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Learning English from the TV
Alex Trebek was one of the people who welcomed Nic to America, many years ago.
Book roundup, part 31
Some very good history, some very strange novels and some slick space opera. Includes Enemy of all Mankind, A Very Punchable Face, Confederates in the Attic, Ballistic Kiss, Harrow the Ninth, The Library at Mount Char, Children of Time, The Last Emperox, and Cage of Souls.
Feline Follies Presents: The Uninvited
We are entertained by feline drama during quarantine.
Book roundup, part 30
Back once again with the sci-fi and general calamity. Includes The End is Always Near, Eat the Apple, A Memory Called Empire, Gideon the Ninth, Infinite Detail, Permafrost, Fallen, and The October Man.
Impressions moving from an Apple Watch Series 3 to Series 5
Is there reason to upgrade from a 3 to a 5?
Die in a ditch
After all these years, Nic still can’t understand the American attitude to healthcare.
Book roundup, part 29
A sci-fi and fantasy heavy installment that includes The Valedictorian of Being Dead, The Mastermind, Broadsword Calling Danny Boy, Tiamat’s Wrath, The Raven Tower, The Liberation, The Light Brigade and Cryptonomicon.
Book roundup, part 28
Includes The Incomplete Book of Running, Aching God, The Murderbot Diaries, Lies Sleeping, The Consuming Fire, and Rendezvous with Rama.