p. 94: “My therapist says you’re a narcissist.” That is all.
Month: June 2021
Quote of the Day: DEAR MOM
This book is so fascinating. First you have to accept that the adult child will throw a lot of STUFF at you. Exhibit A, p. 89: Dear…… Read more “Quote of the Day: DEAR MOM”
Quote of the Day: RULES OF ESTRANGEMENT
Self cannot believe she found this book as a result of an article in The Economist — which, as some readers might know, is not into New…… Read more “Quote of the Day: RULES OF ESTRANGEMENT”
Finished INFERNO
Right eye’s been flickering, on and off, all day. Tired. Next, she’s going to be reading a couple of self-help/psychology books recommended, improbably, by The Economist. She’s…… Read more “Finished INFERNO”
Lens-Artists Challenge # 154: One Photo, Two Ways
Love the quote on the Travels and Trifles blog: “A photographer’s eye is perpetually evaluating.”Henri Cartier-Bresson My One Shot, Two Ways is of Avila Beach, on the…… Read more “Lens-Artists Challenge # 154: One Photo, Two Ways”
Sentence of the Day, p. 248
We are just a little past halfway, dear blog readers. So you will not be forever reading about WAR WAR WAR. Self’s next book is Rules of…… Read more “Sentence of the Day, p. 248”
Monday Windows: Loft, San Luis Obispo
Took a road trip down the central coast last week. Self loves windows, just in general. More about this Photo Challenge: Windows are all around us, windows…… Read more “Monday Windows: Loft, San Luis Obispo”
Still Reading
Still July, 1943: 3rd round of RAF bombing raids on the city of Hamburg A Hamburg family takes shelter from the firestorm in the entrance to a…… Read more “Still Reading”
A Photo A Week Challenge: Unedited
Love this photo challenge from Nancy Merrill’s A Photo a Week. tbh, ALL self’s shots are unedited. She takes all her pictures on the fly. Here are…… Read more “A Photo A Week Challenge: Unedited”
I had never heard of
the bombing of Hamburg, not until I read this book. I knew about Dresden. I had read Victor Klemperer’s diaries, decades ago but that kind of thing…… Read more “I had never heard of”
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