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#loyalty
#julyjazz
IMHO: in a democratic framework, blind loyalty to a specific leader or person is dangerous. Democracy is based on principles, laws, and institutions—not on reverence for an individual. This contrasts with autocratic or monarchical systems where personal allegiance to a ruler might be expected or demanded. 💙✊🏻💙
#threelistthursday #tlt @dabbe
Not a fun one today, my friends. Below is a gifted link to a survey to see how this “sweeping bill to fulfill Trump's domestic agenda“ (NYT) will impact you. Unlike other surveys I've done, you actually want to score as low as possible on this one. I hope that you do. 🤞🏻 No need to share or list unless you want to. Back to fun next Thursday.
Link: https://shorturl.at/fOjhk
#thoughtsforthursday
Thanks for inspiring me to post this, @AmyG, @TheBookHippie, and @lil1inblue!
I once joked with my favorite junior class about being “Crabby Abbe.“ One lady replied, “Oh, we love you, Mrs. Abbe.“ When I asked why, she answered, “Because you keep it real. You don't bullshit with us.“ (yep, that very word!) I am grateful for all of us to speak truth to power and to fight every day to keep our democracy. 💙✊🏻💙
#haikuaday
#haikuhive
Much needed rain last night + nature's fireworks = Heat respite.
A 'Zona monsoon.
Lightning, thunder, pouring rain––
Nature with a 'tude.
Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Susanita, Reggie, vivastory, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, CBee, dabbe, kelli7990, Jari-chan, ImperfectCJ, lil1inblue, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me
Thanks for the tag @Eggs While it's still Wednesday in CO, if I don't do this now I'll forget 😄
After a year of putting together photo albums for our grand, who's always commandeering someone's phone to look at pix, she finally sat down with one and enjoyed it so much she went and got the others.
Today I‘m grateful for a quiet peaceful life with no one telling me what to do, financial independence from a long working life, and living by myself with my own decisions 😌
#raisingareader
Our 19-yo son has started cataloguing his books. Here‘s his first 200 he‘s input. I love that he‘s including his childhood books he plans to keep (lots of Encyclopedia Browns for example). Husband and I have both kept lists of our books since our teen years so it‘s awesome that he‘s got the right genes. Daughter has many books too, but she catalogues her movies.
We do not care that fireworks are legal in this state -save them for the actual 4th of July and not every night leading up to it. My dogs will thank you for your attention to this matter. #WeDoNotCareWednesdays #wdncw
#WDNCW @dabbe
We do not care if we took a nap today. The air conditioning was broken at the library I part time at. It was 85 INSIDE! A regular, and not generally creepy, fella said “you‘re hot!” And we laughed. I was tired after all the sweating while joking about being dewy, because I wasn‘t. 🥵🤣😴
#haikuaday
#haikuhive
Feeling my age today. 😅
Rotator cuff tears
in two difference places.
Surgery to come.
Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Susanita, Reggie, vivastory, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, CBee, dabbe, kelli7990, Jari-chan, ImperfectCJ, lil1inblue, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me
#WDNCW @dabbe
1) we do not care that we are tagging first in this post like a goober because that is the only way we‘ll remember
2) we do not care that we said we would do some cleaning in the attic this week but read instead
#WDNCW @dabbe
I can't tell y'all how much I am enjoying these! Such relief and laughter! Thank you! 🤗😍🥰
We saw the weather forecast for the next week, and it included all the terrible “H” words that we hate about summer: hazy, hot and humid. 😖 We know that many people look forward to beach days all winter long, but WE DO NOT CARE for this weather and these temperatures. At all. We will be spending the weekend indoors with a book to avoid the humidity.
#WDNCW #WeDoNotCareWednesday
@dabbe
Here is my #Junereadingwrapup!
19 books read, 1 DNF
5⭐️ reads:
The Hollow Dead by Darcy Coates
The Ornithologist‘s Field Guide to Love
Can‘t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan
King of Ashes by S. A. Cosby
16 Audiobooks
2 Ebooks
1 Manga
#Bookspin is The Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall-Smith
#Doublespin is Game of Cones by Abby Colette
#Bookspinbingo
@TheAromaofBooks
Amor Towles or Flannery O‘Connor
I would ask them about their childhoods, their best friends, and what most influenced their writing.
Happy Wednesday! Everyone is invited to join *
#wondrouswednesday
@Eggs
My #bookspin list for July -- I feel like I should have more audiobooks, since I'm finally moving at the end of this month. I don't know why it takes me MONTHS to prepare for a (crosstown) move, and I still end up scrambling at the last minute! To be fair, decluttering sentimental items (including tons of my mom's paperwork/letters), has posed a bigger challenge. Now how many of these books can I avoid packing??
@thearomaofbooks
#WDNCW @dabbe 😍😂😎
It has to be Wednesday in some parts of the world! Okay, whatcha got? What do we NOT care about this week/day/month/year ... Feel free to use the template above to post, or comment below: whatever knocks your socks off. WE DO NOT CARE how you present, just do it (as Nike would say). And please tag me so I can be sure to enjoy them! 🤗
Original post explaining all this can be found at: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2877293
One of my yearly goals is to read less than 50% of books from Authors / Set in the US
Some day I would love to throw England into this, and read half books US+England and half from the rest of the world, but I am really not there yet.
But for 25 I am doing pretty good with 44% US based books, and the rest from 19 other countries.
Okay half way through the year.
Here is how I am looking, how are you doing?
94/100 books read
30,818 /50,000 (62%) pages read
I have read 7 books over 500pgs my goal is 12 so I am right on track there.
My nonfiction reading is needing a bit of focus, I am currently at 19% when my goal is always 25%
#weeklyfavorites @Read4lif
Another crappy reading month. 😩 Hope to do better in July. 🤞🏻
#readyourebooks #readyourbooks @CBee (thanks for hosting! 😍)
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'm stickin' with what works! 😂
#bookspin #bookspin25 #bookspin2025 @TheAromaOfBooks (thanks for hosting! 😍)
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. This is what works for me. 😂
Happy Canada Day to all the Canadian Littens! I'm beyond excited to be there exactly one month from today, visiting New Brunswick with @TheLudicReader. I think one of our day's excursions might be to look for a home to escape the lunacy of this country.
Happiest day to you all! ♥️🇨🇦🤍
Last week I took myself off on an photography course to try intentional camera movement. It was so fun to run away from real life and try something new and for the simple pleasure of trying new things I wrote this one . And share this photo from my day … @dabbe
@DebinHawaii
@Mimi28
@TheBookHippie
@JenlovesJT47
@Reggie
@vivastory
@Eggs
@jdiehr
@TheSpineView
@CBee
@lil1inblue
@julieclair
@AnnCrystal
#haikuhive
#haikuaday
I can't believe I turn 60 this Bastille Day. Yet every time a body part creaks, I smile in recognition.
Sixty this July.
Mirror whispers, “How can that be?“
Time's swift river flows.
Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Susanita, Reggie, vivastory, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, CBee, dabbe, kelli7990, Jari-chan, ImperfectCJ, lil1inblue, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me
Happy Canada Day!! 🇨🇦 to all of my Canadian friends!
#JulyJazz
#CanadaDay
❤️ 🇨🇦 🤍
**image from google
Though I read 63 books, at least 15 were novellas under 50 pages. 9 of the 63 were part of series. Page total was 11,752.
#Read2025
#Series2025
@DieAReader @Andrew65
Taking stock of my #Roll100 progress at the half year mark. The majority have been owned books from my shelves and I hope I can keep the momentum up in the second half.🤞
Many thanks @PuddleJumper for making this happen! 😊
Stressful #mentalhealthmonday
June was a fabulous reading month! I somehow read 22 books! Here are the top 12.
Obviously I am a BIG mood reader. 😂
Status update on my reading goal now that we're halfway through the year. Not bad...I think I can do it!
Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Susanita, Reggie, vivastory, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, CBee, dabbe, kelli7990, Jari-chan, lil1inblue, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me
#JuneWrapUp #JuneReads 2025
Total books read: 4
physical book(s): 2
e-book(s): 1
audiobook(s): 1
Female Author(s): 2/4
New Author(s): Alan Hlad
Non-Fic/Memoirs: 0
MG/YA: 0/0
