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Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us | Allen Salkin

The airing of grievances should also last till the end of this year…because it‘s been a year.

TheBookHippie 💯💯💯💯💯 15h

lil1inblue I think my airing might last through January. It's a long list. 😂 🙃 5h

dabbe It might continue until this administration goes bye bye. 😜 2h

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tournevis

Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us | Allen Salkin

Happy Festivus for the rest of us!

AmyG Gathering up my grievances to be aired. Oh, I got many. 1d

tournevis @AmyG On my way to my parents', so me too! 1d

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bibliothecarivs

Lysistrata and Other Plays | Aristophanes

Recent acquisition for our personal library:

📖 Lysistrata and Other Plays by Aristophanes

Souvenir gift from our daughter, who recently visited Athens and Istanbul with her boyfriend.

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Amiable

All about Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business | Mel Brooks

Some Stuff About Me
#AuldLangSpine

1. I tripped Queen Elizabeth II when I was 9 years old. True story.

2. I hate coffee. Yes. I said it.

3. My favorite color is green.

4. I‘m a New England native who can trace my family‘s roots in Massachusetts and Connecticut back to 1627.

5. I‘m a genealogy buff. I started doing research when I was 12 and haven‘t stopped. And boy, have I found some interesting skeletons by shaking that family tree… ⬇️

monalyisha, fredthemoose

Amiable 6. I married the guy who lived next door to me in college. We just celebrated our 34th anniversary. We have two sons: one is a Marine helicopter pilot and the other is a rocket scientist. (edited) 2w

Amiable 7. I‘ve worked as a writer/editor for my entire career: at a daily newspaper, a university and a hospital health system. But I always wanted to be an astronaut. (Thank you, Carl Sagan!) 2w

Amiable 8. I love all 4 seasons. Even winter! 2w

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AnnCrystal 😳🧐💚🆒🌲💞🇺🇸🚁🇺🇲🚀📰🔭✨🌷🌞🍂☃️❤️🤍💙. 2w

AmyG I loved reading these. #1! 🙌🏻 2w

TheKidUpstairs Love all this! And #2 - me too! 2w

Deblovestoread #1 What a memory! Love this ❤️ 2w

Amiable @Deblovestoread when she died my father immediately called me and said, “Do you think they‘ll mention in her obituary about that time in 1976 when you tripped her?” 😄 2w

dabbe I now want to hear the whole story where you tripped Queen Liz! Loved learning more about you, too. ♥️💙💚 2w

Amiable @TheKidUpstairs I‘m a die-hard tea drinker! 🫖 2w

Amiable @dabbe In 1976, Liz and Phillip visited the U.S. for the bicentennial. On July 11, they sailed from NYC to New Haven to catch a flight at Tweed Airport. My parents took us kids to the docks to see them. It was hot and I was bored, so I sat down on the curb and stretched my legs out. As they were traversing the wharf, the Queen stumbled over my legs. 😬 Thankfully she didn‘t fall. But it‘s a family legend now. 😄 2w

Bette Fascinating and fun—thanks for sharing. The jokes your son, the rocket scientist, can make. 😊 2w

monalyisha Great list — and hi! 👋🏻 2w

marleed Not me coming back to the post a day later to see if you continued the story of tripping Queen Elizabeth ❤️👑 2w

Amiable @marleed Ha ha! I didn‘t want to assume that there weren‘t others out there who had also tripped the Queen and were like, “ho hum, boring!” 😄 2w

Chrissyreadit wow!!! 🎉🎉🎉all of it! 2w

CSeydel Wow! 🤩 1w

CSeydel Love the tripping the queen story, but I want to hear more about the family tree drama!! 1w

Suet624 So fun to know more about you. 😊 1w

Amiable @CSeydel Well, one of the stories is that I‘m a direct descendant of the only person ever executed in New Haven Colony … for bestiality. William Potter, who was part of one of the founding families of New Haven, was hanged in 1662. He was my 7x-great grandfather. 😬 You can actually Google him and read all about his court case! 1w

CSeydel Oh my goodness! 😬 1w

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willaful

Mr. Villain's Day Off 01 | Yuu Morikawa

So cute I can barely stand it! An alien Supervillain committed to destroying humanity needs to de-stress, and nothing feels better than looking at Pandas. Or small, soft, pettable creatures. Or helping small humans. Or even helping his nemesis, the adorable Dawn Red Ranger. I guess there's nothing wrong with being kind to humans before you destroy them?

This is the first manga I've managed to get through and now I get it! Or some of it.

willaful #TBRTarot @Cbee 2w

CBee It looks so cute! 2w

willaful Reminded of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEhTmETAt9A 2w

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Billypar

All about Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business | Mel Brooks

#AuldLangSpine About Me @monalyisha
-My partner Linda and I met at a party in Long Island that I almost didn't go to, and somehow, 14 years passed. The upper left pic is from a Halloween party this year, me as a deranged emoticon, points for ID'ing Linda's character (think early 2000s TV, and not usually painted blue)
-I know it looks like we have a 2-headed cat, but this is Jem (left) & Scout (right), brothers as cute and cuddly as they come 👇

Billypar Other stuff:
- I'm originally from PA not far from Philly
- I commute from NJ to NYC where I work for the state mental health agency as a project manager
-Proud uncle to a 6- and 8-year old: both are readers, and my niece is pretty voracious.
-Big music fan - we covered punk and garage rock in your post, but I also like hip hop, soul, jazz, and pop, among others.
-Birding is my favorite non-reading hobby. And birding in marshes especially. 2w

TheKidUpstairs That's gotta be Tobias Fünke! 2w

Billypar @TheKidUpstairs Correct!! 💙 2w

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Billypar @TheKidUpstairs You can't see in the picture, but she cut up a pair of my jeans for the cutoff shorts. 2w

kspenmoll Love all of this! 2w

LeahBergen This is great! 2w

Texreader Love this!! 2w

JamieArc @Billypar Have you read Questlove‘s books? Seems like they may be up your alley… 2w

monalyisha Hi Jemnscout (doesn‘t work quite as well as Samneric 👑🪰 — going for a literary classics mash-up & failing 😅)! 2w

monalyisha I get those bonus points because I immediately thought, “I blue myself.” Fantastic/hilarious costume. Very committed! 2w

monalyisha So cool that your nieces are readers! If you ever need book recommendations, I offer myself as their librarian-by-proxy. 🤓 2w

monalyisha I *wish* birding was my thing! And marshes are such a cool environment! Maybe one day? I‘m honestly SO BAD at seeing small wildlife even when it‘s directly pointed out to me. I blame my terrible eyesight (but I fear it might just be me). It‘s a skill, for sure! 2w

Billypar @JamieArc I actually haven't yet, but they're on my list - I've listened to his podcast for years. I have read his band mate's book, which I really liked.

The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are

JamieArc @Billypar Ha! I was also going to mention Upcycled. I got it for my husband a couple of years ago and he liked it. Also, if you ever get the chance to go to southern AZ, it‘s great for birding. I happened to be there and a friend took me birding. It was a really cool experience. 2w

Billypar @monalyisha I only read LotF a year or two ago for the first time, but I still had to look up that reference. There's got to be some kind of listical for literary pet sibling names right?
And re: the costume guess, that totally counts 🫂 2w

Billypar @monalyisha I might take you up on the kid- books recommendation offer. Even though my nephew reads now, I could see him falling out of it if he doesn't keep finding books he can get excited enough about. 2w

Billypar @monalyisha The good news about birding is I think it's a very learnable skill. My friend got me into it, and I'm nowhere close to her skills at id'ing by sight or calls, but I still learned enough to make it fun to do, without having any obvious natural ability 🐦🦅 2w

Billypar @JamieARC The only time I visited AZ was before my birding hobby started, so I missed that aspect. I would love to visit again though, so I'll keep that in mind! 2w

BarbaraBB Very nice to learn a bit more about you 🤍 2w

TheKidUpstairs @Billypar perfect! I love it. 2w

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BkClubCare

Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens | David Mitchell

Pie I made yesterday (Figgy Pudding Pie - actually a custard) and the book that just came off hold from the library. Now, I was assuming that the author is the David Mitchell that wrote Cloud Atlas, but some reviews say he is a comedian. Same guy? Are there two different David Mitchells? I know, I know; I could just google it …

#history #comedy #monarchy #CaresPieShow

tpixie Looks yummy! ( I have no idea 🤷🏼‍♀️, but great cover!) (edited) 2w

TrishB There are 2 David Mitchell‘s, this is not the one that wrote Cloud Atlas. 2w

BkClubCare @TrishB Darn! Oh well. Thanks for letting me know. 2w

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Jari-chan

Strong Female Character | Fern Brady

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I've already been posting quite a bit about this book and how much it got to me. I wonder what would've been if I had read this before my diagnosis. I think I can't thank Fern Brady enough for her honesty, for being open and vulnerable. Most people still don't really know what Autism is and how autistics feel and think and react. Here we get the whole thing.

AnnCrystal 💝🫂💝. 3w

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