Amy Peterson

Denver’s got a better chance of hitting 80° than getting snow over the next two weeks. Yikes.

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That the book has only 175 pages is not unusual for a over 50-year-old science fiction paperback. The print font size is smaller than most modern paperbacks.

The front cover came off my used reading copy of The Halcyon Drift. I really tried to read the old 1972 paperback carefully. But the cover was already heavily creased beside the spine.

I'm currently on page 154 out of 175 of my 1972 DAW paperback of The Halcyon Drift by Brian M. Stableford. It's surprisingly readable science fiction. Book 1 of the Hooded Swan series.

Bright blue sky after yesterday's snowstorm, seen through the bare branches of my big catalpa tree.

I'm currently on page 95 out of 175 of my DAW paperback of The Halcyon Drift by Brian M. Stableford. Some progress.

The book I'm currently reading is The Halcyon Drift by Brian M. Stableford. It's a science fiction novel, copyright 1972. I'm reading a used DAW first edition paperback. I'm currently on page 49 out of 175.

I'm deeply concerned by reports that some military commanders are framing the Iran war as “God’s plan,” invoking Armageddon and the return of Jesus.

Service members swear an oath to the Constitution — not to any religion. In a military context, that language is inappropriate and unconstitutional.

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

Sunset tonight with orange clouds.

By the way, I do have a car key that goes in the ignition. I don't have a push button ignition. I have a 2003 Subaru. And that's my *newer* car.

Today when leaving to meet a friend at Starbucks to do some writing, I locked myself out of the house. I took my car key with me but failed to take my house keys. When I exited to the garage, the door locked. Duh. Hours later, I needed to uncover the very well-hidden spare keys.

Just saw that Xing Zhilei, the Chinese DIY influencer, posted an update on his self-built cat town which went viral last year.

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Aphantasia can shape how PTSD is experienced. People with aphantasia don’t have visual flashbacks, but they can still feel emotional overload or carry traumatic memories.

From your reply, I take it you lack visual imagery like I do. But since you have an internal voice, you do have auditory imagery - which is different from me. I hadn’t heard of SDAM before, but my own experience is highly consistent with it.

One advantage for me of having global aphantasia is that if I watch a grisly or horrific scene in a TV show or movie, I can’t re‑imagine it or replay it in my mind afterward. #aphantasia

As someone with global aphantasia, I was totally dumbfounded when I learned that some people visualize actors in their minds as playing the characters in a book - like they’re casting a movie in their head. #aphantasia

People often say, ‘I picture this character as…’ when they read books. I can’t relate to that; I have global aphantasia. I’m unable to mentally imagine what characters might look like. For me, characters don’t have faces - they merely have motivations, actions, relationships, and traits.

As someone with global aphantasia, when I read a book I don’t ‘see’ the story. I completely lack the ability to mentally visualize scenes. I follow the meaning of the words and understand conceptually what’s happening without ever ‘seeing’ it. #aphantasia

As someone with global aphantasia, my mind works through facts, structure, meaning, relationships, and logic. I don’t mentally visualize images or mentally play sounds. I can’t recreate scenes, voices, spatial layouts, emotions, or sensory details in my mind. #aphantasia

Early this morning, I got a coffee at a Starbucks. I sat for a while at a table drinking my coffee. Instead of doing things on a phone or a laptop, I read a couple chapters of an older science fiction book. It was more relaxing and mentally stimulating than interacting with some online media screen.

Sunset this evening from Highlands Ranch.

That DeLorean time machine was still quirky.

Yesterday, I watched the movie Back to the Future in a theater. A re-release showing for its 40th anniversary. The movie, it still works. In my opinion, it remains watchable and entertaining.

I raked up another big bag full of fallen leaves. I wore myself out doing it. I plan to take the leaves to the leaf drop-off location in Castle Rock so they can be recycled. It keeps leaves out of my trash, and out of the landfill.

Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons The president says he wants to resume nuclear testing but doesn’t seem to know why.

“Detonating warheads to see if they actually work hasn’t been necessary in a very long time.” — Tom Nichols

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Four pots of happily blooming geraniums, with orange or pink flowers. I transplanted them from the heavy planters on the front porch into smaller, moveable pots so that I can save them from the forecasted upcoming freeze. These geraniums are going to live inside my sunroom for the winter.

I took a walk this afternoon, around 2 miles roundtrip. The weather was pleasant and sunny, so it was relaxing to be outside. Plus, I also got myself some good exercise.

The River of Hills: ‘One Battle After Another’ and the Best Ending of 2025 Take a trip to the river of hills.

I loved One Battle After Another’s ending on first viewing, but the second time around I realized *how much* is going on in that scene beyond it being a really great car chase. So I had to write something about the brilliance of The River of Hills

View featuring yellow and orange aspen trees. Fall color along US 160 on Wolf Creek Pass in southwest Colorado. I took this photo on October 4.