Day 5: Tile

Day 5: Tile
Day 4: Zip
Day 3: Solitude
Day 2: Weather
Day 1: Secure
Lucy is done for the day π€
Finished reading: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss is really good. I enjoyed the characters, world building, and narrative structure. Iβm curious to read the next book, once Iβve finished a few other books in the reading queueπ
I found a new favourite Tequila at a tasting last night: El Tesoro AΓ±ejo
I’m looking forward to another season of The Joy of Why podcast. Great science content and Steven Strogatz is an enthusiastic host
Finished reading: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal is a fantastic alternative history of the space race. The sexism and racism in the story is infuriating (which is exactly the point). Iβm looking forward to reading the next bookπ
πΊ Shining Girls (2022) - β β β ββ
A good mix of mystery and suspense with time travel and multiverse plot
Never a circle, but always delicious
Finished reading: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir was great fun. We should have more enthusiastic high school science teachers as heros in our storiesπ
Well, guess I had a good sleep! Today is a rest day. So, peak performance includes sitting around and catching up on some TV π
πΆ After a last scrobble on Dec 4 2007, I’ve resurrected my Last FM account and connected it to the Albums app. This should encourage me to listen to more complete albums, while also tracking what I’m listening to. I’ll keep using the Apple Music app for those “in between moments” when I don’t have an album queued up
πΊ Season 1 of The Peripheral is good. I remember enjoying the book, but not enough of the details to worry about spoilers or notice any changes made in the show
What I think about when I say goodbye to my beloved dying pet
But it was still deeply upsetting. My eyes started to water just writing about it. The good death of a beloved animal who has led a good life is both sad and OK. The inescapability of mortality means we have to accept it but we donβt have to feel good about it.
Reading this brought back memories of our prior black lab, Ceiligh, and our decision to euthanize her once she was diagnosed with significant and incurable cancer.
In addition to everything described in this essay, two other factors made this a very difficult decision:
We valued Ceiligh’s role in our family and welcomed her predecesor, Lucy, knowing that the choice might arise again, while also knowing how much she would enrich our lives.
Finished reading: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe by Sean Carroll. I really appreciated this book. Starting from high school math, Carroll leads you through 200 crisp and entertaining pages to actually show you how to derive Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. A nice middle ground between the analogies of popular science books and the intense detail of a text book. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series. π
Currently reading: All the Math You Missed by Thomas A. Garrity. Iβm looking forward to this challenge π
Finished reading: Life Is Hard by Kieran Setiya is a good, pragmatic book about how philosophy can help you navigate difficult times. I appreciate Setiyaβs easy going style and his approach is a good complement to Oliver Burkmanβs practical advice π