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Harker

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50. That damned internet. I should read more books, too.

Tue Dec 30, 2025, 03:40 PM

Dec 30

I had an uncle who read maybe 250 book a year.

When my mom and I used to visit him and his wife (my mom's sister), he'd say "hi" and disappear until about the time we were ready to leave. He'd have made a wrought iron plant stand, or something elegant of etched glass for us.

The moral of the story is that if you don't talk to people, you can read, and get a lot done.

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