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What are you reading now?

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  • ? A Former User

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    guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.

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        George - not quite as well done as Why We Sleep, I would still recommend this one as well. Wish we were about 20 years younger. ce43d8ce-2963-40fb-86bc-6995e82bb89a-image.png

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          Today is the youngest day of the rest of my life.

          Education is extremely important.

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          • ? A Former User

            guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.

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            @nobodyssock said in What are you reading now?:

            guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.

            Click on the picture icon (fourth from the right), and copy the url of the picture you share. Paste into that command:

            ![alt text]( image url)

            So it will look like this:

            ![alt text](http://ww w.dreadcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/e86891c7fd444d6ada8d0327f6a26b94.jpg)

            I inserted a couple of spaces so that it would look sort of what you should see.

            Result? This:

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            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              @nobodyssock said in What are you reading now?:

              guess you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to post a picture here.

              Click on the picture icon (fourth from the right), and copy the url of the picture you share. Paste into that command:

              ![alt text]( image url)

              So it will look like this:

              ![alt text](http://ww w.dreadcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/e86891c7fd444d6ada8d0327f6a26b94.jpg)

              I inserted a couple of spaces so that it would look sort of what you should see.

              Result? This:

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              thanks George. I thought I did just that.

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              • kluursK kluurs

                George - not quite as well done as Why We Sleep, I would still recommend this one as well. Wish we were about 20 years younger. ce43d8ce-2963-40fb-86bc-6995e82bb89a-image.png

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                @kluurs said in What are you reading now?:

                George - not quite as well done as Why We Sleep, I would still recommend this one as well.

                Thanks for the tip. I'll seek it out and queue it up after my current thriller.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • George KG George K

                  Loved, just loved "Why We Sleep." It's amazing how the thinking about sleep has changed since I was in school.

                  Anyhow, up next - more popcorn:

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                  @George-K said in What are you reading now?:

                  Loved, just loved "Why We Sleep." It's amazing how the thinking about sleep has changed since I was in school.

                  Anyhow, up next - more popcorn:

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                  Yeah. Popcorn indeed. And just as satisfying.

                  Has all the marks of a really good thriller - confusing crime, missing person, lots of misdirection.

                  But, popcorn ain't a good meal. The ending was rushed, confusing, and though satisfying, like popcorn, wasn't really fulfilling. 3/5 stars.

                  Up next, based on Kluurs recommendation:

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                  Looking forward to it.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    Finished this. Really good book! Very interesting.

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                      I read that a couple years back. Very good

                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                        Iโ€™m reading this:

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                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                          Reading The 12 Rules of Life (while practicing social distancing in a BKK coffee shop! 555)

                          Interesting book, but it has not yet "grabbed" me.

                          From Wikipedia

                          "The book advances the idea that people are born with the instinct for ethics and meaning and should take responsibility to search for meaning above their own interests (chapter eight, rule seven, "Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient"). Such thinking is reflected in contemporary stories such as Pinocchio, The Lion King, and Harry Potter and in ancient stories from the Bible.[4] To "Stand up straight with your shoulders back" (title of first chapter) is to "accept the terrible responsibility of life", to make self-sacrifice,[10] because the individual must rise above victimization and "conduct his or her life in a manner that requires the rejection of immediate gratification, of natural and perverse desires alike".[9] The comparison to neurological structures and behavior of lobsters is used as a natural example to the formation of social hierarchies.[6"

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                            Not much of a "grippy" book, but I should mention that each chapter deals with very different subject matter. Some are pretty damn dark. The first one's the weirdest and in my opinion the worst choice for an opener.

                            Please love yourself.

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                            • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                              Not much of a "grippy" book, but I should mention that each chapter deals with very different subject matter. Some are pretty damn dark. The first one's the weirdest and in my opinion the worst choice for an opener.

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                              @Aqua-Letifer Thanks Aqua. I have just started, so will remember your thoughts as I move through the book!

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                                You reading it in Thai? Or is that book in English too?

                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                  You reading it in Thai? Or is that book in English too?

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                                  @jon-nyc said in What are you reading now?:

                                  You reading it in Thai? Or is that book in English too?

                                  Both. I am trying to learn better Thai, but I am too lazy and just read the English side. LOL

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                                    Today is the youngest day of the rest of my life.

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                                    @Horace said in What are you reading now?:

                                    Today is the youngest day of the rest of my life.

                                    Again today. I'm on a roll.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                      Finished Sinclair's "Lifespan" today. Most engaging and thought-provoking. He tends to get a bit preachy toward the end - I enjoyed the "science" parts more

                                      Up next:

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                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        ๐Ÿ‘

                                        Please love yourself.

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                                          ๐Ÿ‘

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                                          @Aqua-Letifer said in What are you reading now?:

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                                          What a fun read! I'm only about ยผ of the way through, but it's great!

                                          It's full of stuff like this (on page 3):

                                          โ€œHey, Walt. You ainโ€™t gonna believe this shit. . . .โ€ He didnโ€™t sound particularly drunk, but Bobโ€™s a professional, so you never can tell. He was silent for a moment. โ€œHey, no shit, we got us a cool one out here.โ€

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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