One of my personal goals for the next few months is to read more books. I used to read a lot more than I do now. When I was commuting to work via public transport I'd read. Back when I was living in Milan I'd spend hours every week bouncing from one side of the city to the other and its many suburbs via tram, train, metro and bus. Reading has always been one of the things I … [Read more...] about How Many Books Should I Read?
Archives for December 2020
Some Goals and Promises to Myself
I don't do New Year's resolutions, but I do do goals for lockdowns! The government will impose restrictions of some kind on Ireland that will run until at least March, though later wouldn't surprise me. No matter what "level" they talk about I don't expect much travel, domestic or international, to be permitted over the coming months. And forget about "gatherings". … [Read more...] about Some Goals and Promises to Myself
Planning to be Evil?
2020 is nearly over so it's that time when a lot of people come up with New Year resolutions that they then ignore. So my thought of the day, via an unknown source, is: It's tongue in cheek people! … [Read more...] about Planning to be Evil?
Happy Christmas 2020
My digital Christmas card for 2020 is available here - the image below is just one of several in it. Thanks, as always, to Stephen for his work on it. I also sent out some physical cards to a variety of people. Some of the cards were from my Gary Larson collection, while others were a little bit more contemporary Happy Christmas! … [Read more...] about Happy Christmas 2020
Frank Kelly’s 12 Days of Christmas
It's that time of year .. Enjoy! … [Read more...] about Frank Kelly’s 12 Days of Christmas