Mark hadn’t planned on tracking cross country after he got that note. His shin was bruised after a brush with a particularly mean cypress knee, and his good shoes were ruined from the mud. “I should’ve changed clothes first,” he muttered, “Evening dress is just not made for this. My tailor will have my head.” #mbnov
Betty adjusted her fancy sapphire necklace, admiring the way the three blue gems showed themselves in the platinum setting. “Mark will love this,” she thought. She grabbed her keys from the dresser and hurried out into the Florida night to meet her fiancé down by the pool. #mbnov
Mark paused. He sniffed. It was unmistakable, the acrid smell of a sulphur spring nearby. He was close. He cut a small mark on the tree next to him so that Betty would know and moved forward with caution. #mbnov
I like listening to “Key to the Highway” while eating key lime pie on Key Largo. #mbnov
Starting a new fitness regimen with app assisted training. Wish me luck!
Now in Galway for the day!
Dunsverick Castle. North (Atlantic) coast of Northern Ireland. Near Giant’s Causeway.
Entering Belfast harbor.
Had dinner last night at Badger & Co., the restaurant in the home of Kenneth Grahame in Edinburgh. Very pleasant.
The proliferation of markdown editors with syntax extensions and fancy previewers is getting out of hand. Markdown is meant to be easy to read plain text. Not sure anything other than a plain text editor is needed.
📚 Books in progress
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley (ebook)
The Poet’s Corner, compiled by John Lithgow (audiobook)
The Cruel Ever After, Ellen Hart (paper)
So Far So Good, Ursula K. LeGuin (paper)
You Come Too, Robert Frost (paper)
Figuring, Maria Popova (paper)
📚Finished the Audible “Ben Franklin”. Narration was good. The book seemed quite thorough and well organized. Ben is a complex character, not always consistent in matching word with deed. Sounds pretty human to me.
📚Starting “The Cruel Ever After” by Ellen Hart. Physical paper.
Anyone here worked with nvUltra beta? I would think it would be out fairly soon. I’m wondering how it stacks up to Bear or Drafts.
📚 Finished “Reckless Daughter”. I enjoyed the book, but it kind of leaves you hanging about Joni Mitchell since it ends in 2017 with her recovering from her aneurysm. However, I saw a photo of her out and about fairly recently so I assume her recovery is progressing.
One tidbit: I didn’t realize that Prince was a huge fan of Joni’s.
Current Audible Book: “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life”. 📚
Currently reading “Reckless Daughter: A Portrait Of Joni Mitchell”.📚
Devil’s Kettle in Judge C. R. Magny State Park on Minnesota’s North Shore. The Brule river splits in two and half disappears underground.
Album 10 of 10. “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” 🎵
“Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” is the first Neil Young album I purchased, and marks a lifelong fascination with Neil. I put him in the pantheon that includes Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Lennon/McCartney, and Bruce Springsteen. Sure, he flirted with some oddball stuff in his middle years, but always seemed to come back. Crazy Horse was/is his best band.
This is not my favorite album of his, that’s reserved for “Zuma,” but it’s the one that got me started. Good songs are “Cinnamon Girl” with the one-note guitar solo, “Down By The River,” and “Cowgirl In The Sand.”
I’ve got quite a substantial collection of Neil (and friends) and still listen regularly. 🎵