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IAN: February 16, 2025 - Book binging [1]
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Date: 2025-02-15
That’s what I’ve been doing for my sanity — reading and re-reading and reading again. I’m currently going through a lot of Jane Austen fan fiction (some of them are abysmal — there are several truly fine authors writing this as well). And every few months at least one of my actual favorite authors releases something. My favorite authors are favorites because their books stand up to multiple re-readings.
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Babies and toddlers discovering snow.
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Due to my firstborn’s trip, I had to reschedule an appointment to get my ears cleaned. They had an earlier one available. Next Wednesday.
The weather forecast for last Wednesday was snow for about the previous week. It was clear and dry here in Portland, but I didn’t see the mountains.
I got three deliveries on Wednesday. I was only expecting two.
The forecast for last Thursday and Friday was still for sleet when I checked on Thursday — but I had already looked outside. That stuff out there was snow. Not much, I grant you; but still coming down with no sign of stopping, and it was predicted to stay below freezing all day on Thursday. I think my daughter still has her computer set up for working from home because she’s been driving to work lately and her car was still in the lot; and I was delighted I don’t have to go anywhere till next week. And school was canceled for Portland on Thursday.
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