Are there any endings that we really want to happen? Even the best endings – the climax of a wonderful piece of music, the last page of a rivetting book – leave us in some way ‘sad’. When we have been enjoying something good, the fact that it has ended will – no matter how much pleasure it has afforded us – inevitably bring with it at least a tinge of disappointment. Indeed it may well be the case that the better the thing is, the more we feel a “loss” at its conclusion.
George McConnell
Some Pictures of Queens – Private
Some Pictures of Queens
A visit to Southampton to see the Cunard Queens.
What Is Going To Happen Tomorrow
Wouldn’t it be awful if we knew! Yes, there are some things that we can say will (almost certainly) happen – but for the most part tomorrow is a mystery – and all of our tomorrows after that! I may be wrong, but if we knew everything that was ever going to happen in advance it would take all the fun out of each and every experience.
A Visit to Devon and Cornwall
We had a great few days staying in a lodge at Wooda Lakes – and although there are far too many pictures of ducks and waves we did get to see quite a bit of a lovely part of the country.
A Visit to Devon and Cornwall – Private
Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder
The first ‘serious’ book I have read for a while – have had the book for a few months and just started to read it. Sometimes new ideas are difficult to grasp – but for me the central idea of this book is “obvious”. I put that in quotes because it is only obvious because of other things I have read/experienced/thought over the years. Taleb’s style may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I quite enjoy reading him.
The Crow Road
A new author for me – although one that had been on a “perhaps should read” list for quite a while. Not my usual sort of book really, but it was compulsive reading – perhaps will try one of his sci-fi books in the future.
The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day
All the magic (and science) is there! Just started on this one and the three author’s are living up to their previous three books in this series.
Shock Wave
I inherited this book from my daughter and I don’t think I have read any by Clive Cussler before. This, it turns out, is actually in the middle of his “Dirk Pitt” book series.
It was quite a good yarn – although to my mind not as good as Tom Clancy. The plot was, perhaps, a bit predictable – which isn’t unusual in books – so it perhaps suited what I needed in my current speed reading sessions….