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@veryvaluable.bsky.social
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Oil painter, photographer, reader of many books, Systems Engineer, coding since 1976 (FORTRAN on punch cards) to Drupal, neurospicy, 🇵🇷, member of Team Rainbow 🏳️‍🌈, and I like to cook. 💙 🫘 Leguminati

AKA ataxiagallery in other worlds than this.
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Very 🫘 @veryvaluable.bsky.social · Nov 12
Is that an adorable dog drinking coffee from a Warhammer Online mug? Yes, yes it is. (Coffee is bad for dogs - he was just posing)
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Current book:

My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Book cover for My Friends. Three boys are playing in a pool with their heads above water
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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Current book:

The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden
Book cover for The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden A blue door with a very large keyhole. A young woman’s eye is peeking through it.
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Current book:

Tell Me What You Did
By Carter Wilson

(I’ve slowed my reading considerably due to a new puppy.)
A book jacket for TELL ME WHAT YOU DID A novel by Carter Wilson. A dark orange sky in the background with a dark teal house in front. A woman is in silhouette in a top floor window.
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Happy Halloween!

(This is a house we drove past very fast yesterday. I can’t believe it came out at all.)
A black and white photo of an old abandoned house with a large, scary leafless tree in front of it. Taken 10/30/25.
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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But here’s a sneak peak at the 2025 White House ornament…
A silver ornament with some of the names of the major ballroom donors etched into it
October 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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I did not know UNTIL TODAY that the Rose Garden was different from the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden.

The Rose Garden is now a paved “club.”

The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden was destroyed last week. It was on the opposite side of the White House near the former East Wing.

Kennedy Garden on the right.
A map showing the locations of the Rose Garden Club on the left and the former location of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden on the right, which has been destroyed.
October 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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I like big trees and I cannot lie.
Looking up to the top of a very tall oak tree from below. It’s one of the biggest in my yard. Her name is Cassandra.
October 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Current book:
Satori by @donwinslow.bsky.social

(I’ve slowed my reading speed due to owning a new puppy.)
White book cover for SATORI with a red Japanese maple leaf woven through the black lettering. Satori By DON WINSLOW A Novel Based on TREVANIAN'S SHIBUMI
October 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Oona is home!
An adorable black puppy with a fuzzy white muzzle
October 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Maybe (definitely) getting a puppy on Wednesday. So excited to meet her!

(We were all set to pick her up at the shelter last week, but the whole batch got kennel cough)
An ADORABLE black fuzzy puppy with a white fuzzy muzzle
September 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Current book:

The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves
(The first Vera Stanhope novel)
Book cover for The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves (The first Vera Stanhope novel) Background is a stormy day with a stream in the foreground. If the background there’s a two-story stone house with two chimneys.
September 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Current book (multiple novellas):

Three Jack Reacher Novellas by Lee Child

Too Much Time, Small Wars & Not a Drill
Book cover for three Jack Reacher novellas by Lee Child TOO MUCH TIME, SMALL WARS & NOT A DRILL
September 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Current book:

I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
By Miranda Hart
September 14, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Current book -

Dead Water by Ann Cleeves
Book cover for Dead Water by Ann Cleeves A stormy sky and a rocky shoreline with a black ocean and three small rowboats on the shore
September 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Current book (almost - three more hours until release):

Separation of Church and Hate

By John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social

(Look at that beautiful pure red background!!)
A bright red book cover for SEPARATION of Church and HATE A SANE PERSON'S GUIDE TO TAKING BACK THE BIBLE FROM FUNDAMENTALISTS, FASCISTS, AND FLOCK-FLEECING FRAUDS READ BY THE AUTHOR JOHN FUGELSANG
September 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Current book (short story):

Not a Drill by Lee Child

(Yes, I’ve read every Jack Reacher novel)
Book cover for Not a Drill by Lee Child A yellow square with orange rays coming from the upper right side.
September 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Current book (novella):
A JACK REACHER NOVELLA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR LEE CHILD HIGH HEAT Illustration is a bridge going into New York City - everything has an orange cast
September 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Sometimes I’m really glad that most of my backyard is clover. The view from my kitchen window:
September 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Current book - I actually started it a few days ago. It is LONG.

(I’m embarrassed that I didn’t realize it was #7 in a series. I would have started with the first one.)
Book cover for Southern Man by Greg Iles. Image is a type of short palm tree on a riverbank at dusk. The tree is almost in silhouette but has sunlight from the sunset illuminating some of the fronds.
August 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Current book:

The Reading List
By Sara Nisha Adams
Book cover for “The Reading List” - a yellow background with multiple various colorful books tumbling down. “The Reading List” is in white letters. The author’s name is in script at the top of the cover - Sara Nisha Adams
August 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Previous current book (I was traveling and forgot to post)

James by Percival Everette

Excellent book! Highly recommend!
Five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!
Book cover for James - a novel by Percival Everett Pulitzer Prize finalist. Black background with the word “James” in bright yellow. The “J” goes to the top of the frame and there’s a tiny running man with a backpack in the serif of the J.
August 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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You know he wants it to be called “The Trump Ballroom.”

He’ll probably use some of the money “donated” by colleges and universities who thought they should be able to control their own admissions practices.

What a freaking narcissist.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump plans $200M ballroom he’s long sought in East Wing expansion
The project to construct a massive ballroom fulfills a wish for Trump, who has long disliked the tent pitched on the lawn to accommodate large-scale events.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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I’d like to report some fraud and abuse, please.
Headline from The Washington Post saying that “Federal government paying more than 154,000 people not to work”
July 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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My library was smart enough to purchase (or obtain) 10 more copies of @stephenking.bsky.social ‘s new book, Never Flinch!

My 85-week wait is over after only 13 weeks! Perfect timing for my cross-country flight.

As a Constant Reader, I’m excited that my FAVORITE author is still writing new novels!!
Screen shot showing that my library has obtained 10 more copies of Never Flinch by Stephen King.
July 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Current book:

Isaac’s Song
By Daniel Black
Book cover for Isaac’s Song By Daniel Black A minimalist drawing of a Black man in front of a cityscape. A red bird is on the right side.
July 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM