After the Movie
My friend Michael and I are walking home arguing ( Read more... )

Last Wednesday Jordan wasn't interested in a new toy I put in his cage ( Read more... )

This is from a somewhat long but very good post on living with depression. Warning - may be triggery ( Read more... )

In 2013 I read a great many books, mostly fiction. This happens when I am underemployed and stressed. I read 66 works of fiction for the first time, some of those from favorite authors, others brand new to me.

I also read 6 works of non-fiction. Here are short reviews:

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Businessby Charles ( Read more... )

If we really want to communicate,
we have to give up knowing what to do.
When we come in with our agendas
they only block us from seeing the person in front of us.
It's best to drop our five-year plans
and accept the awkward sinking feeling that
we are entering a situation naked.
We don't know what will happen next or what we'll do...

~Pema ( Read more... )

So last spring I beat Jingwei at chess for the first time ever. Last night I managed it for the second time. Yay!

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It's a certain person's birthday today & this quote always makes me think of him. Happy birthday. I think of the transformation you have brought to my life as a gift. I hope my presence in your life has been even a fraction of the same.

The meeting of two personalities ( Read more... )

Every block of stone has a statue inside it
and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.

~Michelangelo

I've been reading some of Joshua & Ryan's essays on Minimalism & two things came to mind ( Read more... )

This seems to keep popping up, so I'm posting it here so I can find it when I want it. I like their discussions on some of the various points, so it's worth clicking the link to read the whole thing.

10 Good Rules of Ex-Etiquette1. Put the children first ( Read more... )

People who have given us their complete confidence
believe that they have a right to ours.
The inference is false, a gift confers no rights.

~Friedrich Nietzsche