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Current Books: Agatha Christie's Poirot mysteries
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2026-08-31 22:59:23 CEST

So, the ballroom construction gets to continue. I realize that it is just a building AND many of Trump's actions are worse. But still, it is disappointing and angering that Roberts can say that the construction is probably unlawful, and Trump gets to continue.

2026-08-26 20:32:26 CEST

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Yes, it's all about trying to set the stage for 2028.

2026-08-26 20:24:54 CEST

OMG. Watching a news conference. Newsom is visiting Mare Island talking about shipbuilding, but he and Dee Dee Myers are highlighting investments in other areas.
Vallejo is an existing city that has serious issues, some of which stem from the closing of Mare Island years ago. The hyperfocus on a non-existent shipyard in a tiny hamlet with no infrastructure has been...interesting.

2026-08-26 11:52:15 CEST

The guy who said listen to the...Sacramento.
Exactly. Can't say listen to the people. This is not about people.

2026-08-26 11:12:46 CEST

At a meeting in 2024, the speakers were almost split, with slightly more of us being opposed to the Billionaire City. This meeting? It is about 90% opposed.
The Billionaires are taking a beating.

2026-08-26 10:52:29 CEST

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I voted for Newsom in 2018 and have been disappointed with him from almost the get go. Seeing him the last couple of years? Ugh.

2026-08-26 10:50:20 CEST

Listening to the meeting, and Newsom has pissed off this purple county. Even the unions that had been supportive of the Billionaire City are against the legislation. Supposedly the unions were cut out.
These comments are harsh. The Billionaires and Newsom deserve it. All of it.

2026-08-26 08:47:59 CEST

The saga of the Billionaire City is really showing Gavin Newsom in a different light.
While not coming out and endorsing the Billionaire City, he kind of - sort of -did just that having his Chief of Staff call a meeting with our county Board of Supervisors, elected state representatives, and the Billionaires. He kind of - sort of - wants special legislation to kick start a portion of the project.
We've been told by the representatives that they will only put forth the legislation if Solano County electeds support it. And they do not. Tonight with a 3-2 vote, which kind of - sort of was actually 4-1, the Supervisors voted not to endorse it. There were union and tribal groups claiming they were not consulted, and language was added, but the groups hadn't reviewed it. Oh, it's a mess.
And Newsom may still be pushing to get it done.
Go Jon Ossoff!

2026-08-18 23:12:02 CEST

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The youngest brother responds with a "Sounds great!"
And there was silence from the other two.
I hope all of this is done. As I told both my BIL on Saturday and my MIL last night, I am so sorry that I was not able to adequately communicate to them about the realities of our situation.
There is no money. And I am done. I will not continue to participate in this drama.
Well, other than venting on Mastodon.
I'm done. With the drama and this thread.
Let's see if I feel better in a few minutes. I'm hoping I am.
17/17

2026-08-18 23:06:10 CEST

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It is a two-hour conversation, and we actually are able to reach an understanding about the converted garage. My husband and I will go and reorganize the space so that she has access to a closet and the area around a second bathroom is cleared.
But the money situation is bigger. There were agreements made about the improvements that are necessary.
There is no money on hand for the mortgage, let alone improvements.
My husband comes home, having talked to his brother who is shocked that I am saying that he needs to either handle the estate or step back. I tell him about his mother, and he is done. He sends his mother a text with a breakdown of the money, and he sends the info to his brothers. He lists the amount owed on the house, the months payments, the amount set aside for the pension overpayment, and then lists the cash on hand, reminding them that we have yet to be reimbursed for the first funeral. He says that the mortgage will be paid off when the estate is settled and certain items are sold.
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2026-07-31 02:37:37 CEST

I am puzzled by this idea. Who could possibly think sex dolls robots (or is it robotic sex dolls) should be modified for use in a classroom?
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2026-07-25 02:24:04 CEST

Only a few peaches this year. For humans that is. The neighbor birds and squirrels were well fed.
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2026-07-07 23:09:15 CEST

I am unable to contact Graham Platner's campaign as the Contact Us link on his website doesn't do anything right now.
The Donate button works, however.

2026-07-02 01:43:54 CEST

If you are in California, call your state senator and assembly member to request that they do not participate in the sham trailer bill being circulated by California Forever lobbyists to circumvent CEQA and allow CF to use an EIR from 2008.
Should this trailer bill be passed, other developers will do the same: claim that their projects must be exempted because economic opportunities are at stake.

2026-06-28 09:10:06 CEST

After my father-in-law's memorial service, we traveled to LA for a second one. Put together a lovely slideshow. Wrote two eulogies. Successfully voided a contract for a $19,995 plot for his urn and selected a prettier and far less expensive space. Handled dinners and flowers. And my kid played a song on the French horn. Completely nerve-wracking, but he did great.
And then, we did what we do after funerals in LA. We went to amusement parks. We had a great time. A really crappy month overall, but a good three days.

2026-06-13 09:15:12 CEST

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C-SPAN livestream is back. Saw the last of the tarps go up.
And the livestream stopped again.
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2026-04-14 02:47:41 CEST

😂😂😂
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2026-04-11 04:20:06 CEST

The Swalwell accusations are just...disheartening.
JFK. An adult mistress that called him Jack. A 19-year old intern who called him Mr. President. And a system that kept this a secret until the mistress associated with the Mafia testified in the mid-1970s.
Gary Hart. Proves that candidates should not engage in Monkey Business. At least, that is what I thought.
I voted for Bill Clinton knowing it was likely he cheated on his wife, but I assumed he would be smart enough to know that he needed to stop should he win. I lost my shit when the Monica Lewinsky story came out. If you want to have extra-marital sex, don't fucking run for office. Don't sit for a 60 Minutes interview denying the Gennifer Flowers and then engage in sex acts with an intern.
And then, years later, the reality of the power differential between Clinton and Lewinsky hit. Interns? Off limits!
The Swalwell allegations are horrific. And the fact that these fuckers keep running for office..WTF?!

2026-02-23 08:02:36 CET

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Hmm...
Well researched and quite interesting - sort of. Certain sections are interesting, but other sections have so many names and going ons that it can be hard to follow. Basically, she was murdered, and it was covered up to prevent the will from being challenged. Add a little corruption and the 1906 earthquake, and the explanation of a death from (somewhat) natural causes was accepted.
A few interesting paragraphs about M. H. de Young and Adolph Spreckles. Today, the two museums they are associated with are now basically one museum. But back in the day, Spreckles shot de Young. De Young survived, and Spreckles was acquitted.
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2026-02-13 09:09:04 CET

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Last night, I quickly gave up on a novel about Isabella Stewart Gardner. Three books I would like to read are on hold.
So, I decided to go contemporary true crime. I downloaded a book this morning and started cleaning my house.
Just finished the book and most of the cleaning. Book was more enjoyable.
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2026-02-13 08:59:55 CET

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The book about stunt reporters discussed a woman who covered the Lizzie Borden trial. She absolutely believed Borden was innocent.
I'm not so sure.
But what I do know is that I really didn't like this book. In fact, I think I may have hated it.
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2026-02-13 08:45:03 CET

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Started this book in December 2025 after I listened to a book about the history of Palm Beach. The book referenced Paris Singer, who was the father of Isadora Duncan's youngest child. The couple was in France when their son, her daughter, and the nanny were killed in a shocking auto accident. The book then linked a Palm Beach resident to the scarf Duncan was wearing and which caused her death in a freak auto accident.
I knew nothing about Duncan other than she was a dancer. The book was really odd, so it took a while to finish it. The ending was downright bizarre. She is dead, with no explanation.
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2026-02-08 06:30:15 CET

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Finished this book earlier this week.
I borrowed it from the library and did not want to return it. It was a perfect follow up read to Empress of the Nile, the story about a female Egyptologists 's work to save Egyptian temples that would destroyed when the Aswan Dam was completed. Jackie Kennedy was instrumental to securing the US's financial support.
And in the last chapter were some paragraphs the Mona Lisa's return to Paris from a subsequent tour of Tokyo and Moscow. Unlike her visit to the US, when she traveled by ship, she went by plane. And a spaceship appeared.
I read the paragraphs. Reread the paragraphs. And then wondered why there weren't a few more paragraphs.
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2026-02-08 03:42:02 CET

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An amazing biography of Jackie Kennedy.
And then to think about how the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden has been destroyed and what has and will likely happen to the Kennedy Center. It is heartbreaking.
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2026-02-06 07:31:39 CET

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Candace Fleming has two new books. This one is really hard to read. Very good, but incredibly sad.
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2026-02-04 06:50:21 CET

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A bunch of short stories read by David Suchet and Hugh Fraser (Capt. Hastings). 👍
Spent most of the day in my yard, and it feels like there has been very little progress. 👎
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2026-02-03 02:27:46 CET

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My front yard looks amazing, BTW. Well, one part. I'm going to start a new Christie book tomorrow, so maybe there's hope for another section of the yard.
Dead Man's Folly has Ariadne Oliver making an appearance. And a mention of Capt. Hastings. While a fine Christie book, I am going to watch the Suchet version soon. I think seeing the characters and settings will add a lot.
What does this folly look like? One question that will not be explained. Why is it called a Dead Man's folly? 🤷‍♀️
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2026-02-03 02:16:23 CET

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Spent Saturday and Sunday doing yardwork and listening to Agatha Christie books. Finished two. Sad Cyprus was different than the Christie books I've read. With the exception of a brief appearance at the beginning of the book, Poirot is not in the first half. At the end, Poirot testifies at the trial. Christie did not typically have Poirot reveal the who, how, and why of the murder at a trial.
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2026-02-01 06:50:21 CET

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By far the most enjoyable book of Christie's I've read. I really don't think she is an amazing author, but this one was good.
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2026-01-30 07:35:58 CET

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Hmm...I liked it better than the Kenneth Brannaugh version. The Peter Ustinov and David Suchet versions are definitely better than the book.
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2026-01-23 23:44:27 CET

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Getting ready to start my Common Book, but it's taken me a while to decide what the first pages should be. What is it that I love so much that it should be the start of a book of knowledge and lists and inquiry?
And it became clear to me a couple of weeks ago: Agatha Christie's mysteries, specifically the movie and TV adaptations with Peter Ustinov and David Suchet. I've been watching the movies again this month and decided to reread Evil Under the Sun and Death on the Nile. Unlike the movies, her books are simply OK.
Ah, but then I discovered that the audio versions are narrated by David Suchet, and I was very happy.
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2026-01-04 06:26:51 CET

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First book of 2026 was really good. Later chapters discussed Pulitzer and Hearst. A lot of similarities to what we are seeing today with news organizations.
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2025-12-31 23:31:15 CET

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Last book of 2025.
This year started with Truman Capote and moved to Kennedy men misbehaving. Summer spent reacquainting myself with Judy Blume. Then back to Kennedys, which led to Jackie Kennedy's impact on the arts and historical preservation with a brief return to Truman. Egyptology followed, and then Palm Beach, mystery writers, and Guilded Age heirs.
This story is about a great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton. The story about him and his grifter wife is something.
2026 will (hopefully) be expanding on Judy Blume and other women authors that pushed boundaries in the 60s and 70s, as well as the pile of books about art - the artists, their inspirations, and a theft or two.
And Truman, of course. Always Truman.
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2025-12-30 11:35:56 CET

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This book was so much better than the last one. And I found it funny when this author quoted the author of the last one.
Also mentions of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Isadora Duncan, and - of course - Agatha Christie. I'm also listening to two novels right now. One based on Duncan and the other on Christie.
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2025-12-28 06:00:01 CET

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While I really enjoyed this author's documentary on Agatha Christie, I did not enjoy this book about the development of English detective novels. Very disjointed and difficult to follow.
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2025-12-18 20:23:04 CET

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Henry Flagler and his wives, Marjorie Post and her husbands, and Donald Trump and his wives. The story of Palm Beach is interesting.
Also included in the tale is Paris Singer. He was a partner of Isadora Duncan, and the father of one of her children. I know very little about her, so up next with be a novel. The Marjorie Post novel was awful, so I'm starting this one being quite wary.
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2025-12-15 21:20:48 CET

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Not only the story about Fitzgerald and how he crafted The Great Gatsby, but also a look at an unsolved murder and the politics and culture of the Roaring 20s. There are just so many similarities to what is happening now from corruption and the rise of fascism to how language and business practices changed as a result of new technology.
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2025-12-12 08:02:01 CET

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Another book on female Egyptologists.
And now I want to rewatch all of the Agatha Christie Death on the Nile adaptations.
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2025-12-12 07:54:11 CET

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I am reading about Jackie Kennedy bringing the Mona Lisa to the US, and took a detour to Egypt. Mrs. Kennedy and the Louvre both make an appearance in this book about female Egyptologist who saved the temples that were set to be destroyed by the Aswan Dam project.
Very good book.
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2025-11-26 07:50:21 CET

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The last chapter meandered a bit. But the rest was interesting. And that includes claims that Epstein handed over information about the Mountbatten Windsor formerly known as Prince to various governments, including Russia.
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2025-11-22 09:10:45 CET

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After reading Leamer's Under the Royal Palms, I looked for a biography of Marjorie Post. Couldn't find one, but I did find this novel.
Post's life was interesting enough to keep me listening, but the book really wasn't that good.
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2025-11-12 03:39:30 CET

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The book about Judy Blume and her influence on Gen X discussed a lot of other books that were quite controversial. Peyton Place was one of them.
This book details the author's life and the real life murder in the author's town. I need to find a copy of the novel. According to Renee Mallett, at one time, one out of every 29 households had a copy of the book.
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2025-11-11 06:46:51 CET

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The Art Thief. Today's listen as I am trying to finish painting two bathrooms.
The book was good. The painting is not.
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2025-11-10 01:01:02 CET

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Looking to circle back to JFK with Brad Meltzer's JFK Conspiracy book. Not available on Hoopla yet, so I decided on his History Decoded book.
Quick read. Well, quick listen. And enjoyable.
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2025-11-08 10:04:57 CET

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This book! Written by Laurence Leamer, who wrote Capote's Women. Reminds me of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and it gives some insight into Trump and the ballroom. This book was published before 2016. In 2019, Leamer wrote about Trump and Mar-a-Lago. Adding that one to my To Read list.
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2025-11-05 00:31:37 CET

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Having caught up on most of my podcasts, I've decided to start listening to audio books as I finally tackle - maybe - the numerous rooms I need to paint.
One book and one room down!
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2025-10-29 05:26:23 CET

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Miniseries from 1978, just a few years after the Duke died and about a decade before the Duchess.
Watching it while sitting through books and papers was a good pairing.
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2025-10-29 05:14:12 CET

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And Truman brought me to Wallis Simpson.
Erasing the library sticker resulted in Wallis having a much lower hairline.
While I found the book entertaining, I really wish it had more info about their last years.
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2025-09-24 21:21:41 CEST

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And another Judy Blume book. About her rather than by her. The book is interesting as it provides a historical context for her work.
Once I finish the last few books by Judy Blume, I plan on reading some of the others highlighted. This includes The Outsiders, which I have not read. I haven't even seen the movie. Friends have demanded I turn in my Gen X card because of this failing.
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2025-09-24 21:05:55 CEST

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Another Capote book. And I'm so glad the owner of the book store recommended it.
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2025-09-23 01:20:53 CEST

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Finished another book on the Woodwards. And while reading it, my cat bit Ann.
She had it coming.
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2025-09-22 21:24:47 CEST

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Finished the book earlier this summer. I don't read a lot of fiction anymore, but I've enjoyed both of the Judy Blume adult novels I've read this year.
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2025-09-01 07:06:17 CEST

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Turned out that I was not done with Truman Capote. After he left Alabama, he met Carol Marcus. Right about the same time she met Gloria Vanderbilt and Oona O'Neill. Before she married William Saroyan and Walter Matthau.
The owner of my favorite independent bookstore is also obsessed with all things Truman Capote, and she recommended several books, including this one.
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2025-07-29 00:15:59 CEST

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Took a break from my All Things Judy Blume Summer to read one of Candace Fleming's newest books. So good! Handing it off to the oldest, who is currently reading about British traitors during WWII.
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2025-07-28 19:07:28 CEST

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Almost finished reading/rereading Judy Blume's books for kids. Freckle Juice was just as silly as I remember. Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great was a book I avoided because Sheila was rather obnoxious in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
Blubber is going to a reread, and I am quite curious as to what I will think about it reading it with an adult perspective.
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2025-07-12 20:10:44 CEST

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The biography of JFK mistress Mary Meyer.
The affair and her murder are detailed in the last half of the book. The affair is why I pick up the book, and I started with that chapter. I, then, read about the murder. Meyer had been married to a high-level CIA operative, and there are questions about the murder, which happened just a year after JFK was assassinated.
Then I read the beginning of the book. And I was stunned. This book was written in 1997, long before Q-Anon and Trump, and it detailed Meyer's the political transformation of her father and her husband. Both men were pacifists, and both men became disenchanted with the Democratic party and shifted towards more extreme conservative positions to "save" the country. Her father embraced the America First movement to keep America out of WW2, and her husband's work with the CIA supposedly infiltrating and funding various groups, including the modern art movement.
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2025-07-12 19:54:57 CEST

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Continuing with JFK mistresses in March. This is a novel about Mary Meyer's missing diary that was removed from her home following her murder. I don't care for novels with female main characters that are written by male authors, and I thought some of the scenes depicting her free spirited ways were a bit outlandish, like when she stripped off her clothes and jumped into a pool at a party hosted by Robert and Ethel Kennedy.
Then I read a biography about her. Those outlandish things did happen.
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2025-07-12 19:36:56 CEST

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Judy Blume's 2015 adult novel. And I loved it.
This book is based on real events that happened - three planes crashing in Elizabeth, NJ over three months. Blume grew up in the city and experienced the fear and uncertainty.
There are also connections to Sally J. Freeman, which is one of her most auto-biographical children's books, including a finished basement decorated with red and black tiles.
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2025-07-12 19:20:15 CEST

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Two more Judy Blume kid books, neither of which I've read before. Both were published after I graduated from high school. I really liked As Long As We're Together. Not that big of a fan of the sequel Here's to You, Rachel Robinson.
Some more connections to her earlier works, as well as her 2015 adult novel In the Unlikely Event. The main characters in these books are friends with a girl named Miri. That is name of the main character in Unlikely Event.
I'm reading a book about Blume, and it is really interesting.
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2025-07-01 06:17:12 CEST

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Yes, they are meant for a younger crowd, but whatever. 😂 I plan on reading the smutty adult ones later this summer.
Reread two more Judy Blume books. Starring Sally J. Freeman as Herself was a favorite of mine growing up. I did not understand the cultural references, however. I had no idea who Esther Williams or Margaret O'Brien were. I did, however, know what a party line was as we had one at our family cabin. And I knew who.Jane Russell was, although I have never seen The Outlaw.
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2025-06-22 04:06:39 CEST

Meeting Eddie Muller tonight in Vallejo. #filmnoir #TMCfilmnoir.
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2025-06-19 18:34:19 CEST

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This summer, I decided I am reading Judy Blume books. Many I'm rereading.
First one: Then Again Maybe I Won't.
This is a reread, but I think I may have skimmed parts as a kid.
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2025-06-19 18:27:06 CEST

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To this day, I find Carter's discovery fascinating. Candace Fleming's YA book detailing Carter's search and the rumors about the Boy King's curse.
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2025-06-19 09:55:58 CEST

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This summer, I decided I am reading Judy Blume books. Many I'm rereading.
First one: Then Again Maybe I Won't.
This is a reread, but I think I may have skimmed parts as a kid.

2025-03-19 00:18:20 CET

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Finished my fourth book of this year. Another Kennedy book.
I can't recommend this one. I think that in the author's attempt to present a kinder, more complete understanding of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, she quickly dismissed everything that may be considered a negative.
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2025-03-06 22:55:48 CET

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Unsettling read.
Nineteen years old when she begins an 18-month long affair with Kennedy. Continued after she became engaged. She claims that until Jackie Kennedy decided to go to Dallas, she was going to accompanying him on the trip and break things off.
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2025-03-03 21:24:14 CET

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Really interesting read. I did not know about the two young women involved with JFK during his presidency.
I went back and reread Judith Exner's claims, and it interesting that she framed her feelings towards JFK as being reciprocated. Her relationship was occurring at the same time as the other two women, and both claim that, at the time, they thought JFK had feelings for them. They wrote their accounts, however, much later than Exner, and it seems that in the decades between, they came to understand the relationship was vastly different than what they thought at the time.
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2025-02-18 08:31:10 CET

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And with this book completed, I am going to tackle the pile of art-themed books waiting for me. My unintended year with Truman Capote and his swans was quite fabulous.
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2024-11-20 00:06:46 CET

Dr. Oz is in charge of Medicare and Medicaid?
Wow.

2024-10-25 03:38:37 CEST

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He is broken and has put girls in harm's way with his disgusting comments.

2024-10-25 03:36:43 CEST

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Yes. This is exactly that moment.
The sadistic pleasure that he showed when telling dads to spank their daughter was beyond reprehensible.

2024-10-24 23:33:50 CEST

I've been successfully boycotting the NYT for six months now.
Adding the LA Times to the boycott.

2024-10-24 23:26:04 CEST

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It is SO disgusting.

2024-10-24 23:25:11 CEST

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It really is disturbing.
He has a lot of unresolved anger at his mother, who left his father. But this is really gross.

2024-10-24 17:14:39 CEST

The clip of Tucker Carlson talking about giving 15 year old daughters vigorous spankings?
WTF?
The language and the tone is sexual.
He is a sick.

2024-10-20 08:55:37 CEST

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Thought I might be done with Truman Capote, but then I found this book by his long-time boyfriend for a reasonable price.
After Feud came out, all of the out-of-print books on Capote and the Swans were very hard to find.
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2024-09-11 06:10:44 CEST

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😂
You have to think that at some point she thought to herself that it was just too easy to execute the plan. She and her team had to have thought he'd resist a bit.

2024-09-11 05:22:01 CEST

Someone just noted that Trump's debate plan was to flood the zone with shit.

2024-09-05 00:41:07 CEST

So, Liz Cheney is endorsing VP Harris?

2024-08-23 05:01:34 CEST

Trump is losing his shit on Truth Social.

2024-08-22 05:33:04 CEST

Gus Walz is all of us.
I'm sitting and crying, too.

2024-08-20 07:22:49 CEST

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David Brooks was on NPR just a few hours ago talking about how he wanted a contested convention.

2024-08-15 20:10:01 CEST

It's really odd. President Biden joined VP Harris for a rally, and he isn't insisting that he's the nominee. I thought Trump said Biden was showing up at next week's convention to demand that he be the nominee.

2024-08-13 06:34:29 CEST

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Great article on the Trump interview.
"For a fascism-curious billionaire who loves cuddling up to right-wing loons, Elon Musk sure is good at making right-wing politicians look stupid."
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2024-08-13 05:27:31 CEST

Someone has noted that the only reason Trump was on Twitter is because he is out of money, and this is a cheap way to campaign.
This was promoted by Trump as a fundraiser. There was a call for 10M people to donate, but when the Spaces started, there was no reference to this.

2024-08-13 04:59:43 CEST

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It was not good. Very similar to the Montana rally last week. Musk, however, laid out his intentions: immigration, deregulation, and cuts to government spending. He mentioned welfare briefly.
I was pretty sure that when he brought up government spending, he was going to reference Social Security and welfare.

2024-08-13 04:34:09 CEST

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Musk is pushing moderates to support Trump.

2024-08-13 04:33:11 CEST

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Musk is explaining that he is not involved in politics, and he stood in line for six hours to shake Obama's hand. But now he is supporting Trump because Trump is the path to prosperity.

2024-08-13 04:30:55 CEST

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Trump says 25 million are listening, and Twitter shows it is 1M.

2024-08-13 04:28:22 CEST

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Back to immigration and crime.
Only person getting prosecuted is Donald Trump.

2024-08-13 04:21:22 CEST

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"Much safer." The slurring of those two words.
He must be wearing dentures, and they are slipping.

2024-08-13 04:11:36 CEST

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Last five minutes has been about Musk trying to say that Harris is a radical leftist, and they both label her as anti-Israel.

2024-08-13 03:34:42 CEST

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Trump has rambled for 10 minutes, and he now is talking about the economy claiming that it is the most important thing.
Musk is talking about inflation and the need to lower government spending.
Trump shifts to military spending and shifts back to lowering the cost of energy. And he says not everyone should have an electric car, but Elon makes a good product.

2024-08-13 03:09:09 CEST

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Elon is talking about who we let into America. It needs to be a quality team. We have an adverse selection process.
Elon is shocked that more criminals don't come over the border.

2024-08-13 03:07:29 CEST

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His speech is deteriorating.
You can hear the saliva. He is spraying when he talks.

2024-08-13 02:29:25 CEST

Twitter Spaces is not working. HAAHAHA!
Musk is claiming that the system was tested with 8M concurrent listeners earlier, and there were no issues. But now, it's broken.
They are going ahead with the program and posting it later.

2024-08-11 00:20:10 CEST

I will not post a link, but the NYT is reporting that two private polls have Trump under 50% in Ohio.
NC and Florida should flip before OH.
Trump is going to lose.

2024-06-23 03:44:24 CEST

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My Saturday Afternoon Book Club meeting.
And the book is amazing.
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2023-02-05 19:10:00 CET

The #ChineseSpyBalloon has me thinking of Candace Fleming's book, Crash from Outer Space.
Fleming is one of my favorite authors. She writes children's books, but even as an adult, I find her biographies to be exceptional. Her book on the Romanovs is one of the best I've read about the family, and her biography of Charles Lindbergh is outstanding and somewhat chilling. America First is not new to our country.
I'm such a fan that she sent me this as an advanced copy. And she signed it. 💙
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