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A page later: “Are we our ancestors‘ wildest dreams? Are Black people in the United States now living the lives our ancestors of the past imagined for us? I am not so sure.”

#snowday
Also, #sorrynotsorry for the spam posting; that‘s just the natural result of a day off plus a very quotable book.

“This omission is intentional: when we are creating a shared history, what we remember is just as revelatory as what we forget.”

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#bookhaul mostly from Munro‘s, a couple from Russell Books as well. Almost all for other people this time, so that‘s good, right?

Well, this was an interesting book to read this past week. It is outdated, though, this edition having been published in 2019. Despite that, some interesting big picture points to consider heading into the future.

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Argh! I bought this book ages ago, so I definitely don‘t have the receipt any more to return it. From page 5-36 it is all like this! 😱

😂

Totally not crying while reading this middle grade novel in verse for work.

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Perhaps my choice of reading material for my lunch break today is a trifle ironic? Although, I do know what each stack is for.

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#lastfirst

“Detours are the way dreams and destinies actually come true”

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“It‘s here I discovered that the wilderness isn‘t a problem to be solved, it is another altar of intimacy with God.”

“Perhaps every generation unconsciously perceives their own moment as the ultimate epoch, assuming that, for better or for worse, their present is how things will remain.”

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#weirdwordwednesday