Tag: Books
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The master of the colloquialism
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) is considered the greatest humorist the US has ever produced. His work “The adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is considered a Great American Novel for capturing the essence of the American style. A key to Twain’s writings was his mastery of the local language, the colloquialisms and speech of…
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The Mandela Effect
I love the sentiment of this quote; achieving success sometimes means you have to be a bit different. What’s more interesting, is that the entire world and internet attributes it to Dr. Seuss. Yet it never appears in his writings and was never something he said. Like Sinbad’s Shazam movie and the Fruit of the…
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Vogon Poetry
From The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979). The first in a 5-book trilogy, the original HHGTTG is one of sci-fi writing’s foundational novels. Originally based a BBC Radio Play, Adams developed it into a novel, then a series, and then a movie (seen above) in 2005. If you ever want to…
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It is the start, not the end.
This quote comes from the book The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error by Sidney Dekker. In it, Dekker explores the “bad apple theory”, whereby our operations and SOP’s are inherently safe except for those few unreliable people working within it. Dekker questions the idea that concluding “human error” is the end of a safety…
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Book Club 2024
Thank you to everyone who helped gather this list. I read more books in 2024 than any other year of my life, in large part due to having so many good recommendations to pick from. I look forward to having the same success in 2025, and have all of your to thank for it. I…
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What I Read in 2024
Ranked in the most visually appealing fashion: Overall Best Read: The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova. This was by far my most enjoyable read of the year. Suggested by multiple freinds, it is now in my “instant recommendation” list. It’s got vampires, history, Eastern Europe, and a story spread over 3 generations. Don’t be scared by…
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Volcanoes are cool. And Hot.
A wonderful quote from Ms. Adventure, the aptly titled quarter-life memoir from geologist, explorer, and science evangelist Jess Phoenix. Go read her book and follow her on all the socials.