The Island of Constant Death

Sep. 8th, 2025 08:20 pm
yourlibrarian: Angel and Spike Speak no Evil (BUF-SpeakNoEvil-preetybird)
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1) During a recent episode of Death in Paradise it struck us how apt the lyrics of Hotel California were for anyone visiting Saint Marie. Read more... )

2) Rather puzzling what is and is not available on Britbox. I was amused by the caption for the show Landward as "the long running series" when only 2 seasons, from two non-consecutive years, are available. I was also sad that For the Love of Dogs is a continuing show but Britbox only has up until 2016 available. (Shame about Paul O'Grady, who I'd not heard of before seeing the series, but who died still making it in 2023).

3) Another Silent Witness guest star back from the dead in a different role. Mrs. Hall From All Creatures. I noticed that they went all out for S20, with a costly and pivotal final episode. Read more... )

4) Teaching students to fact check might be the best way to teach them to reason about what they're reading.

5) More travel photos of Agate Beach sunsets, Oregon trees and flowers and the McKenzie River.

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Hearing From Everyone

Sep. 4th, 2025 02:34 pm
yourlibrarian: Witcher Walk (OTH-WitcherWalk-magicrubbish)
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1) I posted several things to [community profile] everykindofcraft the last few weeks. We seem to have a good number of subscribers but could use more posts from them!

2) Watched Thunderbolts and thought it was ok. Read more... )

3) Picked up the question from [personal profile] kazzy_cee, Has the area where you live changed much over the last decade? Read more... )

One thing that happened this year that's been particularly curious is the disappearance of donut stores. Read more... )

4) Speaking of food, I made some very tasty burgers recently. This all began with an effort to find an air pump for our car tires.Read more... )

5) Due to foot problems I can't walk much anymore but just a few days ago took a stroll to our mailbox center and was reminded of how a visiting friend said that she was so struck by the quiet of our apartment. And it wasn't that early, but I could hear the slap of my shoes on the pavement, the scratch of the squirrels chasing one another around a tree, crickets and birds chirping in the trees, and the wind rustling through the corn.

We aren't in the middle of nowhere. I also heard a train whistling a mile away, and if one listened closely the whoosh of cars on the nearby interstate was clear, as are planes and helicopters that pass overhead from time to time. But it was a wonderfully peaceful 10 minutes where everything outdoors felt very close and calm.

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Book bingo updates.

Sep. 3rd, 2025 11:39 pm
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Book in a series: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62226126-the-last-devil-to-die
Multiple POVs: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136276174-the-search-party
Female author: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/210795013-here-one-moment
Friendship: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196764063-the-day-after-the-party
Name in the title: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197627190-the-reappearance-of-rachel-price
YA: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174163045-the-dare
Biography/memoir: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211163702-kingmaker
Scifi/fantasy: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36630924-here-and-now-and-then
Book from TBR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28016509-the-girl-before
With a woman protagonist: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200638897-the-fortune-teller
Ebook/audiobook: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204587595-her-majesty-s-royal-coven
Set somewhere you've been: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13614116-natural-causes
From the library: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179312410-has-anyone-seen-charlotte-salter
Free space: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60092195-the-shadow-cabinet
Thriller/suspense: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213900857-the-footage
Over 300 pages: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73062.Scarlett
Crime/mystery: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217002158-with-a-vengeance
LGBTQ+: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60218498-one-last-stop
Anthology: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63874788-in-these-hallowed-halls


Substitution list:
*Author you've never read before - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64417442-the-final-party
*Book older then you are - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/483103.The_Seven_Dials_Mystery
*Fairy Tale or Fairy Tale Retelling
*Graphic novel or Comic - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/213477761-fate
*Pet or Animal Companion
*A main character over the age of 30
*Under 100 Pages - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63945326-the-gift
*Romance Plot or Sub-plot - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203416581-a-novel-love-story
*Translated https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61448964-g-kungen
*Humour
*Non- fiction
*With a Blue Cover - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62792245-five-bad-deeds
*Horror or Paranormal
*Colour in the Title - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31453016-the-blue-pool
*Seasonal Read - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208447806-the-summer-dare
*Book made into a film or tv series - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36306720-the-perfect-couple
*Historical (fiction or non-fiction) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27153431-katherine-of-aragon-the-true-queen
*Number in title - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61653791-four-found-dead
*Female author - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35528896-the-treatment
*Three word title - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37819454-three-days-missing
*Craft, Hobby or Cookbook
*Written by an author from your state or country
*Animal on the cover
*Disability or Mental health - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52033886-silent-night
*Read a book from the year you were born
*Mythology
*Title begins with first letter of your name - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40770941-her-pretty-face
*Dystopian - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214471703-sunrise-on-the-reaping
*Book mentioned in another book
*Diverse reads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56425440-last-night-at-the-telegraph-club
*One word title - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218455872-sleep
*Award Winning/Bestseller
*Disabled Author
*Non-western Setting - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63247547-last-resort
*Set in your state/country - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39926632-her-last-move
*Title is at Least Five Words Long - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203019749-things-don-t-break-on-their-own
*indigenous author - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60839741-bad-cree
*Has illustrations (but not a comic or graphic novel) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62715477-fire-and-blood
*Set at a school/university (my old one, in fact)- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219491276-when-we-were-killers
*No sex/romance
*Re-read

My Goodreads is here, feel free to follow: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/46625765?ref=nav_profile_l

Some Encouraging Signs

Aug. 29th, 2025 01:50 pm
yourlibrarian: Neal Looks at Peter (WC-Neal Looks at Peter -sallymn)
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1) Too long ago now, I shared some DS9 related meta posts at [community profile] meta_warehouse and found that I was interested in the suggestions about older Trek being more character oriented than newer Trek shows. Although the post involved DS9 and Discovery, if we look at Star Trek Enterprise versus Discovery, "bad writing" doesn't cover it all. Read more... )

2) In Germany, news readers asked to identify AI created news often couldn't, and were more likely to stay subscribed. (You can test yourself on some of the samples at the link)

3) Watched another season of Silent Witness and came to a realization about why I took to Clarissa so quickly. Read more... )

4) I have yet to get back to Boston Legal, interrupted as I was by new subscriptions, shows returning, etc. But I had left myself some notes about something I still think is worth mentioning even if I don't develop this out into a longer essay.

I was struck by the way political issues were engaged with in shows taking place in the 1990s vs 2000s. Read more... )

5) Encouraging news about the Briet startup which aims to make digital books ownable by libraries instead of the hamstringing rental agreements they now have to contend with. I hope it succeeds and grows.

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