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The Witch Elm by Tana French Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane When The Game Was War by Rich Cohen
First two were solid crime/thrillers. Last one looked at the 1987-88 NBA season, which is pretty much when I started really paying attention to pro basketball, which I stopped caring about by the early 2000s. Author has a soft spot for Isiah Thomas, which is too bad.
Need to pick my next one. Saw the mention of The Human Stain earlier; might go that route. But look forward to more recommendations!
The “City of Five Seasons” (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter … and the time we take to enjoy life and the beauty of every day)
Plus side: —My son went to great schools —I have a beautiful home that would be difficult to afford in many other locations —Plenty of bike trails (and decent breweries conveniently located along them)
Negative: —I have to travel a fair distance to see my favorite bands; tours rarely come through our state —I’ll list a second: “City of Five Smells” is a more fitting nickname
Saw Weapons last night … I enjoyed it. Actually laughed a fair amount and appreciated the tension. E17, what did you think of Barbarian? I preferred Weapons, but perhaps because Barbarian gave me an idea of what I had signed up for this time…
I’m only following along here on the thread. Full disclosure. But I read at least one comment that praised Celar for his part in the buildup to the goal. Surely that’s something?
Granted, I highly doubt Celar is the answer at the 9…
Memento is my favorite film so I’ll have to give Die Alone a shot.
On a separate note…
Saw Eddington today. I was not impressed, and that’s the most positive assessment from our family. Wife hated it; 19yo son said it was “the worst.” He left at one point — I thought he’d left to use the restroom but it turned out he was going to walk to the nearby sandwich shop until he realized he’d left his billfold at home so he reluctantly came back!
I absolutely love Hereditary and think highly of Midsommar, and I was excited about Eddington’s cast (Phoenix, Pascal, Stone, Butler), so I felt even more let down.
But hey, some people seem to really love it. The definition of polarizing.
My condolences. Beautiful sentiments you’ve expressed. My dad has been gone six years as of Monday — I treasure the great times we had and strive to make him proud going forward. Continue to cherish your memories. Take care.
I try to eat 128g of protein a day whilst only intaking 1,800 calories (and I usually come in around 1,600). Ride an e-bike (and try to limit the assist to the big hills and the headwinds). Take my profile picture for walks when I can. Try to get the heart rate up for a sustained amount of time.
I’m almost down to what I weighed at 18 y.o. Goal is to lose just a bit more. (I played American football at 18 so I had some heft on my frame.)
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