Has anyone checked out bookwyrm.social? It’s a really intriguing alternative to Goodreads that’s also open source and federated. Worth looking into what with Goodreads essentially being depreciated by Amazon.
Posts by Raymond Hines
Sunset near Ventura Beach
Foggy sunset on the beach near Ventura, California. Made for a magical evening…
Watch Nomadland
Saw Nomadland last night. I’ve often struggled to explain what nomad life is like in the States — this movie nails it. Watch if you want the real nitty gritty. Almost the entire movie other than the star uses real people living real lives.
Still on hold
Long story short, I’m still in a holding pattern. First it was due to business issues, then it became chronic health issues, and now it’s a mixture of recovering from chronic health issues and staying clear of the COVID madness that prevails across our world.
It’s hard to sit still for so long, so I try my best with daily forays into nature and exercises to restore my health.
So I wait to wander freely once again. It won’t be much longer, I hope.
Hanging in for just a little bit longer
I headed out of Sarasota with my camper this late morning looking forward to resuming my wanderings. After I stopped to grab lunch I noticed the front of my camper was sitting a bit lower than usual… Looked under the back of the car and saw the trailer hitch cracking/sheering apart where it is bolted… Continue reading
Thoughts of the moment
Went over to the Van Wezel Performing Arts hall in Sarasota, Florida to watch the sunset on the Sarasota bay and saw that the former Selby library building was no more. It was a beautiful piece of architecture; too bad it’s gone.
I asked several folks nearby if they knew what was going to be built in place of it, none of them knew.
More interesting, however, was how folks reacted to being asked a question. The majority of them kept moving on, as if to avoid talking to me.
I’m not used to that.
View from this evening’s meditation
A reminder to be kind
I’ve been watching a new show on Amazon called Seatbelt Psychic. It’s pretty good and the psychic seems quite talented… However, my main takeaway from watching a few episodes is so many folks from all walks of life carry some kind of pain deep inside and you wouldn’t know it.
It was revealing and humane to watch the internal vaults of tough guys, priests, young and elder folks, etc. crack open and tell stories of their own traumas and/or the passage of their loved ones.
The show gives fresh meaning to a popular quote:
Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
A walk down memory lane
For some reason this country road felt like a walk down memory lane this evening (Alachua, Florida).
Remnants of lunch
Remnants of today’s lunch from a squirrel…