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| From | Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: 14th |
| Date | 2023-09-06 12:22 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <XnsB077554AF3A9FKamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <ubtnji$1gij7$1@dont-email.me> <XnsB06A6F1E82710Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <uckv3s$29ksj$3@dont-email.me> <XnsB070589DC3DAEKamilot@135.181.20.170> <ud6ilb$1sfh1$1@dont-email.me> |
BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:ud6ilb$1sfh1$1@dont-email.me: > On 30.08.2023 14.42, Merlyne wrote: >> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >> news:uckv3s$29ksj$3@dont-email.me: >> >>> On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote: >>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>> news:ubtnji$1gij7$1@dont-email.me: >>>> >>>>> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>> news:ubifm5$39vnl$2@dont-email.me: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>> news:ub3mbe$gtkn$5@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>> news:uanlb1$25mk8$2@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >>>>>>>>>>>> news:ua388r$2kvhc$1@dont-email.me: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
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