's check not coming to change the reflexive responses we are seeing right now.

He obviously thought the cybertruck looked appealing as well.

So looking forward to this! I've read The Tainted Cup a foolish number of times since it was released. Robert J. Bennet's books have become one of my literary comfort foods.