Done Since 2024-08-04

This week wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been -- I'll take it. A week that begins with Amethyst's birth(?)day, and includes a lot of moving prep, the anniversaries of two atomic bombings, and some heavy reading, has the potential to be really bad. In fact, it wasn't, possibly because I was too busy to notice. And because the reading in question, The Overstory by Richard Powers, after going through some very harrowing parts, ends with calm, dark optimism, and tenuous hope.

Despite what I said about The Overstory, I highly recommend it. It reminded me a little of Moby Dick with the way that a huge amount of lore (about trees rather than whales) is woven throughout the text. And it doesn't kill off as many of the main characters. There are video reviews under Saturday. I'm not sure I'm up to writing a review, but I might try. Meanwhile, read more reviews and approach it with some caution, and a lack of respect for mornings.

Amethyst would have been 34 years old last Sunday. I didn't write a memorial post. Maybe later.

Apparently I'm aphantastic, or maybe hypophantastic. (Links under Tuesday.)

Two or more cups of coffee is associated with a 28% lower risk of dementia. The article adds that moderate tea drinking also lowers your risk, but doesn't say by how much.

( Notes & links, as usual )