Cats, good books, AI, and religious walking in the city of Sofia
My daily walking goal is 10k steps.
This is me in the bus after my longest hike in a decade of tracking (but not hiking).
At 45, doing this is no longer a matter of willpower for me. It’s a result of all the daily walks over the last 1.5 years. I’m happy and tired. Also, my phone is full of photos worth posting.
I wish I never stopped hiking, resuming is tough.
Forget-me-not in Bulgarian is Nezabravka. I’m not sure how the plant got the same name in very different languages but here we are:
This thing exists in my neighbourhood, covered with concrete and asphalt, and besieged by cars. It’s a shy White Lilly, according to my Picture This app. ❤️
I read 11 books last month, 9 recognized by Goodreads and 2 – not. Goodreads has clear issues with the Librarians not catching up with new books.
The tied first for the last month was between Thraxas at War by Martin Scott and All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Thraxas was a mature story with a good balance. The Murderbot #1 was fresh and new.
Honorable mention for Rebecca Yarros and Fourth Wing – it’s engaging and has dragons.
The worst book from last month was Rocannon’s World by Ursula Le Guin. She inspired me greatly in building my own system of values, for example about active listening. However, Rocannon focuses on describing a fantasy world with multiple coexisting aliens and spaceships. It wasn’t as cool as Stephanie Plum, page-turning like the Fourth Wing, or just great all-around like Thraxas and Murderbot.
I also completed 2 game books, one so absurd that it deserves a separate post.
I spent years of my life in a place called the City of Lindens. I love it when it smells like tea.
