Tuesday, June 29, 2021

6/27/21 review of The City Who Fought, by Anne McCaffrey and S.M. Stirling

Here is the link to my June 27, 2021, Twitter thread review of the novel The City Who Fought, by Anne McCaffrey and S.M. Stirling.

Thank you for reading. Please enjoy.



6/24/21 21 lesbian bars left in the United States

Here is the link to my June 24, 2021, Twitter thread reaction to an article in The Denver Post talking about how there are only 21 lesbian bars remaining in the United States.

The thread also promotes by COVID-inspired fetish sci-fi story Spring Quarantine, since a lesbian bar plays a role in it.

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Thursday, June 24, 2021

6/23/21 review of The Debacle, by Émile Zola

Here is the link to my June 23, 2021, Twitter thread review of the novel The Debacle, by Émile Zola, translated by Leonard Tancock, and which I checked out from the Denver Public Library.

Thank you for reading. Please enjoy.



6/19/21 things going on in my life

Here is the link to my June 19, 2021, Twitter thread about things I'd been doing recently that had kept me from being active on Twitter.

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6/15/21 review of Denver's Mayor Speer, by Charles A. Johnson

Here is the link to my June 15, 2021, Twitter thread review of the book Denver's Mayor Speer, by Charles A. Johnson.

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6/12/21 how I spent my day

Here is the link to my June 12, 2021, Twitter thread about my day -- gardening, hiking, reading, and going to a restaurant.

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6/10/21 review of The Anarchy, by William Dalrymple

Here is the link to my June 10, 2021, Twitter thread review of the book The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company, by William Dalrymple.

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6/6/21 the conflict between equitable distribution and retributive justice

Here is the link to my June 6, 2021, Twitter thread, based on a number of books I've read, about the conflict between retributive justice and the equitable distribution of wealth.

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6/5/21 review of The End of Eternity, by Isaac Asimov

Here is the link to my June 5, 2021, Twitter thread review of the novel The End of Eternity, by Isaac Asimov.

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5/31/21 US COVID-19 cases decreasing as vaccinations increase

Here is the link to my May 31, 2021, Twitter thread on the decreasing COVID-19 case numbers in the United States, and how they showed vaccines were working.

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5/30/21 storyboard of final dance scene in the film Cuties

Here is the link to my May 30, 2021, Twitter thread, "storyboarding" the final dance competition scene in the Maïmouna Doucouré film Cuties.

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5/29/21 reaction to news about DPS board member Tay Anderson

Here is the link to my May 29, 2021, Twitter thread on why I didn't think it was good for people to get so unthinkingly swept up in a scandal regarding Denver Public Schools board member Tay Anderson.

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5/28/21 review of Glamour: A World Problem, by Alice Bailey

Here is the link to my May 28, 2021, Twitter thread review of the book Glamour: A World Problem, by Alice A. Bailey.

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5/27/21 review of The Child Savers, by Anthony M. Platt

Here is the link to my May 27, 2021, Twitter thread review of the book The Child Savers: The Invention of Delinquency, by Anthony M. Platt.

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5/26/21 lower COVID-19 US death rates and vaccine effectiveness

Here is the link to my May 26, 2021, Twitter thread about how United States COVID-19 death numbers had broken through what I'd seen as a final resistance level -- a good sign that the vaccines were working.

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5/23/21 criticism of use of term "white slavery" in a book review

Here is the link to my May 23, 2021, Twitter thread reaction to a review in The Denver Post of the book The Girl Who Dared to Defy, by Jane Little Botkin.

My reaction essentially criticizes the review's use of the term "white slavery."

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5/22/21 reaction to Anthony Bouchard scandal

Here is the link to my May 22, 2021, Twitter thread, reacting to a scandal regarding Wyoming state senator Anthony Bouchard's activities when he was eighteen years old.

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