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this is cool, I just noticed that #BookWyrm reviews show up in #GotoSocial and #NeoDB with the title as a spoiler warning

I read this several years ago so my memory is a bit hazy but I recall thinking it was generally worshipful and a bit of a hagiography (it predates the first Trump presidency but in recent interviews the author, who has a fascination with space moguls, still talks about Musk like he's Steve Jobs). Nevertheless, it's a comprehensive bio up to that point so now when I hear a reference to an ex-wife, for example, or disputes about who actually founded Tesla, I already know the deal. So it's worth reading for background, but I am perhaps unreasonably going to hold it against the author for not warning us we have a billionaire white nationalist on our hands (an issue the author has avoided touching on in all his nterviews about Musk that I've seen, so maybe not that unreasonable).

I find any decently written dog story is irresistible, and this one about a pit bull saved from ending up in dogfights (couple of Michael Vick references in there - he did his time but I still wouldn't want him as a pet sitter) and being put down in a shelter because of his breed to end up as a frisbee, I mean disc, champion, is no exception. The human protagonists are sympathetic, too, struggling through life issues while staying devoted to their dogs (they adopted a lot). The writing was a bit confusing at times - I often lost track of what event or round or even person the author is referencing - and there is an unnecessary use of "off the reservation" which is always unnecessary. But otherwise, there's a lot of good messaging here.

Happy International Women's Day.

3/8/25 — Open 6-9p Mask recommended. No open drinks, please.

Lady Vols yesterday & added 16 Extraordinary American Women & Frozen Look and Find. Lita was already here with many more. Stop in for a look around!

In the last couple of months, I've moved my reading lists away from tech and to more "for the soul" kind of sources. One example is https://www.themarginalian.org which has these brilliant essays about things but more importantly, has proven to be an excellent source of book ideas.

I was a kid during the Carter years but I remember my family wasn't happy with him (and I do remember the hatchet job the media did as recounted in this book), but I recently gave my dad a copy of this book and it changed his mind.