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I finished “The Devil in the White City” last week. It was interesting and a good read. I’m struggling through “Guns, Germs and Steel.” I’m probably 2/3 of the way through, so I really just need to sit down and read. I got some suggestions from friends on what to read for my 5th book (my goal was 5 non-fiction books this year). The best of them sound like “The Double Helix” about the discovery of DNA, or “1491” about the Americas before Europeans “discovered” it.

Before I started this I didn’t really think non-fiction could be enjoyable to read, I thought of it as always being work. I was definitely wrong!

My mom is coming to visit me in Japan in August. I told her that Hiroshima is the one big city near me that I’d like to visit but haven’t been to yet, and she agreed to go with me! I’ll let you know how it is soon!

I started my bin 4 weeks ago. I was trying to do hot composting with a homemade bin, which in theory should give you compost in 3 to 4 weeks? I’d been geting some brown leaky stuff through the drainage holes, and the lower part felt warm, so I figured that was good. I dumped out the bin onto a tarp today and… Well, something is happening, but it’s definitely not done yet. There was a lot of mold and my “browns” just look wet and brown. I also have a lot of fruit flies. I think I’ll get a drill to put better holes in the lid so the flies can get out. After that, maybe I just need to be more patient?