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I want to be the Neil Gaiman of programming. To be able to write across multiple genres, yet retaining my distinctive voice.1 The links are all just books. I haven’t even considered his work in film and games. ↩︎

It was my better half’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Abby! ’Twas a good month for reading :) June The Song of the Bird, Anthony de Mello (absolutely read. buy and give people copies. this book for me, goes beyond a quake book. it has shaped my life, and thoughts, since boyhood, subconsciously then and with intent now.) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Poirot #1), Agatha Christie (re-reading my way through the Poirot canon. these books take me to the age I think I belong to, the late 1800s, early 1900s absolutely delightful) ...

Click the pic for a larger one Love looks pretty on you. Makes you soft, tender, proud. Makes you sit up and take notice. Gives you a home to set down your things. What a blessing it is, to have music and dancing and poetry. What a gift it is, to look at someone and say, I’m so happy to have found you at last, at last, at long, long last you’re here. ...

Click the pic for a bigger photo “The stars are beautiful, because of a flower that cannot be seen.” I replied, “Yes, that is so.’ And, without saying anything more, I looked across the ridges of sand that were stretched out before us in the moonlight. ...

Just a couple of links to pique your interest. James Clear, one of the few “self-help” authors, I actually read and follow, has this to say on time management: What is urgent in your life and what is important to your life are often very different things. Eliminate half-work at all costs. Do the most important thing first. Reduce the scope, but stick to the schedule. Read the whole, really well written article to learn more. ...

Umpteenth time lucky? :)