Start using MapQuest. They get the name of every Great Lake right. Dump Google Maps.
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Retired librarian, SF fan, Star Trek devotee, yoga practitioner, genealogist, learning Dutch. Born American, reside in Michigan, but my heart lives in the Netherlands.
Dear Google: If I can't count on you to get basic geographic names right, how can I count on you for any information?
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It's a warm summer evening here in mid-Michigan & I'm enjoying a quiet respite watching the fireflies blink on & off in my backyard.
After reading the 1st couple of chapters, I skimmed the rest. If you've read Attia's "Outlive" you pretty much know what to expect here: exercise, sleep enough, eat a plant-based diet & you'll likely live longer. Topol reports the science as it exists today with some guesses about what's coming. 💙📚
This is not a mystery story the way we usually think of them. It is much more a meditation on grief & coping with the sudden death of someone close. With a mystery story sort of wrapped around that. Very "wink-wink-noddish" but very much more than that. 💙📚
A retelling of the war in heaven from "Paradise Lost". Satan & Yahweh are manipulated by another denizen of Heaven, Abdiel, to distrust each other & violence ensues. Told from multiple perspectives, it's a provocative read about loyalty, hubris, & free will. 💙📚🪐
Last book in "The Salvagers" trilogy. It's space opera with a magical twist. White does a good job fleshing out the characters while keeping the action moving. This is not a series to read out of order. Events from previous books are constantly referenced. A good memory helps. **1/2 of ****. 💙📚🪐
I'm sure Agatha is subconsciously learning as she naps on Mark Bittman's "How to cook everything vegetarian". Expecting great things from her in the kitchen. #catnapping #cats
Re-read it for the 1st time in about 45 years. It didn't age well. Lots of talk, much of it incomprehensible. In the end, it did move the story forward, but it was slow getting there. Wondering how they'll make a movie out of it. 💙📚🪐
A reimagining of Pinocchio. Here Victor is a real boy & no one else is human. Victor and his mechanized friends must rescue his father from evil automatons. Assorted adventures ensue. I have mixed feelings about the book. Quite imaginative but never really gels. **/****. 💙🪐📚
Two new trees in the backyard courtesy of the city of Lansing. Past time to replace lost tree canopy in the city. 🌳 #trees
Very disappointing. 2nd in a trilogy. Loved book 1. This one was just way too long & boring. Vonvalt & Helena journey to Sova only to be led on a merry chase that goes on & on & on. The last 1/3 picks up a bit when Claver, evil to the core, appears then stumbles again. Hope #3 is better. 📚💙🪐
Preliminary injunction granted against dismantling of Institute of Museum and Library Services. Very strongly worded opinion demolishing administration's pitiful defense. ecf.rid.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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A sobering assessment about our chances of limiting global warming to 1.5 or 2.0 degrees C. Everything points to capitalism as culprit. Read this book with "The Price Is Wrong". Both tell the same story. Hard not to despair when confronted with the power of capital. 💙📚 #climate
A win in the ongoing fight to save IMLS from the thugs at DOGE. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
Judge ‘Inclined’ to Rule Against Institute of Museum and Library Services Shutdown
The Institute of Museum and Library Service's entire 75-person staff placed on leave last month.
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So happy to discover one of my very favorite authors @emilymandel.bsky.social on Bluesky.
Liz survives The Storm that claims her family & many, many others and moves into the bookstore she loves. Civilization crumples. Maeve appears. Together they try to build a life. A YA dystopia, not without its faults but an impressive debut by an undergraduate(!) author. **1/2/**** 💙📚🪐
I would be behind him for only his assertion that there should be a 100% tax after someone earns their 1st billion. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
A Top Democratic Official Plots to Take Down Party Incumbents
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Dread Lord Gavrax wakes up with no memories, including his name. Slowly he pieces his life back together while trying to become someone new. Do our memories make us who we are? Without them can we start over? Interesting premise. **/**** 🪐📚💙
When did Whitmer lose her nerve? This is pitiful. #michigan #whitmerdisappears www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
Trump praises Whitmer in friendly Oval Office meeting
Whitmer emphasized her agreements with Trump in a speech earlier on Wednesday.
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American Library Association & AFSCME sue administration over assault on Institute of Museum and Library Services. #libraries #imls www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
American Library Association, AFSCME Challenge Trump Administration Gutting of Institute of Museum and Library Services
American Library Association, AFSCME Challenge Trump Administration Gutting of Institute of Museum and Library Services
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