This is the textbook for the course I will be doing soon. The end goal is to become a certified beekeeper!
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I read largely science fiction and comics with some non-fiction mixed in. I'm warming up to mystery with Bosch and the Slow Horses books.
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Dave Slusher - Books finished reading And Away... by Bob Mortimer
Listened to the audiobook in very sporadic bursts. I had never heard of Bob until we saw him on Taskmaster. Now between Last One Laughing and Would I Lie To You we have come to believe he might be the funniest person alive.
Dave Slusher - Books reviewed Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith
Pleasant Enough but Slight
3 stars
I've listened to a few of these Patti Smith memoirs, all read by her. Just Kids was highly focused on her and her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe and I thought it was fantastic. M Train was largely about her marriage with Fred "Sonic" Smith up to his death. It was less focused and less fantastic. This is largely about the death of her friend Sandy Pearlman. It is even less focused and aimless. Hearing her voice is largely the attraction as the story and observations were the least compelling so far.
I've listened to a few of these Patti Smith memoirs, all read by her. Just Kids was highly focused on her and her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe and I thought it was fantastic. M Train was largely about her marriage with Fred "Sonic" Smith up to his death. It was less focused and less fantastic. This is largely about the death of her friend Sandy Pearlman. It is even less focused and aimless. Hearing her voice is largely the attraction as the story and observations were the least compelling so far.
Dave Slusher - Books commented on Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith
Listened to the audiobook, half driving to and from Charlotte and the other half while burning brush in my back yard.
Dave Slusher - Books reviewed Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking
Denmark is often said to be the happiest country in the world. That's down to …
Nice Morsel of Wisdom
4 stars
I got exactly what I wanted from this book. It was a quick, pleasant read in between much heavier books. I heard about it from the Help Hole podcast but it was an easy sell. Of everywhere I visited for work, Copenhagen was my favorite.
I live near the coast of South Carolina which you might not think of as a home of hygge. I did finish it on a rainy day while cuddled up with a dog which seemed appropriate. Later in the day I was running errands downtown. Although I am limiting carbs, I did opt for a pastry just for the spirit of it.
Even outside of Denmark this is not a bad way to think about your approach to life. Take the moments of simple pleasures, of love and laughter where you can find them.
Dave Slusher - Books finished reading M Train by Patti Smith
Definitely not as compelling as Just Kids.
Dave Slusher - Books reviewed On some faraway beach by David Sheppard
Interesting Subject Written About in Ultraviolet Prose
3 stars
- Eno is clearly an interesting guy with a wide range of intriguing interests and projects.
- Behavior is described in this book with a wink and an elbow to the ribs and a "what an insouciant cut-up" that seems to be verging dangerously close to sex pest territory.
- David Sheppard knows a lot of big words and he wants you to know that. This lends his prose an obdurate opacity that renders the celerity of rendering cogition of his auctorial prowess a glacial mien. Now imagine 500 pages of that.
It was worth reading for the interesting subject matter. The prose style made me put it down for months at a time more than once. The first 20%, everything prior to meeting Bryan Ferry, bored me shitless.
- Eno is clearly an interesting guy with a wide range of intriguing interests and projects.
- Behavior is described in this book with a wink and an elbow to the ribs and a "what an insouciant cut-up" that seems to be verging dangerously close to sex pest territory.
- David Sheppard knows a lot of big words and he wants you to know that. This lends his prose an obdurate opacity that renders the celerity of rendering cogition of his auctorial prowess a glacial mien. Now imagine 500 pages of that.
It was worth reading for the interesting subject matter. The prose style made me put it down for months at a time more than once. The first 20%, everything prior to meeting Bryan Ferry, bored me shitless.
Dave Slusher - Books finished reading On some faraway beach by David Sheppard
This was kind of a slog. That it took 2.5 years to finish is a hint.
Dave Slusher - Books reviewed Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
The average human lifespan is absurdly, outrageously, insultingly brief: if you live to 80, you …
Be Generous to Yourself and Don't Measure Every Second of Your Life
5 stars
A good antidote to both "grind culture" and "enjoy every moment to the fullest" mindsets. Rather than opposites, these outlooks are almost the same. Put pressure on yourself to achieve specific outcomes at all times. Turns out this is not the recipe to happiness.
A good antidote to both "grind culture" and "enjoy every moment to the fullest" mindsets. Rather than opposites, these outlooks are almost the same. Put pressure on yourself to achieve specific outcomes at all times. Turns out this is not the recipe to happiness.
Dave Slusher - Books finished reading Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
The average human lifespan is absurdly, outrageously, insultingly brief: if you live to 80, you …
Finished it in a hotel room in Las Vegas. Makes a weird sort of sense.
Lightning Struck Itself
4 stars
On the plane ride and during the downtime of this Las Vegas vacation I read the 33 1/3 book about Marquee Moon while listening to the album over and over. Most was history and background and just this morning did I get to the breakdown of the actual songs. That was the best part, reading the dissection while hearing the actual tunes. Book was kind of wanky but the experience was fun.
The biggest insight I took away was that Verlaine was a twin and that this album is full of doubling imagery. In the the title track he even repeats words
I was listening Listening to the rain But I was hearing Hearing something else
Much like Television itself the book is maybe a little too hip and cerebral for its own good but I did feel lifted by the experience. Elevation don't go to my …
On the plane ride and during the downtime of this Las Vegas vacation I read the 33 1/3 book about Marquee Moon while listening to the album over and over. Most was history and background and just this morning did I get to the breakdown of the actual songs. That was the best part, reading the dissection while hearing the actual tunes. Book was kind of wanky but the experience was fun.
The biggest insight I took away was that Verlaine was a twin and that this album is full of doubling imagery. In the the title track he even repeats words
I was listening Listening to the rain But I was hearing Hearing something else
Much like Television itself the book is maybe a little too hip and cerebral for its own good but I did feel lifted by the experience. Elevation don't go to my head.
Dave Slusher - Books rated The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up: 4 stars
The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up)
Marie Kondo presents the fictional story of Chiaki, a young woman in Tokyo who struggles with a cluttered apartment, messy …
A holistic look at the underlying emotional, physical, and spiritual causes of anger cites the …
Moderately Useful, Kind of Weird
3 stars
Mostly filler with a few chapters towards the end with actionable advice.
It was straight up peculiar to read a book written in 2019 that for every time used "he" or "him" for every single pronoun of a nonspecific person except once - when talking about people reacting hysterically. Leaves kind of a gross feeling.
Mostly filler with a few chapters towards the end with actionable advice.
It was straight up peculiar to read a book written in 2019 that for every time used "he" or "him" for every single pronoun of a nonspecific person except once - when talking about people reacting hysterically. Leaves kind of a gross feeling.
Dave Slusher - Books rated Llyr: The Goddess Daughter Book Two: 4 stars
Llyr: The Goddess Daughter Book Two by D.C. McElroy (The Darbas Cycle, #2)
After narrowly escaping a public assassination attempt, controversial defense attorney Chene Viqar will need help from unexpected sources to save …