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Finished reading: Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green 📚

\n

Overall I enjoyed this book. It had all the ingredients to a good story and it is written really well. Easy to follow and a nice flow. I enjoyed the first half of the book the most where the author does a great job highlighting the massive impact...

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Currently reading: The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson 📚

\n

I tend to go in and out of book genres. I’ll read 5 books on cooking or biking or health or historical fiction and then need 5 years before I will want to read another book in that genre. Lately, I have really come to appreciate the book category where...

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Bike Touring to WI \"\" : leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Overall Thoughts on Travel: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Athens Vacation \"\"\"\"\"\" : leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Crete Greece Vacation \"\"\"\"\"\" : leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Istanbul Vacation \"\"\"\"\"\" : leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Quote #5 for my class: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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California: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Daughter Graduation: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Quote #4 for my class: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Quote #3 for my class: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Advice #2 for my class - balance: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Quote #1 for my class: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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The distracted, disengaged student \"\" : leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Teaching is Harder than You Think: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Santa Barbara Trip: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Blogging Attempt #2: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Value of a 4 year degree too general a question: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Back to Blogging: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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New Mexico Wedding: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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Snowboarding Purgatory: leelau-lessons.talqix.cloud

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