The Most Boring Dream I've Had Ever

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Andrew rarely remembers dreams, even if he tells them to Susanna or something. He worked at a Coldstone Creamery after high school and had distinct memories of just mixing ice cream. Andrew: The only ice cream I've made is McDonald's Softserve which involves dumping cold white goop into the top of the machine; then ice cream comes from it when you pull a lever.

We're back to sci-fi this week, but we take a break from the politics-heavy universe of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow instead uses science fiction to discuss anthropology, colonialism, and theology. There's some genuinely funny and warm stuff in this book, but there's a shadow hanging over the proceedings from the outset: eight people set out to explore the first known alien planet inhabited by sentient life, but only one comes back, and he's much worse for the wear.

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