How many books can one read in their life? I saw a nice quote from G.R.R Martin today, in one of his books: A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one. It made me wonder how many books I've read, and if it was …
Too many thoughts
Sometimes it's hard to focus on one, so I end up doing nothing. When there is something pulling you from every direction, you don't move. If you stay in that way too long you get ripped apart. One direction, move forward, that's the way to go... easier said than done, though.
Keep going
Sometimes life is boring, repetitive, tiring, uninteresting, painful, frustrating, and upsetting. But keep going, one step in front of the other, one minute after the other, one day after the next, until you get to the next good thing. Even if you don't see it on the horizon, it's out there.
Star sand
One of my co workers brought back some star sand for me from a beach in Taiwan. The star shaped grains of sand are actually tiny exoskeletons of foraminifers, a marine protozoa. These creatures lived on the ocean floor, but their skeletons are washed up by the tide. Walking along a beach like that, you …
Manipulators
I've begun reading The Talented Mr. Ripley and am finding the character, Tom, very interesting in a 'look at that crime scene' kind of way. I only vaguely remember the movie, but so far the story of the novel is about a small time con artist, and very charming man Tom Ripley being sent to Europe …
Jonas David 