New Robotrek personal best: 3:33:58--currently ranked 2nd in the world by speedrun dot com. Watch me here:
https://youtu.be/h7n3tlBAT9I?si=s_XUVHvQ8YYgb7yB
About me:
Middle-aged bookish gamer type in the American Pacific Northwest. I used to be quite active on this site, serving some years as Content Editor and administering a small number of quests--both real and meme.
E2 remains my most significant online presence, as I no longer participate in most social media. These writeups stand as a reminder of who I was, and may be again.
Currently reading: The Russo-Ukranian War, Serhii Ploky
Recently finished: World Order, Henry Kissinger; Principles for Dealing With the Changing World Order, Ray Dalio; The Korean War, Max Hastings; The Myth of Male Power, Warren Farrell; Blood Money, Peter Schweizer; Conflict, David Patreus; The Accidental Superpower, Peter Zeihan; Too Big to Fail, Andrew Ross Sorkin; Washington, Ron Chernow; The Fourth Turning is Here, Neil Howe; One Nation Under God, Kevin Kruse; The Chaos Machine, Max Fisher; The Storm Before the Calm, George Friedman; A Bright Shining Lie, Neil Sheehan; Fault Lines, Kevin Kruse; The Long Southern Strategy, Angie Maxwell; White Flight, Kevin Kruse; Collapse, Jared Diamond; Apollo's Arrow, Nickolas A. Christakis; Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond; Atomic Habits, James Clear; Undaunted Courage, Stephen A. Ambrose; The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Kliein; Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell; The Forever War, Dexter Filkins; Truman, David McCullough; Vietnam, Max Hastings; Inferno, Max Hastings; Battle Cry of Freedom, Vols 1 & 2, James M. MacPherson; Grant, Ron Chernow; The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright