The Shadow Friends by Tess Gerritsen is the 32nd book I've read this year. Add the 18 comics collections/OGNs and I'm now 8 behind pace for 75 in 2026. I need to average 1 every 3.24 days to make it.

Great mix going on, like always. 👊

Strands #952 “They don't make 'em like they used to” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵🔵 My 125th spangram first; got #100 on 8/26

Connections Puzzle #1218 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 My 106th purple first, though my struggles to gauge the other colors continue…

Wordle 1,940 6/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Too many 6s lately

Purple machine and it’s no mystery.

Poison Ivy Vol. 3: Mourning Sickness (Written by G. Willow Wilson with art mainly by Marcio Takara and Luana Vecchio) is the 18th comics collection/OGN I've read this year. Add the 31 books and I'm 9 behind pace for 75 in 2026. I need to average 1 every 3.15 days to make it.

Gave it a listen in my classroom yesterday morning. Looking forward to more to truly get a feel for it. You heard it?

Works for me!

Not surprised on some of these, of course, but love seeing AMC in there. For me, it would be Everclear instead of Mercury, but that's not a complaint.

Fall break! It won't be completely work free as all report card materials are due by Friday, but going to balance it out with reading and listening and watching. And extra walks with the dog.

Happy Saturday, Tim! Starting off my 4-day weekend with some Dawes...

Didn’t make sense that it was yellow.

Connections Puzzle #1217 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 My radar is off for a reverse the last few days, but this is my 105th purple first.

Wordle 1,939 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Not the Sea of Greens you hope for, but it is #105

Weekend purple!

Connections Puzzle #1216 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Purple first #104; badly misjudged the other categories in my attempt for a reverse

So close to the reverse.

Reverse yet again!