[Join me with your thoughts about gratitude?] Today I am grateful for my mom’s Thanksgiving gravy. Not exactly sure how she made it, but it was slightly bitter, smokey, and a deep brown, almost black. Haven’t had it in over 25 years, but I can still taste it. Yum yum.

[Join me with your thoughts about gratitude?] Today I am grateful for orange chicken from Trader Joe’s. I always keep a bag or two in the freezer; it’s perfect for a quick tasty meal over rice. Yum yum.

[Join me with your thoughts about gratitude?] Today I am grateful for all the wonderful Thanksgivings of years past — all the laughter, stories, and shared experiences have sustained me for years.

In my dream world, hot dogs and onion rings are really good for us.

Today’s favorite photo —>

Post of the day —>

Epstein Files: A. Trump’s a pedo. B. Trump’s covering for pedos. C. There are no other options.

Shhhh! 🤫🤫 Don’t tell Christians that Jesus in his Aramaic language called God “Alaha.” 🤫🤫

I’m taking Pritzger in this throw down—>

Note of the day!! —>

Awaking to the Sacred is my favorite spiritual book of all time. Read it a few times. Here are some things I've learned from it: substack.com/@lifev5/note...

He’s on the list, isn’t he?

A brief story about happiness and a little boy. open.substack.com/pub/lifev5/p...

I HATE the anti-intellectualism that’s invading our country. I just saw today that my alma mater is cutting out 100 (!!) degree programs, most from humanities and social sciences. To make way, they say, for more practical degrees.

After 18 non-fiction books and hundreds of online courses, my first ever fiction — a short story. lifev5.substack.com/p/saudade

@anniespence.bsky.social Hi. Are you the author of Dear Fahrenheit 451?Damn, what a great and funny book!

Yes, THIS!!!!! —>

Trump v Elon. Who ya got?

It’s WHO, not where, when, or what, that matters. www.mindtrekker.com/2025/06/02/w...

Today’s winning post —>

Know what Amor Fati is? www.mindtrekker.com/2025/05/22/e...

Libraries for the win! —>

Into #filmnoir. Any fellow travelers here? #movies

One of my favorite author’s new book, Lloyd McNeil’s Last Ride, coming out May 20. #booksky #librarysky amzn.to/4mglA1v

I’ve been experimenting with AI to review my writing. Do you have a favorite AI app? #writers #booksky #librarysky

I stopped watching all cable news. Refreshing! I feel so clean. #newsfast

I don't know why it took me so long but I finally downloaded Libby to my phone, and so I get library AUDIOBOOKS on my phone. On demand. Whenever I want them. For free. 1. Libraries so awesome 2. THE WORLD IS MY OYSTER.

They are places filled with MY PEOPLE —>

HEAVEN: A rainy Sunday, coffee, a lonely bookstore, and a pocketful of dough. #booksky #librarysky

Advice please. Trying again… Advice? I read mostly contemporary lit. Want to read 2-3 classics this year. What should be on my Must Read list? Ready… Go! #booksky #librarysky

Advice? I read mostly contemporary lit. Want to read 2-3 classics this year. What should be on my Must Read list? Ready… Go! #booksky #librarysky

Yup. Sounds familiar—>

I need two parallel lives. One to research books for my TBR pile. The other to actually read the books in the TBR pile. #booksky

Beyond cool!! —>

Did Trump just pull off the biggest con in world history?

Did Trump just pull off the biggest con in world history?

The world's BIGGEST NARCISSIST is doing this for ONE reason: World leaders will beg him and kneel at his throne. "Please, sir, please, sir... "

Roses are red. Violets are blue. Tariffs are taxes. And, they’re all on YOU!

Today’s recommendation—>

At Barnes and Noble. No timetable and a pocketful of dough. Is this heaven? #booksky

Today. Skipping work of all kinds and reading all day. #booksky

Post of the day —>

Hilarious —>

Hey Book Banners: Weren’t you ever teenagers? Telling someone you can’t see that or go there is a SURE way to get them to do it. #booksky

This is a mission everyone should be able to get behind. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been torn from their families. No effort must be spared to bring them home:https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-halts-program-track-abducted-ukrainian-children-lawmakers-2025-03-18/