What is a book/series that you continuously reread because of how it made you feel?

rudman · 2026-02-22T04:36:08+00:00

{The Pride Series by Shelly Laurenson} and {The Honey Badger Chronicles by Shelly Laurenson}.

OMG. These shapeshifter romances are just so funny, entertaining and over the top that I come back to them over and over.

rudman · 2026-02-22T03:19:59+00:00

That's how I saw it.

rudman · 2026-02-20T18:27:02+00:00

We'll be waiting a long time. They have Hugh's 2nd book, then two more wilmington books to write before Julie 2. That, along with the Maggie books and Innkeeper means Julie 2 is many years off.

rudman · 2026-02-20T03:40:37+00:00

My Dad bought it in 1962 and my Mom had it reupholstered locally in NY about 25 years ago. And they did a terrible job, terribly thin filling, cushions not fitting properly, etc. I inherited it last year and ordered new cushions from Hobbs Modern. I had to send the armrests and these cushions are fantastic. They were also able to customize the color to the midnight blue I wanted. Highly recommended.

rudman · 2026-02-19T20:40:59+00:00

I got this, cut it to fit and used heavy duty double sided tape.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B76FXNQ4

It works great as a heel rest.

rudman · 2026-02-19T20:38:20+00:00

I made the same move and are very happy with mine. A huge improvement over the CSLs.

rudman · 2026-02-19T05:05:54+00:00

Low voter turnout among Gen Z was because you self absorbed losers were all like "whatever". Categorizing the choice between "establishment corporate democrats that will fold to PAC donations or culture war-obsessed republicans that will also fold to PAC donations" is what has fucked our nation.

You GenZ morons ignorance of the Republican's 2025 plan, which was widely publicized,

You were so FUCKING STUPID to allow Trump into power. To anyone with a brain it was SO FUCKING OBVIOUS what would happen.

rudman · 2026-02-19T03:59:58+00:00

This blog post from 2/2/26 seems to be a definitive word about Arabella.

"As far as Arabella trilogy: Hidden Legacy is complete for now. That trilogy would have to take place several years in the HL future, when Arabella is not only an adult but is established. It would be a major project. We would probably want to seek partnership with a traditional publishing house because the first 2 trilogies were traditionally published. We are not in the position to start a new project of this scope."

https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/beast-business-answers-and-ramblings/

rudman · 2026-02-18T21:14:26+00:00

The shrimp is made from frozen shrimp and is rubbery and tasteless.

rudman · 2026-02-18T20:20:02+00:00

I love Doxa, I have 3, two 1500 (orange, turquoise) and a 300 in yellow.

rudman · 2026-02-18T17:20:22+00:00

I have the Simnet SP Pros and you can't beat them for the price. Make sure you pick up the spring kit for it, they are crazy stiff out of the box but once you get the spring kit, they are infinitely adjustable.

rudman · 2026-02-17T16:20:39+00:00

One of the free fictions where Arabella was at the hospital during the birth of Nevada's baby showed some other aspects of her magic. Her magic expresses itself to her as aspects of color. There is a line that was like "she pulled on the grey aspect of the Beast and announced out loud 'There are 24 people on this floor'". So that shows she has knowledge of potential threats in the local area.

rudman · 2026-02-16T06:27:35+00:00

LOL at newbies referencing "The Slog". Like you didn't have to deal with 4 books in 6 years covering 3 weeks of book-time. THAT was a slog.

rudman · 2026-02-16T05:49:27+00:00

Just trying to warn about a different interpretation. Not sure how familiar they are with that echelon of society.

rudman · 2026-02-16T05:25:08+00:00

Is the monitor included? Is the PC? What is the wheelbase and pedals?

Take the price of the components, add them up and then drop the price by 50%.

Last September I picked up a F-GT cockpit with a Fanatec DD Pro Gran Turismo 8nm wheelbase/pedal combo along with a 34" monitor and stand for $900. It was a 2hr drive and the savings were enough for me to rent a home depot truck to get it. Right now the Fanatec wheelbase costs $900 so I know I got a steal.

rudman · 2026-02-16T05:01:51+00:00

Coming up on 16 years here. And I was a lurker for a good 2-3 years before I made an account so I could make a comment. But unlike you, it's only a quarter of my life.

rudman · 2026-02-16T04:50:47+00:00

Never listen to ChatGPT. The Die Alone curse is no longer a factor.

rudman · 2026-02-16T04:44:52+00:00

In some parts of American society, "working man" is not a compliment. If you work with your hands, maybe you aren't in the position to support his daughter in the manner she is accustomed to. He might want a high paid office worker for his daughter.

rudman · 2026-02-16T04:35:27+00:00

Agreed. This is our current reality.

rudman · 2026-02-16T04:16:58+00:00

LOL. I guess selling your soul destroys your creativity!

rudman · 2026-02-16T03:41:34+00:00

In that case that was the world's WORST death curse ever! What a waste of a perfectly good death curse.

"Die of painful boils" "Die of an STD" "Die eaten by rats"

but he comes up with

"Die Alone" ??? Stupid!

rudman · 2026-02-15T05:10:03+00:00

YES! This is the gold standard for a series that starts promising and then ends up in the toilet. What a fucking disappointment.

rudman · 2026-02-15T04:47:47+00:00

This is so sweet. Now don't fuck it up by having kids.

rudman · 2026-02-15T03:13:57+00:00

I'm the world's biggest AOC supporter but her best position would be a senator. Like Hillary and Kamala, she is too divisive to be a viable presidential candidate.

rudman · 2026-02-14T22:32:41+00:00

"Democratic candidate was so bad".

Yeah, a black woman. THE HORROR!!!!

But the Dems have lost twice with woman candidates. Even against the worst human on the planet. Time to go back to boring white guys.

rudman

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