I love Brandon because he’s an absolute machine at writing. I’ve given up on too many amazing series because I just don’t believe the authors will ever finish the work. Brandon is a breath of fresh air in that regard.

That being said, he has a really specific range to his writing. Personally, I can’t binge too much on his work or I get a little bored or restive or something. Kind of like eating cereal for every meal – it’s great at breakfast, but at some point, you just need some variety.

I doubt it, at least in the US. The rich have a lot of influence over how laws are made, and I don’t really see any appetite to pay a greater share.

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the greater good

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Ha, I was tempted to make basically the same comment. I’m super weary of people mixing the two up!

In fact, I do prefer to buy generics. There are dozens of us!

Central park?

Wait, we are? TIL.

Lots of great recommendations here. I’d also add Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold. Her Penric novels are quite fun, too.

The Hornblower stories are also excellent. They might hit a bit simpler – the characters are a bit more heroic, a bit less complicated. IMO both are worth reading, but they hit a bit different even though they sail through similar waters (I was going to say ‘covers the same ground’, ha!)

They don’t exist

You, sir, are a punk.

Take this upvote and carry on.

I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. My neighborhood isn’t the best for walkability – there are definitely better areas in this city in that respect.

To the nearest convenience store: 1.5km To the nearest chain supermarket: 1.9km To the bus stop: 140m To the nearest park: 480m To the nearest big supermarket: 5.8km To the nearest library: 1.9km To the nearest train station: 800m

Straight-line distance to Big Ben: 6450km

I had the opposite experience. Once I started working full time after college, I felt like I had SO MUCH FREE TIME!

I did have a part-time job during college, though. That might have skewed things for me.

I wanted to like the game, but one game where the other players adopted the ‘backstabbing’ style ruined it for me.

I was sad when AOL started sending demo CDs instead of the floppy disks :(

Yeah, that’s fair, especially in software work.

I see what you’re getting at – hinting at a sense of serenity?

The phrase still annoys me for some reason.

😆

Fair point, but something about the tautology of the phrase has always grated on me :\