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Slipping away a bit at a time…

I’ve had this article by Terry Pratchet, about his Alzheimer’s, up on my tabs for a couple of weeks now. I hadn’t read it before, but am very glad to have read it now.

Two weeks ago, it would have just been an interesting article about one of my favorite articles. But now… well, now I’ve found out that my grandmother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. In fact, it sounds a lot like thse same kind of Alzheimer’s that Pratchet has, posterior cortical atrophy, “the best form of Alzheimer’s to have”.

I’m still sorting out my feelings about my grandmother’s diagnosis, and how I can be there for her. It’s shocking and scary. And I’m a little lost. But this article mad eme smile, to know that someone “big” is trying to get more research done on this. A good read.

To read…

Cory Doctorow has a free downloadable version of the IDW comic collection “Cory Doctorow’s Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now” uploaded to the Internet Archive. He has it in both PDF and CBZ format. I’m putting the PDF on my Iliad today. Once I’m done with the series of books I’m on right now, this is on the top of my list.

There are books, and then there are Books

So last year I bought an Iliad ebook. I figured that I would use it pretty often: reading books and newspapers, taking notes, doing sudoku. But I never realized I would use it quite as often as I have.

Seriously, I believe that in the 5 months since I bought it I have read maybe 3 “real” books. Which isn’t to say that I haven’t read any good books lately (quite the contrary), but only that right now I’m experiencing Iliad withdrawal.

You see, my charger hub connector is on the fritz, so I have no way to recharge my precious ebook. Which means that until my new connector arrives (next week!), I am once again back in the land of paper books.

Fortunately, I have a ton of books, as anyone who has ever helped me move can attest. Plus, I recently picked up one at half-price books that I’ve been trying to find for years: The Schrodinger’s Cat trilogy by RA Wilson. Yes, I know that I could have just ordered it online, but I don’t really do that. I prefer to hold the book in my hands if I’m going to spend money on it. I had seen it once at the old Dreamhaven Two in Dinkytown, but I didn’t have the money at the time and figured I’d get it later (You can guess how long ago that was, considering how long ago they closed that store). And I hadn’t seen the book again since. Until this weekend. So I have plenty to read, but I’m going to miss having a few dozen books handy at all times. Oh well…

So anyway, I figured this would be a good occasion to make a list of ebooks I’ve enjoyed over the past 5 months. Not all of the books I’ve read have been good, but many have. And so far, everything but my Concise OED (a gift from my loving wife) and a few comics have been free. Most are available in multiple formats, usually PDF, so chances are you can download and enjoy them even if you don’t have and/or don’t plan to get an ebook.

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