My previous post about the car accident was a fairly concise explanation of the car accident but I also wanted to reflect on it from the luxury of years later. There’s very little to comment on physically: my injuries all healed up eventually and I rarely think about them. Occasionally the knee gets sore, my [...]
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The Accident
January 14th, 2008 The day started normally enough: The alarm went off, I listened to TodayFM for a while, got up, showered, had breakfast, made a tasty sandwich (roast beef, rocket & horseradish) and kissed Hilary goodbye as she lay tucked up in bed after a bout of gallstones pain during the night. As far [...]
Man’s Search for Meaning
My review rating: 5 of 5 stars This is an inspirational book; not in that fluffy, chirpy plastic way of too many popular books but in the shear darkness of the author’s story and his attitude during it. Part of the appeal of this book lies in the historical account from a survivor of the [...]
Contrary
I prefer not to get my philosophical advice from popular culture but this quote struck me as fairly apt: “Never tell a Ranger there’s something he can’t do – it’ll only make him do it bigger, better and with an ongoing sense of interest” — The Unit At the moment I’m fairly intent on doing [...]