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Cooperator, luddite, and Atlantan. Solidarity forever 🌹. When not reading 📚 probably wants to be out swing or blues dancing 🕺, backpacking ⛺🥾, climbing 🧗, or mountain biking 🚵.
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2024 Reading Goal
16% complete! Sam has read 12 of 75 books.
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Sam quoted Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman
Trespassing laws bother me. The idea that I can't trespass on private land but private landowners can trespass into my space, by dirtying my air and contaminating my water, has always left me doubting the validity of such restrictions. I admit, I find justice in trespassing.
— Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman (Page 62)
Sam quoted Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman
The descent, as with so many, started like a sigh.
— Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman (Page 42)
Sam quoted Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman
Braking going downhill is like watching a bowl of chocolate ice cream melt rather than eating it. Basically, unforgivable.
— Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman (Page 36)
Sam quoted Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman
After months of planning and anticipation, I was finally on my way. There was nothing left to do but do.
— Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman (Page 34)
Sam quoted Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman
It's white and pink paint job was speckled with rust-colored dings—the scars from past adventures. The bike was ugly. To me, however, it was a reliable machine, a deterrent to theft, a statement against consumerism, and my ticket to adventure. I liked the look.
— Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman (Page 31)
Sam wants to read Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Andy Weir
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission–and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
Sam started reading Bicycling with Butterflies by Sara Dykman
Sam rated The Magicians: 3 stars
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
A thrilling and original coming-of- age novel about a young man practicing magic in the real worldQuentin Coldwater is brilliant …
Sam finished reading The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
A thrilling and original coming-of- age novel about a young man practicing magic in the real worldQuentin Coldwater is brilliant …
Sam wants to read Frameworks
Frameworks
A modular curriculum about educating youth and advocating for cycling.
Sam rated The Terraformers: 5 stars
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating exploration of the future.
Destry's life …
Sam finished reading The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
From science fiction visionary Annalee Newitz comes The Terraformers, a sweeping, uplifting, and illuminating exploration of the future.
Destry's life …
Sam quoted The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
Maybe the battles are more exciting. They make for better superhero stories … But the revolution is actually happening in the boring details, like how you manage housing and water, or who us allowed to speak.
— The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (Page 335)
Sam quoted The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
Sulfur tried to imagine talking to a worm, and found the idea soothing.
— The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz (Page 207)