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April 1, 2025 Today is Monday.... NOT April Fools!!! Today is Tuesday and it has been a gloomy cold day for me; not sure about you but that is how my dah has gone. I basically have been cooped up in my home snuggled up in a blanket reading (just imagine). I am flipping through these pages like nothing. I am very close to the end (page 243 out of 317) and have not felt surprised or like "Whoa, really?!" The book is so-so in my opinion. Not shocking

This book about how Central Park was created is beautiful and I highly recommend it. I‘m pleased she included the forced removal of residents living where the park was built, even though this is a celebration of the park. The author ends by reminding us that the park was made for all of us.

Finished March 5, 2025.

Other page from the previous picture. I find that these are important stats to share since I don‘t think k that most anybody knows how our prisons are funded. My new fear after reading this book is that the current state is that people will be so desperate they will commit crimes & be put in jail. Which since most prisons are private, someone is making money off of people being in jail.

Title: bankrolling the carceral state

Title: extent of the carceral control

Did you know that 1 in 58 people in the US are part of the carceral system (that involves prison- over 1.4 million, probation, on parole or in a local jail)? How is this statistic not being shouted from the rooftops? This book is comprised of short essays by activists, researchers, prisoners themselves about the prison system in the US. There are discussions about ways to decrease police use by forming stronger communities, providing adequate

For those who loved The Road to Dalton for our #EuropaCollective #BuddyRead, the 3rd book in the trilogy will release in the USA on Oct 7, 2025

Went to the art museum just to look at more books. 🤓 It was a cool experience to hear Alec Soth talk about his work and the meaning behind his photographs.