Books

    πŸ“š added the latest Library of America Ursula K. Le Guin collection to the LoA and Everman’s Library wall.

    Looking forward to these.

    All of the Ursula K. Le Guin LoA books together on a shelf.

    πŸ“š Finished Reading: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    This was so exceptional that it makes me wonder how to even find more writing of this caliber.

    Library of America 347 book cover

    πŸ“š re:

    Really enjoying seeing Strategy info again, making lots of notes for my org.

    Steps/Sections

    accurate diagnosis ➑️ guiding principles ➑️ relevant actions

    Needed Qualities

    • usefulness in decision-making
    • an enforcement mechanism
    • intentional tradeoffs that increase impact
    • yearly (or so) updates

    πŸ“š Excited to receive my copy of The Engineering Executive’s Primer by Will Larson.

    Larson’s An Elegant Puzzle is one of my favorite technical leadership books, and I enjoyed reading many of the blog posts that were Larson’s “writing in public” to prep this book.

    πŸ“šπŸŽ² Reading Whitehack again, so that I can hopefully explain:

    • why it’s the most interesting d20 system
    • why it hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves

    πŸ“š I’ve been β€œstinge” reading The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury, because it’s so excellent, with each entry being a different angle, a different poetry, a different voice, a different caution.

    πŸ“š Seems like linga plus standard ebooks could be a good way to practice language?

    πŸ“š Finished Reading: The Blacktongue Thief (#1) by Christopher Buehlman

    The narration by the author made this much more special, as did the magic system, the low/intimate perspective for learning about the world, the dark humor, and the unexpected plot structure & choices.

    All those things appreciated, I still can’t really say I liked it.

    πŸ“‘ Sunday Quote

    from No Time to Spare: Thinking about What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin πŸ“š

    "β€œIt doesn’t have to be the way it is” is a playful statement, made in the context of fiction, with no claim to β€œbeing real.” Yet it is a subversive statement. Subversion doesn’t suit people who, feeling their adjustment to life has been successful, want things to go on just as they are, or people who need support from authority assuring them that things are as they have to be. Fantasy not only asks β€œWhat if things didn’t go on just as they do?” but demonstrates what they might be like if they went otherwiseβ€”thus gnawing at the very foundation of the belief that things have to be the way they are." (Ursula K. Le Guin, Karen Joy Fowler (Introduction), No Time to Spare)

    Duolingo making it useful, again. πŸ“š

    Necesito comprar libros.

    πŸ“š I feel this

    via

    πŸ“š Finished Reading: The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded by Michael D. Watkins

    I liked this Libro.fm audiobook enough that I bought a hardback version, as well. I’ll post more detailed notes after I go through it a second time.

    πŸ“š Just caught-up with a couple (back-dated) book completion posts. (All recent ones are on my reading page.)

    πŸ“š Finished Reading: The Mysteries by John Kascht, Bill Watterson

    Recommended

    Not at all what I was expecting from the return of Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes), but highly appreciated nonetheless. This will be a book I will need to re-read every once in a while, and I expect I’ll notice something new each time.

    πŸ‰ watching the ARG v ENG bronze match while we listen to Inspector Gamache πŸ“š

    These Argentina jerseys remind me of my favorite #USMNT jersey of the last couple decades.⚽️

    πŸ“šπŸ’ͺ Doing my 5k walk fundraiser on my lunch break today, and getting to the library is halfway. Perfect!

    πŸ“š Finished Reading: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

    I’d heard many good things about this book, but I’m afraid it was soured by the narrator we listened to, who did a poor job reading (let alone performing) the book. I thought the horror element was well done, as was the critique of colonialism et. al.

    So many people have recommended Mexican Gothic and…it makes me wonder how much the audio performer can ruin a book. πŸ“š

    I’m thinking when I start an audiobook and it’s not good, that I should try again in different format.

    πŸ•ŠοΈ 🎢 πŸŽ™οΈπŸ“š

    I like the variety of pre-church activity this morning in our house.

    I’m listening to HolyName - Fall on Your Knees and their live heavy taizΓ© set.

    Spouse is listening to Emily P. Freeman/Next Right Thing, charming inspiresting devotional.

    Both reading At Home in Exile by Russell Jeung

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