Then – June 13th 2020

What I’m Reading (or *Re-Reading):

Atlas Shrugged (*), by Ayn Rand

Letters From a Stoic (*), by Seneca

Dandelion Wine (*), by Ray Bradbury

Blandings Castle, by PG Wodehouse

Tommyknockers (*), by Stephen King

The Summer Game, by Roger Angell

What I’m Listening to (*Re-Listening to) on Audible:

Uncle Dynamite, by PG Wodehouse, narrated by Jonathan Cecil

The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe, by Dr. Steven Novella

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, narrated by Thandie Newton

Anton Checkov’s Short Stories, narrated by Stephen Fry

The Baseball Codes, by Jason Turbow & Michael Duca – just finished

Cocktail Time, by PG Wodehouse – just finished

Photographer Whose Work I’m Sitting With a Lot Lately:

Still Allan Schaller

Albums I’m Especially Enjoying Right Now:

Jimi Hendrix “Electric Ladyland” (on vinyl)

Pink Floyd “Delicate Sound of Thunder” (Live CDs)

Rush “Moving Pictures” (on vinyl)

And Lots of Shuffling of My Spotify Favorites

A Few Things I’m Especially Grateful For:

Not living in a city.  (And being able to pretty much avoid people entirely.)

The freedom to enjoy a quiet hour each morning with coffee/cocoa and Seneca.

The fact that MLB still has the entire 2018 and 2019 baseball seasons available.

Here’s a Crazy Fact I Ran Into This Week:

There are approximately 1,800 thunderstorms in progress at any given time during the day. And at least 100 lightning strikes on the planet any given second.

A Favorite Quotation I’ve Been Reflecting On More Lately:

“It’s easy to think I need something else. It’s hard to look instead at what to remove. … Most of us have too much baggage, too many commitments, and too many priorities.  Subtracting reminds me that what I need to change is something already here, not out there.” – Derek Sivers

What I’m Mostly Doing Now:

1.) Prepping material for my next two courses slated for summer and fall.

2.) Avoiding the news entirely.  (Enjoying kayaking on the lake instead.)

3.) Actively planning out a book I’ve been meaning to write for a long time now.

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