I read both. I tend to forget the nonfiction and the low tier fiction pretty quickly. The good fiction stays with me.

There’s also a lot of truly terrible nonfiction bestsellers. (Fans of the “If Books Could Kill” podcast know what I mean).

There’s no reason to feel guilty, IMO, unless you’re failing school or something.

Maybe. But in this case, two decades had passed since he’d written the previous book in the series.

My parents and aunt insisted my cousin and I take a bath together once. To this day I still can’t figure out what the hell they were thinking. I didn’t want to, but they wouldn’t take no for an answer. Basically forced us to do it. I was like 7 or 8. So damned weird. My cousin wanted to, for whatever reason. But I’m not mad at him, he was like 5 or 6.

Runes of the Earth by Stephen R. Donaldson. Couldn’t even finish it. Loved some of his earlier books, which I read when I was much younger. Not sure if he changed or if I did. But what I read of Runes was truly awful.

It’s been a while since I’ve watched him. You’re probably right. I hope so, that makes it funnier.

He’s funny in small doses, but the traditionalist gatekeeping thing gets old.

So much easier.

DM: I’m sorry there’s really no good place to hide in here.

Rogue: You know how good my stealth is. At least let me roll.

DM: sighs Fine. But to make it all the way across the brightly illuminated room unseen, you we will need to roll 4 times, OK?

Rogue:

• Nat 20
• Nat 20
• Nat 20
• Nat 20

DM: Yeah, I’m going to need to see that d20.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_Earth_(genre)

Glad you sorted it!

Not 100% sure, but these come to mind.

• Science Fantasy
• Dying Earth
• Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy

I hope it gets better for you.

A few more tips came to mind.

Flonase works better for me, but some people respond better to Nasonex.

Also, sometimes switching to Allegra instead of Claritin often helps me when the Claritin isn’t working. It costs more, so I always switch back.

I have allergies and they suck.

Most of the year, a daily dose of OTC Claritin takes care of it for me. But sometimes in the spring or fall, the pollen counts get too high and the Claritin isn’t enough. Doesn’t help that I’m allergic to multiple types of pollen. What helps me a lot is to start taking OTC Flonase. It makes a huge difference. The thing with allergies is, the medications work better if you get out in front of the allergic reactions. You can catch up after they start, but it takes longer.

One tip that helps some folks is to take a shower before you go to bed. This can reduce allergens building up on your pillowcase. Obviously, launder your linens regularly.

Also, vacuum the house (wearing a mask) and replace your HVAC filters frequently. Consider getting better filters that are good for allergies (but note they are expensive).

Don’t forget the cabin filter in your car.

Finally, the absolute best allergy therapy that I personally know of is immunotherapy AKA allergy injections. This regimen is a major PITA, but it works really well for some folks. It basically trains your immune system to stop freaking out and tolerate the allergens. I did it as a kid and it completely eliminated my allergies until adulthood when I developed new ones. I have considered doing it again, but I’m making do with the OTC regimen for now.

I hope this was at least a little helpful. You have my sympathy. Allergies are no joke, they can be miserable.

I’m never leaving the house again. I mean, I kind of wanted to do that anyway, but this is the excuse I needed.

Duluth Trading men’s “Buck Naked” boxer briefs are pretty good.

The DeDrm plugin and the most recent Calibre worked for me just yesterday on a brand new book. Something that’s easy to miss is that you need to put in the serial number of your kindle device and make sure you download the e-book for that same device. Otherwise the plugin won’t be able to decrypt it.

I feel like Walz’s answer re: The ACA is his best response so far.

“Guns don’t kill people, weak windows kill people…or…something.”

Yup. He’s very slick and relaxed up there. Completely full of horrible ideas and deception, but he’s unfortunately doing better on the optics and sound bitey-ness.

Me: Opens wallet. Moth flies out.