Last Book Read: 22. The Winners by Fredrik Backman. (Beartown #3). It’s been a couple years since the events no one want’s to talk about (from book 1 of the trilogy). Change is coming to Beartown. What will happen now and what is Beartown’s future? 688 pages. (Finished 2 Dec 2022)
Last Book Read: 25. Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov. (Foundation Prequel #2). Hari Seldon works on perfecting psychohistory and managing the forces that want to use the science for their own purposes. 384 pages. (Finished 19 Dec 2021.)
Last Book Read: 59. Just Like You by Nick Hornby. On the verge of the Brexit vote, Lucy is nearly divorced and not looking for love. She just needs a babysitter. 368 pages. (Finished 26 Dec 2020).
Taylor Swift dropped a new album on Friday and it is amazing and devastating all at the same time.
full album playlist on YouTube
So much to unpack. This is an album created in quarantine. Both a return to her earlier pre-pop roots and an exploration into new territory for Taylor. It is a reflection of the strange times we find ourselves in. A time when “the lines between fantasy and reality blur and the boundaries between truth and fiction become almost indiscernible.”
I have many thoughts after having listened at least a half dozen times already. Those however are for another day, time, or person.
Last Book Read: 45. Sous Vide: Better Home Cooking by Hugh Acheson. I liked this book better than the slow cooker book. 288 pages. (Finished 30 Dec 2019).
