Books I Read This Month - May 2024Blink - Malcolm GladwellCat's Eye - Margaret AtwoodChildhood's End - Arthur C. ClarkeSharp Objects - Gillian Flynn I did some spring cleaning recently, which meant going thru my foot locker and throwing out all the shit I didn't need. In the process, I dug out " 1001 Books … Continue reading Books I Read This Month (June2024)
Month: June 2024
jPay Message #633
8:21 am Monday morning. The yard is awash in activity, a whole world waking up to life on the inside. There are different ways to cope, and some are more free than others. There's a line to the weight pit, two dozen tryna get some early money. Others rush to their preferred set of pull … Continue reading jPay Message #633
jPay Message #623
**(idk if this is actually a worthwhile post or if i was just bitching about people and it isnt actually entertaining or interesting at all. sit on it for awhile) Despite giving lip service to loving everyone, it's human nature to need someone to hate. You don't even hate someone personally, but in the abstract. … Continue reading jPay Message #623
Books I Read This Month (May2024)
Outliers - Malcolm GladwellAbsolute Swamp Thing - Alan Moore et al.The Bonfire of the Vanities - Tom WolfeGoing Infinite - Michael Lewis For what he lacks in intellectual heft, Malcolm Gladwell more than makes up for it with riveting storytelling and clear prose. Subtitled "The Story of Success," Outliers examines the lives of famous figures … Continue reading Books I Read This Month (May2024)
jPay Message #622
In this human garbage can, every social action can take on sinister overtones. Being rude is an implicit threat and a taunt. In the past, I never noticed line cutters, probably because adults don't normally have to wait in 15-30 minute lines multiple times per day. Now I entertain violent fantasies about anyone who cuts, … Continue reading jPay Message #622