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They took down this photo as part of the pedophile's vision to not admit to any mistakes about slavery, or make anyone feel bad, in his love for white supremacy, and tyranny. There's a part of me that wants to reread Greenblatt's Tyranny, about Shakespeare's presentation of tyrants. Maybe I should read Hannah Arendt's article "Lying in Politics."

My pile of books started today with Gravity's Arc by by David Darling. History of science is really fun to me.

Leviathan Wakes was only half read in the month I had to read it. I both feel released from the obligation to read it, and I want to finish it. I also have Zeal by Jerkins to finish, so now I have 2 books hanging around my neck, and I don't think I should take up a book club book until I finish these two books.

I'm always reading Right Concentration by Leigh Brasington, and Tibetan Mysticism by Govinda, because I have to read dharma every day.

When I forget a book in the bathroom I read another sonnet by Shakespeare. I also read Mary Oliver's Devotions. I had to return the slim volume of Wendy Cope I wanted to read. My library doesn't have fines, but I feel like I need to be really respectful of my library, which I greatly appreciate. The Queens library is quite amazing, a treasure. Runi's poems are still to be got through. My friend Mahdi is on a Rumi retreat in Konya Turkey. 

I need to finish Gravity's Rainbow, which I read in fits and starts, to get ready for Shadow Ticket which comes out in October.

There's Morbo about Spanish soccer, that is begging to be finished.

That's What It Sounds Like is till taunting me.

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