One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: ‘To rise above little things’. ― John Burroughs Read 52 books. Yeah, I know. In 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, I read more than this same exact amount. I like the number because it is a book a week. Read 50% by female authors. After reading…
This year was a mixed bag. Sorry for the lack of updates. Read 52 books. Today, at the end of the year, I should be at 52 books read. I reached that point back on October 12th. (A few days earlier than last year.) My total for the year is 74. (142%) SUCCEEDED. 30 need to be…
I was challenged by a friend to list 10 books that have stayed with me in some way. Don’t take more than a few minutes and do not overthink it. Not necessarily classics, but ones that have affected you in some way. Cook, David. 1989. Player’s Handbook, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition. Anthony, Piers. 1977. A Spell for…
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is really the story of why and how IEX was created. Humans made bad decisions. So, to protect people from other people, we moved the operation of the stock market to being run by computers. The natural consequence…
Read 52 books. Today, at 3/4 through the year, I should be at 39 books read. I am at 48. (Got to 39 books on Jul 25, 2013.) Just current four I am reading will complete the goal for the year. Of course, I will keep reading because that is what I do. Post 180 blog entries. Today…
Read 52 books. Today, at 1/2 through the year, I should be at 26 books read. I am at 32. Post 180 blog entries. Today at 1/2 through the year, I should be at 90 blog posts published. I am at 44. With 182 days left in the year, that is a post three of every four…
Weird day yesterday. The security guard at work decided I have a girlfriend because I rushed to my car instead of hanging around to chat. Of course, he says not to have children because they ruin everything. Next, a woman I only really know from conversations on Tumblr suggested a couple Helen Fisher books. I…
Read 52 books. Today, at 1/4 through the year, I should be at 13 books read. I am at 18. Post 180 blog entries. Today at 1/4 through the year, I should be at 45 blog posts published. I am at 24. A dSLR photograph a week. Made it all the way to week three.
To the right is a photo of my to-read stack of books at the time. I noticed the March 19, 2008Â date, and thought it would be interesting to see how many of them I have read in the years since. I count 80 visible books. I think I have read 47 of them. Of course,…