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Reading Goal - Read about people whose stories inspire my own. 

(This one was inspired by the “Google Doodle” for today.)

US Elevation.

by @cstats1

Pretty sure my posts are only being followed by porn bots at this point. I used to get excited when I’d see a like on a post - if you’re into porn maybe this could be great - but for me it’s sadder to get attention from a porn-bot than no attention at all.

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Review | Packing for Mars by Mary Roach

Genre: nonfiction, science writing Setting: the US, Russia, space, etc. # of Pages: 334 Rating: 5/5

The skinny: An exploration of the science of human life in space.

The fat: This is a great read regardless of how much you care about space. Roach’s exacting research, efficient prose, and effortless sense of humor make Packing for Mars a surprisingly easy read. The wealth of scientific detail is communicated in such a way that you don’t need a degree in astrobiology to understand it, but the real selling point of this book is how it humanizes the tremendous task of manned spaceflight. While there’s plenty here to impress, there are also entire chapters devoted to the intimate–and often embarrassing–challenges of life outside Earth’s atmosphere, including sex, shit, and body odor. Gross as that sounds, Roach’s unflappable sense of humor makes even the most disgusting details delightful. At the same time, she doesn’t shy away from the big questions, like why we should spend billions of dollars sending men to Mars when so much economic inequality already exists on Earth. A thoroughly fun and thought-provoking book. 

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Headed to Rotterdam - these are a few of my favorite things.

Kitty feet.

Third book of the year!

When I picked this up at the library, I had no idea how much Macdonald talks about T.H. White - the last book I read was The Once and Future King! Synchronicity to the max. In the week that I spent with it, H is For Hawk taught me about falconry, T.H. White, bearing grief, and the importance of having mercy on yourself.