This was by far the worst book I’ve listened to on Audible. The book is really bad, the science is idiotic, there is no development of any kind, and there is nothing interesting that happens.
This book was pretty good, and the logic that is covered is pretty interesting. I like the different approaches to “what is humanity?” and “what is inherently valuable?” These questions are covered nicely here, and I like the way the characters interact around them. I especially like how the final moments play out with the bad guy being shut down by his own terribly logic.
Steph and I drove to the California Avenue Farmers Market and were surprised that they took up another block of the street for the market. It was nicer, and there were a number of new stands that we got to sample. One place that was interesting was an herbal tea stand that was made from the products of one garden. I would have gotten some if there were caffeinated teas there, but unfortunately there weren’t. It was also some of the most expensive tea I’ve ever seen. We got bolani and tofu of course, along with some very tasty berries.
After lunch on Saturday, Steph and I went to the Rancho San Antonio open space preserve. It was a great walk down to the farm and back. We ended up seeing a red tailed hawk on the way in that had just caught a rabbit. The rabbit probably weighed as much as the hawk, and it wasn’t able to carry it off. We also saw a deer on the way to the farm, and it went to relax in the shade of a nearby tree, almost disappearing in the foliage. The farm was decent, but there weren’t as many bunnies as Steph wanted. I’m not sure it is possible for the farm to have had enough bunnies for Steph. That said there were only three or so, and they were hiding in the back corner.
Steph and I have been taking Archer and Lana on walks again, since they’ve gotten over the flea problem. It is nice to see them enjoying the outside. I hope we can take them more places, but last time we tried that they got scared and upset. It will be a gradual process.
Steph and I drove up to Daily City to have lunch with Lisa at Banana Island. It was very tasty and we got a ton of roti. We got the crispy type to dip in peanut sauce, the type stuffed with egg, and the type stuffed with preserve. All of it was delicious. I also got a tofu dish to have something more substantial.
I played Chaos with Chris, Tina, Jeff, and Cynthia. I was the god of pleasure and pain, which was amusing to play. I wasn’t able to do too much in the way of fighting, and since I was ahead by a little bit the entire game I got hit by a lot of the game actions. The game was fun, but the action moved very slowly. I think it would be better if there were more simultaneous gameplay instead of turns, but that would be very complex. Cynthia ended up winning with Tina in second. I was very close to winning on the threat win condition, but still got third in points.
I biked over to Scratch for dinner with Adam, Andrew, Lee, Stephanie, Cynthia, Jeremy, Brian, and one of Brian’s friends. The food was decent, but as has seemed to be happening lately the service was very slow. We ended up getting served by a bus boy since they couldn’t find the waiter. I thought the lamb was tasty, and I enjoyed the been dip, but the cobbler was terrible. I was very hungry so I ended up finishing it anyway.
We decided that May 5 would be the date we give for Archer and Lana’s birthdays. I think they are so cute, and they are developing great personalities. I really enjoy cuddling with them while I work. I am glad I get to spend many more years with them.
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