On the personal front…
I seem to be intent on injuring my back on a semi-annual basis. This time at least I was doing something manly and cutting down a tree that was ominously leaning over my neighbors property. Despite a hair raising moment when I briefly had to consider if I would be better off buying him a new roof or just fleeing the country the tree came down without incident. Why I thought I could move a huge section of the offending tree by myself is a mystery but my back clearly let me know that it was not amused.
After forty years I can no longer claim to be a lawn cutting virgin. I was trapped into mowing my new lawn. Fortunately, it’s relatively small so it was over quickly but I remain cautious about the lawn mower taking on a life of its own and running amok. I shall keep the beast on a short leash.
I’m listening to the audio version of A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin and it is very good. I had soured on fantasy books as generally being a bit formulaic but this one doesn’t give you good characters and multiple interesting plots. The audio version has a phenomenal reader that makes me think I’d be missing something by reading this versus listening to it.
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