hogfly

Finished it. Pretty dissatisfied with the conclusion.

One thought that came to me: the DNA sequence is an extinction weapon for an alien species that shares the values of the hive mind. They can’t kill anything, and they believe in peace and unity. But we now know that the end result of the virus will be death for humanity if not stopped. Humanity will be blissful and peaceful as it dies out, but it will die out. Which will then let the alien species colonize earth without any conflict.

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Yea I wasn’t a fan of the overrated chant

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I get it that it annoys the team you're playing, but it makes no sense. You're basically acting like the team you just beat wasn't that good. Clearly those fans don't understand the power rankings. :lol:

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68%. It was hard to put down last night. Looking forward to the next few days because it’s getting real good.

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I had the same issue last night in not being able to stop reading. Not sure that I got quite as far as you are, but I'm in the same general vicinity. I have a love/hate relationship with Hadrian getting a "win." I'm mentally pumping my fist while simultaneously keeping my head on a swivel knowing something worse is on the way. :lol:

I was raised hunting and shooting from an early age (I think I was 5 when I first shot a .410). My house growing up was full of firearms and most weekends spent either camping with Boy Scouts or hunting during season.

I got away from that lifestyle in college and never really got back into it, though I've raised my kids as avid outdoorsmen (hiking, fishing, paddling, camping, climbing, snow sports, mountain biking, etc..). My youngest son is 18 and going away to college next Fall. He's now really interested in hunting, but he's never even really been around guns, and I feel really negligent as a parent for never introducing him to firearm safety or really anything about hunting.

Any thoughts about best practices for introducing him to firearm safety, proper hunting etiquette, etc.. ? He was pushing to go on a duck hunting trip with some friends, and there was no way I was going to just let him take off with them without feeling confident that he knows how to properly handle a gun and keep himself and others safe while hunting with them. For me, it was just second nature as I was raised that way... but he's now 18 so it feels like there is just so much unspoken and unwritten stuff that he has no clue about. I feel like a shite parent, as I never really anticipated him getting into the hunting (he was a vegetarian until recently), but here we are. I want to empower him to pursue the interest, as I think he'll enjoy the hell out of it, but I just want to go about it the right way. Thanks for any advice!

Definitely a good read. It's funny, because (similar to DCC) if you explained the premise of the book to me... there is probably a 0% change of me choosing to read it on my own. With DCC, enough people sang its praises that I finally picked it up. With this book, I had no clue what I was expecting and just randomly grabbed it at the library (back before I did Kindle). Once I started reading it, I probably would have quit except... I'd already checked it out from the library and needed to read SOMETHING. I ended up really enjoying the book... but damn.. dose the premise sound hokey.

It's a really great show. Books are even better.

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I just picked up Shadows Upon Time. I didn’t realize it was over 1300 pages. Nearly twice as long as Disquiet Gods.

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I finally hit the 50% mark on the book. Watching the % left in book slowly slowly change as I read it on Kindle is wild. I am really enjoying it though.

Makes sense. My wife is similar in taking that much time to unwind. I'm blessed in that I can say goodnight to my kids and be in bed and asleep in about 10 minutes. :lol:

I know multiple long-term seat holders (like multigenerational) who cancelled their season tickets for basketball with the renewal fiasco. It definitely left a bitter taste in the mouths of a lot of the diehard fanbase.