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@roynickerson.bsky.social

Proud papa | Book lover | Gubment werker | Army Veteran | Karaoke rockstar | Traveler | Ohioan by choice

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#amreading Don Winslow's enthralling anthology (and can't stop) pictured on the left because dude is just phenomenal. My stack pictured on the right keeps getting bigger because I keep buying books I want to read and have no real life outside of work and between the covers of my books. #booksky

03.03.2026 03:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Every January-February timeframe, I get new releases from a few of my favorites: @gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social, Mark Greaney, and Robert Dugoni. #amreading Dugoni's latest while traveling and am already decisively engaged. #booksky

23.02.2026 15:47 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#amreading @gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social latest Orphan X masterpiece. The series just keeps getting better. #booksky

20.02.2026 00:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My pilot just said to us "Uhm, we need to CTRL-ALT-DELETE the aircraft before we get going again."

Dude, maybe keep that to yourself. This ain't a cooking show; I don't need to know every step of the recipe; just get me there! Just lie to me!

16.02.2026 19:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ready to get into the third book of Charles Cummings' Box 88 series. It's been excellent so far, so I expect nothing but the best. #booksky

08.02.2026 21:29 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Finishing this. Educational & balanced. Expected more doomsaying but it ably explains the history & complexities of the semiconductor industry. If you want to understand a subject that touches every bit of our world's recent history & is entwined in every aspect of its future, read this. #booksky

08.02.2026 03:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Had this sign made to remind myself. Get consistent then never stop.

01.02.2026 23:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The closest I get to slowing down my ever-humming brain is to do activities that have me lock in mentally. This painting helps. It's easy to get lost in. If you need an escape for a few minutes a day, I recommend it.

01.02.2026 05:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Good, good stuff. This will not be my last @paultremblay.bsky.social novel. #booksky

30.01.2026 02:23 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I get most of my daily 10k steps from walking into rooms in my house, forgetting why I walked there in the first place, then repeating the cycle 3 minutes later when I remember.

Follow me for the latest #fitness tips!

28.01.2026 12:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#amreading @paultremblay.bsky.social's "A Head Full of Ghosts" and really enjoying the spooky story. It's well done. I needed a change of pace after the fun I had with @aceatkins.bsky.social's "Everybody Wants to Rule the World." #booksky

26.01.2026 03:34 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#amreading @aceatkins.bsky.social's fun ride, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and--as an 80s kid--enjoying the heck out of it. It has some "Ready Player One" vibes mixed with the comedic spirit of a Christopher Moore novel. I love it! #booksky

19.01.2026 01:49 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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When I first started "Katabasis" I was not impressed. I'm glad I kept on reading. It ended up a good one. A solid 4 out of 5 for me. #booksky

17.01.2026 14:38 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#amreading The Short Drop by Matthew Fitzsimmons. Good stuff so far. That's after reading the EXCELLENT Eric Heisserer sci-fi/crime novel Simultaneous. It was drop-jaw good at times! #booksky

09.01.2026 23:29 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#amreading and really enjoying this sci-fi thriller by Eric Heisserer. #booksky

06.01.2026 11:25 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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One of the cooler things I gave my bride this year for Christmas: the Aero Garden.

Yes, we open stuff early in our house. Vacation is the only time of year we get to slow down a little to enjoy things. 😆

24.12.2025 15:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I really enjoyed "Box 88" by Charles Cumming. I'm now reading its sequel "Judas 62" and enjoying it thoroughly. #booksky

22.12.2025 00:18 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If everyone has TSA PreCheck, what is its value?

19.12.2025 20:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#amreading "Space Shock." The writing is pretty drab yet informative and the subject matter is important enough that I think defense professionals should read it to understand the Space Domain of warfare. #booksky

06.12.2025 16:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I love #crimefiction. The jacket description pulled me in, sounding like a Joseph Finder novel but African-American themed. S.A. Cosby's storytelling is superb; dark and compelling. I could not put it down. #booksky

25.11.2025 14:37 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Continuing to read books by new-to-me authors. #amreading S.A. Cosby's "King of Ashes" after completing a satisfying "Pretty Things" by Janelle Brown. I will read more of both authors, for sure. #booksky

20.11.2025 12:56 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Between Nina and Vanessa, I have to give the edge to Vanessa. She is more compelling to me. But I'm only 25% through the book and the margin is slim.

12.11.2025 17:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

For fellow #LanguageLearning geeks, I stumbled upon a way to assist our learning. While studying for a course, I noted my Speechify app was reading Chinese. So, I took my list of key phrases and put them on a document I shared to the app. Now, I read along as I listen to phrases read to me.

11.11.2025 13:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Eh, ask me tomorrow. 😀

09.11.2025 16:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I'm reading Janelle Brown's "Pretty Things." It's admittedly been sitting on my shelf for a bit, but I am craving something different and fun. It certainly has been so far. #booksky

09.11.2025 16:14 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1

At least it's not tacky <apply sarcasm font>

08.11.2025 17:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Just finished this book. It won't be my last Henry Porter novel. #booksky

07.11.2025 19:37 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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I've been picking at the book on the right every now and then and it's good. I purchased the one on the left today and am also enjoying it. #booksky

01.11.2025 18:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My younger-than-I-am barber asked me “So, are you retired?”

I answered her, “Um, no.” Then we ceased to converse as I contemplated my mortality.

It may be time for that Groupon facelift in Mexico I’ve been wondering about.

01.11.2025 16:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sigh.

As I age, I'm slowly realizing I'm running out of time to start a Hall & Oates tribute band.

30.10.2025 14:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0