Senses working overtime #471

1 Smelling: The great outdoors at Maple Grove...

...as I harrowed the paddocks and collected firewood from the woodshed.

2 Reading: The Road To Woodstock - Michael Lang

3 Listening: Captured Angel - Dan Fogelberg

If you want just one song try Aspen/ These Days.

4 Watching: Monk 

We're still enjoying this series - up to the end of Season 2 now.

5 Tasting: Ross' cheesecake explosion

My brother and his family are on an American adventure, including a visit to The Cheesecake Factory in Atlanta.

Overtime: 

The more a man finds his sources of pleasure in himself — the happier he will be. Therefore, it is with great truth that Aristotle says, 'To be happy means to be self-sufficient'.

Schopenhauer in his essay, The Wisdom of Life.

Senses working overtime #470

1 Autumn at Maple grove

Yes, a return to that tree at Maple Grove. Leaves are clinging on.

2 Reading: Maktub - Paulo Coelho

I'm trying not to read this too quickly. A couple of pages a day is enough - otherwise I won't digest the messages and I need to savor the experience.

3 Reading: Degrees Of Separation - Laurence Fearnley

After taking ages to read Bleak House and Scattershot, I'm whizzing through two books too quickly.  

4 Listening: All About Me - Mel Brooks

I am still enjoying listening to this audiobook on my daily commute. Mel Brooks! What a guy!

5 Watching: All Quiet On The Western Front (2022 German version)

I have had this on my Netflix list for ages and we plumped for it last night. I'm usually not keen on foreign language films dubbed into English (I'd prefer to watch it in the original language with sub-titles, but I knew I'd be outvoted). Didn't matter too much with this visceral portrayal of a tragic story. Haunting is an overused adjective, but it sums up the experience of watching this film.

Overtime: 

Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

Voltaire.

Senses working overtime #469

1 Back to the frenetic fast-paced work environment

Apologies if that's headache inducing - but...

2 Watching: Monk

I love whodunnits and this is the perfect show to watch after it was back to the five day rinse and repeat work cycle. We're on to season 2.

3 Listening: Bill Evans - How My Heart Sings!

Nothing better to calm the nerves before Monk

4 Reading: Scattershot - Bernie Taupin

After a promising start, I'm finding this hard going. He tries too hard to impress and the name-dropping is just sad after a while. Working week has meant little time to read it but I'll persevere.

5 Reading: Books Don't Sell - Seth Godin

Overtime: Morning habits

I love reading Thomas Oppong's Postanly Weekly articles. This one on early morning habits is terrific.