Hey there.
I'm not sure what to put in my introductory post, exactly; but we're all readers here (duh), so I'll just mention some of my favorite books, in no particular order. The list should give you some idea of my literary tastes.
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Well, all right. At 48 summers, I'm probably one of older people here. I remember life before the Internet; and believe it or not, it wasn't as dull as you might think. Yes, you had to look up information in actual encyclopedias and card catalogs, for example. But consider: Back then Dungeons & Dragons, video games, Star Wars, and Stephen King novels were still new. And I still marvel at some of the things us kids did for fun, like swimming in quarries and playing in the woods. Also, nudie magazines were still a thing, and finding someone's stash was an experience that I suspect cannot be replicated nowadays. (You can keep your PornHub.) If you'll pardon the cliche (a phrase which is itself a cliche): It was a more innocent time. I remember most of it even now, and it colors my perception of things, for good or ill. It's part of who I am.
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Okay, then... I work in IT. I do not discuss politics or religion with anyone, especially not with friends or family. I love reading books, but I do not read newspapers or watch the news except on special occasions, which is rare. It's all useless information, sensationalized nonsense, and tragedy. None of it helps me or makes me a happier person.
I am not on social media. Was on Facebook briefly, years ago. And that was it.
Anyway, that should do it for now. Thanks for the welcome! :^)
I'm not sure what to put in my introductory post, exactly; but we're all readers here (duh), so I'll just mention some of my favorite books, in no particular order. The list should give you some idea of my literary tastes.
- McCarthy's Blood Meridian & Border Trilogy
- The Stand
- The Shining
- A Canticle for Leibowitz
- Dune
- Just about all of Robert E. Howard's work
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Man in the High Castle and A Scanner Darkly in particular, although I can dance to pretty much anything by PKD
Would You Like To Know More? _
Well, all right. At 48 summers, I'm probably one of older people here. I remember life before the Internet; and believe it or not, it wasn't as dull as you might think. Yes, you had to look up information in actual encyclopedias and card catalogs, for example. But consider: Back then Dungeons & Dragons, video games, Star Wars, and Stephen King novels were still new. And I still marvel at some of the things us kids did for fun, like swimming in quarries and playing in the woods. Also, nudie magazines were still a thing, and finding someone's stash was an experience that I suspect cannot be replicated nowadays. (You can keep your PornHub.) If you'll pardon the cliche (a phrase which is itself a cliche): It was a more innocent time. I remember most of it even now, and it colors my perception of things, for good or ill. It's part of who I am.
Would You Like To Know More? _
Okay, then... I work in IT. I do not discuss politics or religion with anyone, especially not with friends or family. I love reading books, but I do not read newspapers or watch the news except on special occasions, which is rare. It's all useless information, sensationalized nonsense, and tragedy. None of it helps me or makes me a happier person.
I am not on social media. Was on Facebook briefly, years ago. And that was it.
Anyway, that should do it for now. Thanks for the welcome! :^)