Rome, if You Want To

Twins cast into water and raised by a wolf.

One dies at the hand of the other.

My first sunset in their city.

- May 2011

Berlin and a Step

Two things happened yesterday which took my breath away, and children of the 80s, it was not in the "Top Gun" sort of way. One we need not discuss (potential book material); the other involved stepping off a ledge into a 12' abyss or at least that's how I saw it through my rose-colored goggles.

Both moments were frightening. Both left me with a moment of sheer weightlessness that I hope I will one day describe as a "life lesson," "character building," "growth experience," or any of the other cheesy two word combinations which tries to mask fear and emptiness to inspire hope.

I expect that will be how I will feel.

Now, I am tuned into an appropriate playlist and finding solace in the music which accompanies The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

In 1776...

It happens the same time each year.

This tune gets stuck in my head for most of the day.

I'm a child of School House Rock.

I like fireworks.

Happy 4th!

Hope July to Be Fly

With half the year behind us, I decided to revisit my list of books to read for 2011. [For those of you who don't know me or have somehow missed my geek tendencies, by list I mean an excel sheet with pivots and graphs.] As it stands, I have tackled none of the original list but instead have drifted from book to book led by instinct, the GBC, and/or gifts from friends. This strategy has resulted in classic reads, a visit through sci-fi, books about happiness, conversations with authors, and overall a pretty satisfying half-year of books.

I hope that as you look back on the first half of 2011, you will also find it to have been a pretty neat year of reading, and if we are lucky, it will keep getting better. If you have had a favorite, let me know.