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  1. Fourteen: Greg Egan again, “Luminous”. It is out of print, but available self published by the author. The stories from just after those in Axiomatic (previously: https://mastodon.social/@gravely/109661276920611083),

    gravely (@gravely@mastodon.social)Attached: 1 image first book of the year down, (I think via @leigh@ottawa.place somewhere?): "Axiomatic," a collection of Greg Egan's short stories that appeared in various science fiction magazines (mostly Interzone and Asimov's) between 1989 and 1992. Great late 80s hard SF shorts I don't do star reviews, but, folks, they're good stories https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156783.Axiomatic aside: a characters is mentioned to have received their advanced degree in 2023, which I'm sure felt reasonably far out at the time.Mastodon
    Figure 1. Link preview of https://mastodon.social/@gravely/109661276920611083, "gravely (@gravely@mastodon.social)".

    Some fun stuff, although I would have liked it a lot more had I read it contemporaneously, when I was in my own more annoying atheist phase.

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156782.Luminous?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=oFOAcY8oac&rank=1.

    LuminousLUMINOUS collects together one original story plus nine…Goodreads
    Figure 2. Link preview of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156782.Luminous?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=oFOAcY8oac&rank=1, "Luminous".
    the cover of Egan’s self-published edition from 2022, as I read it, a mostly white cover with a star burst illustration in the center in tints and shades of orange, title in author’s name in all-caps san serif red
    Figure 3. the cover of Egan’s self-published edition from 2022, as I read it, a mostly white cover with a star burst illustration in the center in tints and shades of orange, title in author’s name in all-caps san serif red.
    Posted on Mastodon over three years agoon June 21, 2023 - 3:45 AM and archived here at /mastodon/2023/06/21/110580145518266087/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2023/06/21/110580145518266087/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  2. Threading “Black Water 2” stories w/ the “Black Water” stories

    "The Phoenix” by Sylvia Townsend Warner

    https://www.poeticous.com/sylvia-townsend-warner/the-phoenix-many-authorities-on-bird-life-had-assured-lord-strawberry-t

    Posted on Mastodon over three years agoon June 14, 2023 - 2:48 PM and archived here at /mastodon/2023/06/14/110543115591582414/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2023/06/14/110543115591582414/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  3. Zz of unstoppable force

    side view of the top eight inches of a heavy zz plant bud finally opening after being all weird for a month
    Figure 1. side view of the top eight inches of a heavy zz plant bud finally opening after being all weird for a month.
    top down view of the unfurling leaves of a heavy zz plant bud finally opening after being all weird for a month
    Figure 2. top down view of the unfurling leaves of a heavy zz plant bud finally opening after being all weird for a month.
    Posted on Mastodon over three years agoon June 14, 2023 - 2:42 AM and archived here at /mastodon/2023/06/14/110540261925974244/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2023/06/14/110540261925974244/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  4. Munro has been a welcome break from the masculine, genre-dominated shit I’ve been reading. Shelving this one my shelf next to a pile of Murakami with only "Everyone In Silico” by Jim Munroe ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/342203.Everyone_in_Silico) between, as a mediator of sorts, makes for a heck of a counterpoint.

    Everyone in SilicoIn Vancouver in 2036, people are tired of the rain. The…Goodreads
    Figure 1. Link preview of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/342203.Everyone_in_Silico, "Everyone in Silico".

    Unlike (or, like?) Murakami, Munro’s women age (natch) and have their own experiences, inner lives, and desires. Munro’s also a slightly more interesting prosist (to me).

    previously: https://mastodon.social/@gravely/109702814505504502

    gravely (@gravely@mastodon.social)Attached: 1 image fourth book, "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage", Haruki Murakami I've had this on the shelf for a while (years, even) after catching up on Murakami and taking a good long break (furthermore, I think this was a gift, or used rack sale find, even) because it's all very samesy. I picked this off the to-read pile because it looked the shortest. I think crit of his lesser stuff like this is totally on the mark and fair but also "it me" so, I enjoyed it. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41022133-colorless-tsukuru-tazaki-and-his-years-of-pilgrimageMastodon
    Figure 2. Link preview of https://mastodon.social/@gravely/109702814505504502, "gravely (@gravely@mastodon.social)".
    pic of my bookshelf w/ munro on my shelf next to 8 murakamis, lol
    Figure 3. pic of my bookshelf w/ munro on my shelf next to 8 murakamis, lol.
    Posted on Mastodon over three years agoon June 12, 2023 - 2:04 PM and archived here at /mastodon/2023/06/12/110531620945237995/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2023/06/12/110531620945237995/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  5. Thirteenth book of '23, “Wilderness Station" ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25194123-a-wilderness-station) by Alice Munro (previously issued as "Selected Stories” ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14281.Selected_Stories)).

    A Wilderness Station: Selected Stories, 1968-1994From the 2013 Nobel laureate in Literature--and perhaps…Goodreads
    Figure 1. Link preview of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25194123-a-wilderness-station, "A Wilderness Station: Selected Stories, 1968-1994".
    Selected StoriesSpanning almost thirty years and settings that range fr…Goodreads
    Figure 2. Link preview of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14281.Selected_Stories, "Selected Stories".

    Wow! Loved it.

    The “Selected Stories” title has had time to be rated and critiqued by much more careful readers. Lots of comparisons to Chekov, who I suppose I’ll check out next. I’ll also definitely be getting the companion collection, Family Furnishings, Selected Stories 1995-2014.

    the cover of A Wilderness Station, selected stories: 1968-1994, originally published as Selected Stories. Red on white water color text under an illustration of (I assume) the author
    Figure 3. the cover of A Wilderness Station, selected stories: 1968-1994, originally published as Selected Stories. Red on white water color text under an illustration of (I assume) the author.
    Posted on Mastodon over three years agoon June 12, 2023 - 1:53 PM and archived here at /mastodon/2023/06/12/110531577683425679/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2023/06/12/110531577683425679/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  6. Neapolitan pizza topped with hand crushed san marzano, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozz, pecorino, pep, olive oil

    very good, I should have baked it a bit longer (like, ten seconds longer)

    neapolitan pizza prior to baking, on the peel, topped with hand crushed san marzano, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozz, pecorino, pep, olive oil
    Figure 1. neapolitan pizza prior to baking, on the peel, topped with hand crushed san marzano, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozz, pecorino, pep, olive oil.
    neapolitan pizza baked ?0 seconds at 950F, on the board to be cut, topped with hand crushed san marzano, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozz, pecorino, pep, olive oil
    Figure 2. neapolitan pizza baked ?0 seconds at 950F, on the board to be cut, topped with hand crushed san marzano, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozz, pecorino, pep, olive oil.
    pizza under carriage, very light leopard spots
    Figure 3. pizza under carriage, very light leopard spots.
    neapolitan pizza cut and served, topped with hand crushed san marzano, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozz, pecorino, pep, olive oil, with a glass of wine
    Figure 4. neapolitan pizza cut and served, topped with hand crushed san marzano, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozz, pecorino, pep, olive oil, with a glass of wine.
    Posted on Mastodon over three years agoon June 10, 2023 - 1:20 AM and archived here at /mastodon/2023/06/10/110517289950236365/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2023/06/10/110517289950236365/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  7. Took Friday off and went on a hike to Black Sands Beach via Julian Trail ( https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/black-sands-beach-via-julian-trail)

    the west side of the golden gate bridge over the hills and far way away on a sunny but hazy day from the trail head, not seen again the rest of the hikethe san francisco city skyline and sutro tower are barely visible in the haze
    Figure 1. the west side of the golden gate bridge over the hills and far way away on a sunny but hazy day from the trail head, not seen again the rest of the hikethe san francisco city skyline and sutro tower are barely visible in the haze.
    sutro tower beyond the pacific ocean from black sands beach
    Figure 2. sutro tower beyond the pacific ocean from black sands beach.
    all trails.app hike summary, a square topo map detailing a zig-zagging westerly hike along a ridge and then descending steeply to the beach4.36 miles, 902 ft elevation gained, 1 hour 41 minutes to complete
    Figure 3. all trails.app hike summary, a square topo map detailing a zig-zagging westerly hike along a ridge and then descending steeply to the beach4.36 miles, 902 ft elevation gained, 1 hour 41 minutes to complete.

    not pictured: wildflowers galore, oops!

    anyway here’s a daisy that I liked at St. Mary’s playground (my photo), which has a great slide! (not my photo)

    two purple daisies
    Figure 4. two purple daisies.
    a terrible photo of the 20 foot steel cyllinder slide at st. mary’s plaground, which I did once, but junior did over and over and over again both saturday and sunday, also good for hollaring into
    Figure 5. a terrible photo of the 20 foot steel cyllinder slide at st. mary’s plaground, which I did once, but junior did over and over and over again both saturday and sunday, also good for hollaring into.
    Posted on Mastodon over three years agoon June 06, 2023 - 3:07 PM and archived here at /mastodon/2023/06/06/110497891640870539/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2023/06/06/110497891640870539/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  8. Was thinking this morning how I missed "that dj that used to open 6AM with the same Billie Holiday song every morning on KCSM and was a great interviewer” even though our kid is old enough that I’m not up that early every day (just every few days) anymore

    Her name is Alisa Clancy, and it looks like a boss was involved in her retirement? Dumb. https://www.sfcv.org/articles/feature/kcsms-alisa-clancy-signs

    previously, https://mastodon.social/@gravely/103731122132835352, https://mastodon.social/@gravely/104767568487639781

    gravely (@gravely@mastodon.social)every morning our kid wakes up between 4:30 and 4:45. i haven’t slept past 5 in over a year every morning at 6:00, KCSM 99.1 opens the 6:00 block with Billie Holiday’s “I Hear Music” v nice https://youtu.be/QE89uBF6mXoMastodon
    gravely (@gravely@mastodon.social)Attached: 1 image 99.1 just faded out of a song from 1941 mid-trumpet solo and both DJs agreed it was fine to cut on the solo, because fuck that guy, he got Billie on heroin, he wasn’t even a very good trumpet player. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Guy_(musician)Mastodon
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    Posted on Mastodon over three years agoon June 04, 2023 - 2:09 PM and archived here at /mastodon/2023/06/04/110486342251959650/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2023/06/04/110486342251959650/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  9. My plan for when I finally ghost on everyone is to still be self aware enough to not gotta give people thirty to fifty years younger than me one last spoonful of pablum they didn’t ask for on my way out the door 😉 😉 😉

    Posted on Mastodon over three years agoon May 31, 2023 - 2:18 PM and archived here at /mastodon/2023/05/31/110463727441267848/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2023/05/31/110463727441267848/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.

  10. Joked to myself the other day “wow it must have been windy last night" as I passed the flattened flex-post on east-bound 17th at Gus’s, but it’s been that way since at least January.

    this is what passes for a compromise on the city’s bike network map ( https://www.sfmta.com/maps/san-francisco-bike-network-map)

    San Francisco Bike Network MapThese maps are developed and maintained by the SFMTA and display information on San Francisco's bike lanes, routes, and paths. The interactive version of this data allows you to zoom and pan to locate the biking resources of most interest to you.SFMTA
    Figure 1. Link preview of https://www.sfmta.com/maps/san-francisco-bike-network-map, "San Francisco Bike Network Map".

    this morning I watched someone slowly drive over it, front left wheel, back left wheel, to park, 🙃

    google maps photo of the corner, from January 2023, the flex post is already flattened in this picture
    Figure 2. google maps photo of the corner, from January 2023, the flex post is already flattened in this picture.
    screenshot of the linked bike map from the castro to potrero
    Figure 3. screenshot of the linked bike map from the castro to potrero.
    Posted on Mastodon over three years agoon May 30, 2023 - 4:39 PM and archived here at /mastodon/2023/05/30/110458617457257459/at https://pizza.slow.high.quality.gravely.pizza/mastodon/2023/05/30/110458617457257459/ in the Mastodon collection in both HTML and markdown.
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