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As a young adult, there was this strange time where I got a job in a different town.

I moved into it alone and worked for about a week before I was able to drive back home and get my wife and our few belongings (starting a life together is a weird thing to think back on).

In that week, though, I had nothing in the house. I bought a TV because we didn’t have one (wasn’t able to get TV service until the first paycheck came in, though) and slept on the cardboard box it came in.

It was the summer in Georgia so daily thunderstorms would happen in the evening and I just sat there on the floor until it was time to sleep on the box.

But I did have this book so I was fine (more or less).

Besides the jive - which is cringe-inducing to an uncomfortable level - I love this book. I thought the pacing was really good and I loved the space between the doors.

I’ve read critiques that express distaste for King’s “boring,” parts like the space between doors or most of The Shining, but I think there’s purpose to it. The journey was supposed to be long and arduous and you don’t get that point across if you skip the space between the doors for the sake of a fast, exciting read. And, honestly, the story is better for it.

This book also introduced Eddie, who just might be my favorite King character of all time.

It was interesting re-reading this. I enjoyed it the first time (in the time between moving in and going to get my wife, I read books 2-4) but this time was better as my wife and I are together this time and I at least have a couch to sit on. ;-)

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I wrote up a huge review of this book because it brings up a lot of interesting ideas and questions regarding the value of souls, the transactional base of Christianity, the subjugation of a congregation at the hands of a power-hungry priesthood, and whether we as humans have been sold a twisted and warped tale of a deity for the sake of power and control rather than the potential truth of an all-knowing, all-seeing, and (most importantly) an all-loving god.

But it was really long and religion is such a hot-button topic that I think it’s safer for everyone’s sanity to instead recommend you read the book (it’s not insanely long, though there are definitely parts to stop and ponder at) and see what your feelings are.

I WILL say that in the 1990s parents petitioned school and public libraries to either remove or not stock Goosebumps books because of violence, death, and satanic imagery - none of which were in the series. When asked why they thought parents were petitioning, a librarian said they thought it was because parents were just reading the titles of books rather than the actual books.

I say this because I genuinely hope you don’t dismiss this as anything more or less than a harsh critique of the organized faith of Christianity for various reasons rather than, you know, anything particularly anti-Christ if that makes sense.

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Considering deleting my Bluesky account. Every time I post on there nobody sees it so the whole thing feels like a waste of time and energy. Thought I would join to connect with other people who read and blog but it's been pretty much like posting into the void over there. 😆

Our 2025 Roadmap: Building the Future of WordPress Federation

We’re excited to share this roadmap — there’s a lot happening with the ActivityPub plugin, and we can’t wait to show you what’s coming next.

We often refer to this roadmap in GitHub issues and discussions, but until now, we haven’t published a full roadmap post — nor a formal changelog. This post is a first step toward keeping the community more informed about what’s planned and what’s coming up next.

Our goal for this year is to finalize the full ActivityPub experience […]

activitypub.blog/2025/06/11/ou

New #Introduction post!

Hello I'm Noelle! I'm a blogger and reader who also plays musical instruments (guitar, keyboard) and takes photos. I believe that Meta and Google are not only killing the planet through their data centers but also democracy through the division their products have created. They are also taking over our lives by how much time we spend a day with their products (email, social media, YouTube).

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@lehrerperle

Ich teste jetzt gerade einen Account bei #Instapaper als Ersatz für #Pocket

In meinem #Voice #Dream #Reader ist Instapaper als Dokumentenquelle hinterlegt (ersetzt hier ebenfalls Pocket).

Dann kann ich Artikel in guter Qualität vorlesen lassen bei der täglichen Pendelei.

Funktioniert ganz gut bisher.

Auch rückwirkend: Also wenn ich einen Artikel in VoiceDreamReader lösche (wenn er von Instapaper kam), wird er dort ebenfalls gelöscht. Sync darf löschen. Cool!