The Bright Swaord	Books
[27-Jan-2026] by Lev Grossman Fantasy: 673 pages A retelling of King Arthur but after Arthur is dead from the point of view a a new knight and the few who are left after the final battle. Rating: 6 (out of 8)

Twelve Months	Books
[26-Jan-2026] Twelve Months by Jim Butcher. Fantasy: Contemporary: 483 pages. Volume 18 in the series Dresden Files. Not much happens that is exciting till the end. Some dates, a new apprentice, dealing with Thomas does have some major players. Rating: 6 (out of 8)

African violet shelf	Plants
[18-Jan-2026] Too cold to work on bees today. Instead built a shelf so I could split some African violets, there wasnt enough room on the window sill. Took some pictures to identify them in the future. Violet photos

2025 Books	Books
[11-Jan-2026] Finished entering the books from last year. 76 which is pretty high. Got a lot read from November on when I was rereading good books, like all of the Chalion series and new stuff related to that like Penric. I fly thorough good books.

Im Afraid Youve Got Dragons	Books
[05-Jan-2026] by Peter S. Beagle Fantasy: 178 pages A cute book about a Prince, a Princess, a Dragon exterminator and their relationship. Rating: 6 (out of 8)

The New Roman Empire	Books
[23-Dec-2025] by Anthony Kaldellis History: 1133 pages A modern history of Byzantium. Referenced a lot on the history of Byzantium podcast. I find the number of times the author just calls out other scholars (in general not by name) for making assumptions that cant be proven. Rating: 6 (out of 8)

Voyages of the Beagle	Books
[17-Dec-2025] by Charles Darwin Science: 0 pages I dont usually read books online but read the whole thing. Its mostly about South America not the Galapagos, and a lot of geology and wandering. Its really interesting how much time Darwin spent off the ship with almost no mention of being on it. Rating: 5 (out of 8)

Deep fried party and geminids

Main Page, Astronomy

[14-Dec-2025] Only cooked for about 4 hours before people stopped bringing stuff. Craig loved the moon pies, which were horrible. Oreos need to be done in the pot not the basket cause they stick. Soak/rinse fries then double fry. Calimari is much better when cleaned day of and repeatedly dried then breaded on site, it doesnt clump. After coming home tried to sit out to watch Geminids. Spent abt 45 min off and on getting more clothes and warmth, then started to fall asleep. It was a beautiful clear night with no moon saw seven but just couldt stay awake.

The Star Trek Reader	Books
[09-Dec-2025] The Star Trek Reader by James Blish. Sci-fi: 372 pages. Volume 1 in the series Star Trek Reader. The first of the novelizations of the original series. Rating: 6 (out of 8)