Summer has always felt like the perfect season to escape into a good book. Back in grad school, I kept a growing stack of books by my bedside all year long—almost always gay fiction, mostly lighthearted romances or mysteries—waiting patiently for summer break when I wasn’t buried in academic reading. There’s something especially satisfying about choosing what you want to read and getting lost in a story just for fun. So I’m curious—what are you reading this summer? Do you pick lighthearted fiction, or dive into something more serious like history, biography, or true crime?
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How are you doing ?
Since I'm retired, I don't have any specific summer reading.
There is a Cezanne exhibition https://cezanne2025.com/en/ in Aix that I am going to visit. So I am revising my knowledge of the father of modern painting.
Honestly, I’m not doing well this morning. The pain in my back has mostly eased, but my right leg still hurts so much that it feels like there’s no end in sight. I keep saying the same thing because it keeps happening—if I lie flat with my leg slightly elevated, the pain will ease for a bit, and when I first stand, it almost feels like things might be getting better. But the moment I try to walk or stand upright, the pain floods back in. Even shifting my body the wrong way makes it worse. I keep ending up back on the couch, defeated. It’s exhausting, and today it’s really getting to me.
When do you see your doctor again? If it is a compressed nerve, you have about 6 weeks for it to release before long term effects take over. Nerves heal very slowly, about 1/32 a day. That’s why it is important to seek help early. My sports massage therapist does the best for me as far as healing and pain management is concerned. My chiropractor is next. I know it’s hard to move but try to get deep massage in your lumbar area, buttock, and thigh. I had to use a roll at or and a cane to get there. Bring a friend to help you walk. Good luck.
Is that guy in the last picture reading a book necked on a public beach? Bold, brave and brawny. Wish I were there, on my tummy at his feet. What a view. Joe, no more stimulation like that please. Just kinging. Bring it on.
I expect I’ll speak to my doctor on Monday after I’ve had the x-ray done. I had trigeminal neuralgia brought on by an abscessed tooth that eventually had to be extracted. That was about 5 years ago and it is still healing, though it mostly bothers me these days when there are major atmospheric changes.
I believe he is naked. Nobody seems to care, and why would they. I’d probably have a hard time keeping my eyes off of him.
Like uvdp I'm reitred, so there is no summer vacation as a time for special rwading. Right now I'm principally reading "1493" by Charles Mann, the author of "1491," and "Carthage Must Be Destroyed" by Richard Miles. The former tells about all the globalization, especially of plants and diseases, which began in earnest withColumbus' establishment of commerce between Europe and the Americas, soon to include Asia. The latter takes us through the commercial ventures of the Phoenicians in the central and western Mediterranean to the foundation and history of Carthage, the greatest of Tyre's foundations.
I'm very sorry to hear of your latest health problems. I hope there will be a prompt diagnosis and effective treatment found.
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