My local library offers e-books both through Libby and Hoopla. With Libby you can borrow up to 10 books at a time, while Hoopla offers 10 books per month. I always try to get my 10 books from Hoopla before the end of the month, as they tend to have a wider selection – especially non-fiction and self-published works – and the download function that works more reliably in remote country without cell service.
I’ve had increasing problems with Hoopla having self-published books at that are AI generated crap. This is particularly true with self-published works. Sometimes self-published works are more technical in nature or are written by legitimate farmers and homesteaders, but there is a deluge of AI content that looks legitimate until you start reading, at least a few pages – and realize it’s just babble scraped off the internet and other sources.
I think I found a solution. I take the book title, and not only inspect the publisher, but also copy and paste the book title and author into Amazon and read the reviews. Then I know before I click borrow, I am getting a legitimate read, having the library reimburse an author for legitimate content rather then AI generated crap that it not readable or useful.
The DEC has mapping of tree cover on state forests across the state. This detailed shows what types of trees are most prominent in each part of the state forest at Partridge Run WMA and State Forest. This is handy for planning out a hunting trip up there.
That 15 bean or probably 16 bean soup with the added pinto beans was good last night as was the fresh bread and acorn squash. This morning was apple-banana pancakes topped with frozen Maine blueberries. Finished reading that book about Managing Manure from Libby library, started looking through Hoopla my remaining nine October borrows. Soon it will be off to work in the old Menands next to sewage treatment plant on my mountain bike.Where they burn the shit and PFOAs and stuff.
Slowly but surely the sun is rising this morning. Things are so dark this year. Slept a lot last night, been drinking and peeing a lot of water, and I noticed a tick on my belly I pulled off myself yesterday. Do I need to make an appointment for the doctor to vax up on Doxycline? I don’t have a fever yet and don’t feel that shitty but only time will tell. If I feel like crap later on then I won’t hesitate to call the doctor, though I’m hoping they let me take my doxy after breakfast each day, as eating it on a raw stomach makes me sick. I’ll keep an eye on the spot were I pulled the tick for the classic bulls-eye, I saw some irritation around it and I bet I got it on Saturday but didn’t pull until Tuesday so I have a good chance of being infected.
That soup was good as was breakfast. Always nice having a well stocked pantry. I don’t like having to go to the store mid-week, especially when I would have to drive, though even picking up stuff after work on my bike often means there is stuff that is more pricey or not on my list as I would get at Walmart. I’d rather just have what I need to eat a healthy, well balanced and varied diet. Truth is it’s just nice to have a well stocked pantry of miminally packaged raw ingredients, especially when I’m so dependent on grocery stores for food. Some day I’ll a garden and livestock, though it certainly won’t be this year. Someways I wish I had bought that homestead next to my parents, it was certainly cheap but not the property for me, and I wasn’t ready to give up biking to work or living in the city, and being so car dependent especially with my old, fuel drinking big jacked up truck.
Tonight is the Pine Bush Dinner and it will certainly be dark by the time that is done, so I’ll be riding my bike downtown after that so I made sure my lights are fully charged. Turns out another one of the twist ties that holds the milk crate on the quick release for my bike broke, but fortunately I carry bungie cords for emergencies. That milk crate is also cracking after two years, I knew this would eventually be a problem – as it lacks good support and I tend to overload – I will swap out the crate I use for carrying camp supplies (and currently storing paper trash) for the one on my bike but not until the weekend as I want to move over the lights and reflective switches. I should order some additional rear lights as I always want to have several charged for the evening commute in the darkness downtown. I guess I’ll be taking the local bus home now after work come next week. I am actually surprised it lasted as long as it did.
Next weekend I plan to head out to Madison County or maybe down to Long Pond State Forest outside of Greene. Some depends on the weather, if it will be cold or snowy. This weekend though I’ll probably stay closer to home, as I have things to do but the following weekend through Veterans Day I want to get out one last time before Thanskgiving. Not sure, I am still thinking about doing that section of the Erie Canalway between Utica and Rome, as much to say that I’ve done it. After Thanksgiving will still be big game season but it will be winding down in the North Country, so I’ll probably do the East Sacanadaga River or maybe Piseco-Powley depending on the chances of snow or how much is on the ground. Then who knows – probably Rensselaerville State Forest in December or maybe Burnt-Rossman along one of the asphalt roads.
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Things are so dark this year. Slept a lot last night, been drinking and peeing a lot of water, and I noticed a tick on my belly 
I pulled off myself yesterday. Do I need to make an appointment for the doctor 
to vax up on Doxycline? I don’t have a fever yet and don’t feel that shitty but only time will tell. If I feel like crap later on then I won’t hesitate to call the doctor, though I’m hoping they let me take my doxy after breakfast each day, as eating it on a raw stomach makes me sick. 
I’ll keep an eye on the spot were I pulled the tick for the classic bulls-eye, I saw some irritation around it and I bet I got it on Saturday but didn’t pull until Tuesday so I have a good chance of being infected. 
Always nice having a well stocked pantry. I don’t like having to go to the store mid-week, especially when I would have to drive, though even picking up stuff after work on my bike often means there is stuff that is more pricey or not on my list as I would get at Walmart. I’d rather just have what I need to eat a healthy, well balanced and varied diet. 
Truth is it’s just nice to have a well stocked pantry of miminally packaged raw ingredients, especially when I’m so dependent on grocery stores for food. Some day I’ll a garden and livestock, though it certainly won’t be this year. Someways I wish I had bought that homestead next to my parents, it was certainly cheap but not the property for me, and I wasn’t ready to give up biking to work or living in the city, and being so car dependent especially with my old, fuel drinking big jacked up truck.
Dinner 
and it will certainly be dark by the time that is done, so I’ll be riding my bike downtown after that so I made sure my lights are fully charged. 
Turns out another one of the twist ties that holds the milk crate on the quick release for my bike broke, but fortunately I carry bungie cords for emergencies. That milk crate is also cracking after two years, I knew this would eventually be a problem – as it lacks good support and I tend to overload – I will swap out the crate I use for carrying camp supplies (and currently storing paper trash) for the one on my bike but not until the weekend 
as I want to move over the lights and reflective switches. I should order some additional rear lights as I always want to have several charged for the evening commute in the darkness downtown. I guess I’ll be taking the local bus home now after work come next week. I am actually surprised it lasted as long as it did.
Some depends on the weather, if it will be cold or snowy. 
This weekend though I’ll probably stay closer to home, as I have things to do but the following weekend through Veterans Day I want to get out one last time before Thanskgiving. Not sure, I am still thinking about doing that section of the Erie Canalway between Utica and Rome, as much to say that I’ve done it. After Thanksgiving will still be big game season but it will be winding down in the North Country, so I’ll probably do the East Sacanadaga River or maybe Piseco-Powley depending on the chances of snow or how much is on the ground. Then who knows – probably Rensselaerville State Forest in December or maybe Burnt-Rossman along one of the asphalt roads.
