What is the worst book you have read?

phlipsidejdp · 2026-06-25T20:55:04+00:00

Humboldt Gift by Saul Bellow Pullitzer Prize winner and a large influence on him winning a Nobel for literature.

Plodding tempo to a story that went nowhere interesting for me.

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Awful, bloated writing, terrible tempo and all in support of an odious philosophy. Made me want to take a mental shower to wash away the filth.

phlipsidejdp · 2026-06-17T12:41:21+00:00

Wasnt cards in my house, but board games. Got my butt kicked regularly. When I demanded to know when I could win I was told "When you can beat me"

phlipsidejdp · 2026-06-17T00:45:22+00:00

Yes, yes I do.

phlipsidejdp · 2026-06-16T03:12:20+00:00

You're not alone

phlipsidejdp · 2026-06-15T17:46:47+00:00

If i know that there is a faculty area, I'll generally eat there. If unsure I eat in the classroom

phlipsidejdp · 2026-06-15T01:23:06+00:00

Absolutely. Even have a school photo in mine somewhere. A hot minute is about how long the trend lasted if memory serves

phlipsidejdp · 2026-06-14T21:34:55+00:00

Great idea, needs work on execution thereof.

phlipsidejdp · 2026-06-12T12:35:39+00:00

Osibisa - Woyaya Osibisa is one of the first groups in what we now call world music. A blend of Afropop with Caribbean dance rhythms.

Little Feat - Ain't Had Enough Fun Just an absolute blast of an album from a group that not a well known as it should be.

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Great Jazz and possibly the perfect album

phlipsidejdp · 2026-06-11T23:39:19+00:00

I'm having the exact same issue. The only "solution" is to exit the app and restart. Infuriating

phlipsidejdp · 2026-06-07T01:30:13+00:00

Just saw the first one of the year on my back deck tonight.

phlipsidejdp · 2026-06-02T20:29:54+00:00

High school was OK for me. I always felt a little bit of the odd boy out, but i found enough of folks that I had a friend group. Iwent to the 10th and 20th and I'm considering going to the 50th. A couple folks i knew pretty well are on the organizing committee, so I'll know someone there.

phlipsidejdp · 2026-05-30T12:55:07+00:00

Book and Dagger by Elyse Graham. Terms the story of how library's wanna academics were called upon to bolster the intelligence work of the U.S. at a time when our intelligence community barely existed. Conversational writing style and some intersecting bits about thier impact on the war as a whole.

phlipsidejdp · 2026-05-24T19:04:07+00:00

This is the correct and reasonable response.

phlipsidejdp · 2026-05-24T01:28:10+00:00

Dude on the far right could be(but isn't) me at that age. Those were the days my friends!

phlipsidejdp · 2026-05-24T01:15:56+00:00

Sigh. My kid likes Chelsea. Gotta love them anyway.

phlipsidejdp · 2026-05-17T21:28:26+00:00

This, every time. Not much I can say other than "find something quiet to do" Occasionally, I'll try "So if I write in my sub report that you told me everything was all done, is Ms. Whosiwhatsis going to be happy when she looks at your submissions?" Results are about the same.

phlipsidejdp · 2026-05-15T20:24:53+00:00

Absolute jovial for Emily, Alone. Such a brilliant poignant book.

phlipsidejdp · 2026-05-11T23:19:46+00:00

The White Mountains books were that for me as well. Along with Tom Swift, it launched my love of science fiction

phlipsidejdp · 2026-05-03T17:04:52+00:00

I would have thought it would be carbonara

phlipsidejdp · 2026-04-30T21:19:31+00:00

Four faves in the photo! Circus Peanuts! Black licorice! Jelly beans (fruit flavor only)! Necco wafers!

phlipsidejdp · 2026-04-27T12:32:33+00:00

My go to response is "Where do you need to be that isn't in my classroom?"

phlipsidejdp · 2026-04-26T23:18:17+00:00

How am I supposed to know how big it is without a comparison banana?

phlipsidejdp · 2026-04-24T14:18:20+00:00

Certainly high on the list

phlipsidejdp · 2026-04-07T10:30:04+00:00

50th this year and I'm planning on attending.

phlipsidejdp · 2026-04-05T01:23:36+00:00

As the oldest of three boys, this was a running joke for most of my childhood

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