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Expedition Unknown
I love watching Josh Gates’ show, Expedition Unknown. The star is always excited to venture to new, exotic and dangerous locales, solve ancient mysteries, learn more about world history and to locate treasure from various troves.
The funny thing is, when they make a find, it is very stimulating, but ultimately, a found coin or artifact, while fascinating, is just that, a hunk of engraved metal. So
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The Hollow (Harry Bosch, #26; Harry Bosch Universe, #43)
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I don't read horror but On Writing and Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption were excellent.
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“I like the little stories, those like buttery English muffins with nooks and crannies, the cozy if suspenseful thrillers, taken with hot mugs of tea on a stormy evening. Not cute, but both relaxing and stimulating, funny and romantic, having variety without being haphazard.”
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“Not to malign Islam, but slavery in America is akin to Abraham taking Hagar as his concubine. What resulted is a centuries old religious war.
What we did in enslaving Africans, using them and abusing them in many terrible ways, has resulted, in part, in some of our worst gang violence.
When people go against the grain, and I'm guilty myself, when we bypass God's plan, we bring about terrible consequences.”
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What we did in enslaving Africans, using them and abusing them in many terrible ways, has resulted, in part, in some of our worst gang violence.
When people go against the grain, and I'm guilty myself, when we bypass God's plan, we bring about terrible consequences.”
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“You only live twice:
Once when you are born
And once when you look death in the face”
― You Only Live Twice
Once when you are born
And once when you look death in the face”
― You Only Live Twice
“Writing is not a profession, occupation or job; it is not a way of life: it is a comprehensive response to life.”
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