Re: 14th

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>> On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> [Snippage achieved]
>>>>>>>>>> [Huzzah!]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And here I was interrupted
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by >> a >>>>>>>> scraping 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sound from outside. Turned
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out >>>> it >>>> was >>> the deer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contemplating 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >> open >> door >> to > the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> garden. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It ran >> off when 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I got >> up; > just as 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well, I don't have any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>deer >>>>>>>>>> snacks... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ** >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The deer never come close
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>to >>>> the >>>>>> house >> here. I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>pretty >>>> sure the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deer >> would >> like  to snack
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on >>>>>> whatever's in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >> garden. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It does. Meandering about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sampling 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>> various leaves and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>'wild >>>>>> nature >>>> plants' 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unless I disturb it... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank gawd you didn't plant a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> garden >>>> yet. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, that would have been so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tragic. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>> might have not got any
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>yield >>> >from >> it. >>> Much like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>last year. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>>> understand 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people > with many fruit trees
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> complain 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deer eating the bark and kill
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>> young > trees. I suppose
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>that >> is a >>>> valid >>> concern.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>What >>>>>>>>> they do to a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> few leaves off the hedge or a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> perennials 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or two is no concern of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>mine... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They >>>>> always seem to survive. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They eat fleshy plants here.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Like >>>> my >>>> tulips. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think they have ever
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>eaten >>>> any >>> tulips from me. They
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>mostly >> go >> for the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> green stuff. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tulip leaves are green. It's like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lettuce 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for deer. Of course now there are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a >>>>>> couple of bears in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> neighbourhood. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They mostly go for the petals,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>don't >>>>> they? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is this another bizarre Danish
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>joke? >>> No. It's not bizarre. Also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>lots of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flowers 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have edible petals. They a sometimes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> used in salads and such. Bears like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> salad, I'm 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sure. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe. Right now they seem to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>going >> for the birdfeeders. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Easy food is the best food.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stay out of my birdfeeder!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tell that to the bears.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *opens window*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *yells 'Hey bears, stay out of my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> birdfeeder* The birdfeeders are in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> garage. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you get many garage birds? Mine is too
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but that's because I only feed the birds
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the winter. This time of year they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> steal all my cherries - ripe or not. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Putting the birdfeeder in the garage is an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interim (and temporary) measure to dissuade
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the bears. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know how resistant your garage is,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but I've heard of bears ripping out doors if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the reward (or need) is high enough. Good
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> luck with that. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't seen any bears sightings in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> area for a while. It worked. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's good then. Unless the bears are having
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a tactical pause while they wait for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> birdfeeder to re-appear... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe they've hacked my wifi and have ordered
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their own seeds. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That would be alright though, wouldn't it?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unless they used your credit card to pay for it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which could happen if they get into my Amazon
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> account. Oh deer!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not deer, bears. I doubt deer are good haxors,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what with the hooves instead .of hands. Also the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> antlers tend to knock over the screen when they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> look down on the keyboard. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They need to get cellphones so they can say 'Alexa,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> buy me some birdseed and a mink coat'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know who Alexa is, but they still need to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> able to dial the number first...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No they don't. That's how Alexa works. You talk to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the phone and it does stuff.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's Siri, innit? Or GoOoOogle, maybe. Anyway they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need to unlock the phone first, and I don't think
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> face-recognition works very well with bear-faced
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seed-stealers. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't use face recognition on my phone. It would be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hard for them to guess and then type my pin. they'd
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have to use a twig which I imagine would be hard to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hold onto without opposable thumbs] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bears could use a claw possibly. If they were careful.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bearclaws are very pointy and sharp. The kind attached
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to bear arms; not the pastry kind. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now I want a pastry :(
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> There you go. I'm sure it's all very healthy:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://duckduckgo.com/?q=wienerbr%C3%
>>>>>>>>>>>> B8d&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ia=images 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> A lot of good a picture will do me.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyways, I bought some 2-bite apple turnover thingees at
>>>>>>>>>>>> the store. 
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sure they were good too, for what they were.
>>>>>>>>>>> 2-bite? As in tiny ones?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> They are small.
>>>>>>>>>> Perfect for when you need something sweet but don't want to
>>>>>>>>>> eat a big slab of pie.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Isn't that what fruit is for?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What if your not in the mood for fruit?
>>>>>>>> What if you want caek or pie?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What if eating cake or pie is highly discouraged?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm sure it's on no country's food pyramid.
>>>>> The baker's guild begs to differ.
>>>>
>>>> They can beg all they want. Cake and pie will never get on the
>>>> pyramid. 
>>> But I'm certain there was plenty of delicious baked goods *in* the
>>> pyramids. 
>> 
>> Like what?
>> Something their Mummy made?
> A chicken wrap maybe...
> 
>> Ramen noodles?
>> Fruit of the Tomb?
> Tut y fruity Ice cream...
> 

Ancient Egyptian puns are hard :(
I'll end making an asp of myself.

> Whatever an ancient dead pharaoh/demi-god liked to eat with their
> coffee, I guess.
> 

Did they have coffee? 

>>>>>>> What if you need all the vitamin C you can get?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I eat lots of fruit during the day. And broccoli.
>>>>>> If you get too much vitamin C, you pee it out.
>>>>> If only the broccoli poison were that easy to get rid of as well.
>>>>
>>>> Ugh! Not this again!
>>> Right. Abolish broccoli.
>> Just accept it's existence and move on.
> Does that sound like something a rabid cult leader would do? Banish
> the abomination!
> 
Well..
When you're snoring in your yurt in your spiderman pajamas, I will sneak 
out and eat brocolli.

>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe if you fed the birds in the summer,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they wouldn't take your cherries. They tend
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to steal berries like raspberries and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blueberries. There 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is bird netting that can be purchased to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> keep them away from the fruit.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://duckduckgo.com/? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> q=bird+netting&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=image
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> s 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Birds, insect larva or mildew - the result
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is the same: not very many cherries for me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At least with the birds I have the pleasure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of being woken up very, very early by their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> maniacal chirping... And 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bird poop on the windows. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are worse ways to be woken up.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Certainly. Like the neighbour speaking to her
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mother - at festival volume. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or snoring.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or the cat barfing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could go on and on...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't have a barfing cat.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You should definitely get one.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No need. I already have the birds and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> neighbour. And also the neighbours hysterical
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> smushy faced mutt... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Behold! The pugliest dog in the world!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For sleeping soundlessly through the night,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm a huge fan of ear plugs. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Then you are missing all the birdsong.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Great!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Given that the windows haven't been open at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> night for some time due to air quality warnings
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and/or hot, humid weather, I'm probably missing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a lot of outdoor sounds. Not that I'd hear
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That global climate change has a lot to answer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I won't hear the answer because of the ear plugs.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can read about it in the paper later...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No one reads newspapers anymore.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are on-line versions. On the internet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As I said, no reads newspapers anymore. They get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their news from social media. Except in Canada where
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Meta had a big fight with the government. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Get with the Times...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No thanks, that's a Murdock paper now... I don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> read stuff like that. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Remember Bat boy?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ehh, no?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh dear!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What!!?! Who is bat boy?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a tabloid thing back in the day.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Boy_(character)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm shocked - shocked I tell you - to learn that a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> newspaper would just make up a story, with no regard for
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the integrity of the press. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> No, you aren't.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> That may or may not have been sarcastic...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I thought it was fake outrage.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The outrage is real. The shock maybe not so much.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I see. Batboy enrages you. Noted.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not Batboy as such - the lack of clarity about the fact that
>>>>>>> Batboy was wholly fictional.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's pretty obvious, no?
>>>>>> Although, I'm sure there are a few kooks who believe he is real.
>>>>>> *shrug*
>>>>> I refer you to the case of the radio dramatisation of H.G. Wells'
>>>>> "The War of the Worlds".
>>>>>
>>>> Yes, yes...
>>>>
>>>>> There is also the ancient dictum (about writing manuals): Don't
>>>>> write to be understood - write to not be *mis*understood.
>>>>>
>>>> I always write user guide like the audience is a 6 year old.
>>>> Even then (with screenshots) people mess things up.
>>>> I had a math professor that told me: it's not that people can't do
>>>> math, they just can't read.
>>>> Ah...the lost art of reading...
>>>
>>> Speaking of... I just finished The Clan of the Cave Bear. All 587
>>> pages of it. That's a lot of words. Not all of them strictly
>>> necessary in my opinion...
>>>
>> 
>> I'm on book 3 of the Wheel of Time series. The average size is 826 
>> pages. There are 13 books plus a prequel.
>> So there!
> 
> Not that it's a competition or anything but I did finish the next book
> in the series and am 2/3 through the third.
> Before that I (re)read the 13 volumes of the chronicles of Pern that I
> have. It's mostly about dragons - science fiction dragons.
> 

I used to read those when I was a teenager. My dad took them to work for 
a book sale and all the computer nerds lost their minds.
I haven't been reading as much as I normally do in the summer. Usually, 
I go outside and lounge and read but this summer has been either super 
hot or raining, making the mosquitoes quite fierce. Also my Kobo broke.