Month: August 2023
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nature 8.23
A little nature appreciation – I have been very down with reading so much about child trafficking. So the other day I took some dumb (but also not dumb) pics of nature. Enjoy with me if you’d like. I am currently reading I have bee binge listening to Real AF with Andy Frisella. I am…
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books on child trafficking
Reading and talking about child trafficking has had a huge impact on my emotional health recently. I have felt an intense amount of sadness and anger in these past few weeks. And feelings of hopelessness and guilt in not knowing what to do next. Personally, I was always very wary of donating money to charities…
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8.20 sunday musings
I was coming into this post feeling as if I had nothing to say for today. Which is okay, when I have nothing to write. Or is it? Is that the kind of value that I want to uphold? Any kind of success is not going to come from zero production. I don’t want to…
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currently reading and listening
A late Tolkien Tuesday, as I’m currently reading The Two Towers. …well, I’m reading Two Towers at night and reading Meat Eater by Steve Rinella during the day. I’m aiming to finish at least these two for the remainder of the month. My optimistic August reading goals include two other books about child trafficking. I…
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christine by stephen king
Christine by Stephen King – Quick of the Quickest Thoughts A high schooler’s obsession with his first car goes a little too far… This had all of the standard SK elements wrapped up in a horror story of an evil car. Creepy undertones without anything jumping out or a huge amount of violence until halfway…
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once we were wolves
Once We Were Wolves – A movie by Cameron Hanes https://youtu.be/TRPYDZmFkss Cam Hanes’ beautiful tribute to his best friend, Roy Roth, who passed away in 2015 due to a horrible hunting accident. I found the movie actually very meditative, aside from Cam’s sorrow from losing a friend. A good reintroduction of the hunting world for…
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history of middle east
A Brief History of the Middle East by Christopher Catherwood “To persuade the people to hate a foreign enemy is a good way of preventing them from realizing how freedom is crushed at home.” Christopher Catherwood Catherwood provides a good amount of history and his discussion that a proper understanding of the Middle East’s last…
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july 2023 reading wrap-up
📚July Wrap-up📚 What an insane month. An abrupt ending of one part of my life and a total lifestyle change for me. I wouldn’t have it any other way – this new lifestyle is already providing me with new experiences, skills, and knowledge that I wouldn’t have gained before. In addition to all of these…
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