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Finished reading: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers đź“š
Another fantastic Monk & Robot story. This was a wonderful whimsical story. I hope there will be more.
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Finished reading: Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune đź“š
I’m not sure what to say about this book. I enjoyed it, but it wouldn’t be something I’d want to read again. It was a roller coaster, it was hilarious then got sad. The ending was very sweet.
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I did a speedtest. Spectrum doesn’t provide me with broadband anymore.
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Gromit is settling in pretty well.
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Finished reading: A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon đź“š
Another fantastic epic story. A lovely prequel to Priory of an Orange Tree.
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“I know you want to give me some of that delicious smelling food on your plate, look how cute I am!”
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New addition to the family today. We adopted a 14 month old Saint Bernard/Golden Retriever. After an adoption attempt 2 weeks ago went south, we found this guy yesterday and brought him home this afternoon. He’s very sweet, but needs some leash training.
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The most noticeable difference between the Telluride and the Outback, other than size, is the driving distance. The Outback we could easily do 450-500 miles on the highway. The Telluride is more like 350-400. Both have a 18.x gallon gas tank, but MPGs on the Outback are considerably better.
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Finished reading: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree đź“š
A wonderful prequel to Legends and Lattes.
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It feels good when you completely destroy the EPA’s highway mileage rates. Our new Telluride is rated for 24 highway, but I managed 27.6MPG through the mountains of Virginia and Pennsylvania to the NY border. And no, I wasn’t trying to hypermile.
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New car day! Time to upsize the family vehicle.
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+1 Car
We’ve been a single car family for almost 10 years now, and for the last 7 we’ve had a Subaru Outback. It’s a wonderful car, but we are hitting space limitations on weekend trips with two young children. Plus I’m traveling to the office 2 hours away once in a while. We’ve finally decided on a car, and after tomorrow, we’ll have 2 cars in the driveway again.
Do we need something with 3 rows with only 2 children? No, but there aren’t any 2 row vehicles with more cargo space than an Outback. The extra space will be very welcome on road trips, and when we get another dog, it’ll fit in the car also.
The one feature we are most looking forward to though is the memory seat so we can just press a button to move the seat. A feature that will be used often, since there is a 16in height difference between the two of us.
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Finished reading: Artificial Condition by Martha Wells đź“š
I love Murderbot. These are fantastic stories.
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We have had our new Wink Bed mattress for almost 3 weeks. It’s awful. We aren’t waking up from debilitating pain from a dead memory foam mattress, but we are still waking up hurt and uncomfortable. I can feel the transition between extra lumbar support and regular support in the middle of my back.
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Finished reading: Circe by Madeline Miller đź“š
It’s been a while since I’ve read anything with Greek mythology. This one was a good page turner.
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New work laptop has arrived. My personal machine will become my personal machine again instead of personal/developer. Now to figure out what paid software I need to have repurchased with a business license instead of my license.
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Finished reading: The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley đź“š
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Finished reading: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel đź“š
This was an amazing time loop story. Loved the span of timelines.
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Finished reading: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers đź“š
A quick heartfelt read about “what am I for.” Both of the characters are fascinating and lost.
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We’ve been looking at dogs to adopt/rescue. We’d like another Saint Bernard, but so many available are some sort of “Saint Bernard mix” that looks to be as much Saint Bernard as a Ferrari F40 is a family car.
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Finished reading: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal đź“š
Wow, can’t wait to start the next book in the Lady Astronaut series. Alternative space race, except it’s for human’s survival after a planet killing meteorite hits the earth off the coast of Maryland.
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We adulted and got a new mattress today. We’ve had a memory foam mattress for the past 13yrs, and the first 10 it was great. The past 3 have been ok, but the past 2 weeks have been full of back pain. Laying down on the new mattress after setting it up, and it’s “oh, that’s where my back should be.”
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Finished reading: Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare đź“š
This was an epic fantasy. Excellent world building, intriguing characters. I can’t wait for the next in the series.
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Finished reading: Centaur Aisle by Piers Anthony đź“š
Another Xanth book in the books. This is a fun fantasy world.
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We are in need of upgrading our Outback to something a bit bigger. I’d love to go electric, but I did the math this afternoon, and between the Kia Telluride and EV9, and how much we drive, it’d be between 7-9 years before we broke even on the price difference with gas prices at $3.75/gal.