Day 3987: Amor Towles and Prime.

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"Writing is one of the only ways to outlive yourself. People still read books from hundreds or even thousands of years ago. The author's physical life ended long ago, but their mental life remains alive and meaningful even today."                 JamesClear.com

I haven't been writing lately except my silly blog. But I do read as much as I can, and it does seem to me that my life does go smoother when I have a book in progress. I have just finished ...

The first book by Amor Towles, so now I have read all three. He is a really fine writer. I lent Valerie this, his third book ...

and when she returned, she said "phew, that was exhausting" That's because the writer takes you  on an adventure with the characters! He writes beautiful character images. My favorite of his books is his second ...

700+  pages and I wouldn't delete a word. But if you want a great little summer read, you might try ...

 

I think I smiled all the way through. TMI?

 

 

 Prime launched in January 2022 and is a joint creation between influencers (and former boxing rivals) Logan Paul from the US and Olajide “KSI” Olatunji, who is from the United Kingdom. They have amassed tens of millions of followers on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok and capitalized on their influence to create a line of drinks that have become an instant success and disrupted the energy drink category. Prime is billed as a “better for you lifestyle beverage that people could enjoy on any occasion.” It also hoped to eschew the “sports drink” label despite being one, 

A year later, Prime expanded its lineup to launch an ultra-caffeinated (and controversial) version called Energy. A 12-ounce can contains 200 milligrams of caffeine, which contains six times more caffeine than a can of Coca-Cola. A 12-pack costs $29.99 and is sold at retailers including Walmart, CVS and Target.

(I really want more energy, but I will be skipping both products, just sayin')

 

 

A fun 6 minute video,  Somethings, here.

 

Just because ...

 

White-collared Manakin (Manacus candei)

 

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