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Spring Book Fair, Sofia

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Today was my first visit to the spring fair. The weather was cold and rainy, most tents were semi-closed or not open at all. I walked by a small fraction of the fair, visited two of the four publishers I wanted to find.

I plan to come back around the end of the week, when I have more time, and hopefully the books aren’t wet. There’s also a book signing with Julie Kagawa scheduled at the Pro Book tent on Saturday and Sunday. I hope to have a chance to meet her.

And my first round of harvest

Silo part 2 – Shift, Murderbot 4, and the latest translated book by Harlan Coben – Think Twice. I like his naming convention. Books are named like blog posts.

Happy Bulgarian Alphabet Day!

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24th of May is the day in which we celebrate the creation of the Bulgarian script, known outside of Bulgaria as the Cyrillic alphabet.

The Byzantine scholars St. Cyril and Methodius craeted the Glagolitic alphabet around 862-863 so they can spread Christianity. According to our schools, it wasn’t too convenient to use. Their students, based in the Preslav Literary School, did multiple simplifications and created the new script based on the Greek letters with some Glagolitic. The result stuck and spread around the globe.

24th of May is an official holiday in Bulgaria. The video above shows the students and teachers from a local school entering the center of Blagoevgrad with their marching band to be later greeted by the president.

Attachment to Items

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Daily writing prompt
What personal belongings do you hold most dear?
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I try to not get too attached to items, within reason.

We need items to live and be comfortable but they’re all temporary and should not be worshipped or held dear. Worse, we need to plan for their taxes, insurance, storage, disposal, and replacement. Cars are a good example where many people tend to overspend. I believe the car needs to be able to move people between two points, needs to work well, and needs to provide good safety features. But a car should be replaceable, should not have a name, and should not be treated as anything other than a transportation device, and should not be a reason for a person to be in debt.

The things you own end up owning you

Tyler Durden

One small exception in my life are books, where I have plenty and like watching them. But I know I can get rid of books by donating them so I’m not too attached. I celebrate the books that leave home to open space for new books.