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"Jiva the ox hears the commands of Balabhadra Dasa, moves forward, and then turns to the left. After several repetitions of these commands, Balabhadra takes Jiva to his stall, where he gently brushes and gently talks to him. Jiva’s partner, Dharma, is standing in the adjoining stall, waiting for his turn to show what he remembers from his previous lesson.

Jiva and Dharma are a pair of three-year-old Jersey oxen at ...

W. H. Murray in The Scottish Himalaya Expedition, 1951:

...Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings ...

All is good here.

Work has gone easy this week - only 5 more trucks till the weekend.

The Steelers won - We dominated San Diego, Baltimore go down next. After that the Superbowl goes back to its rightful place in Steeltown

The girl I mentioned a couple of entries ago called - I am taking her out for dinner on Saturday, I just hope I dindt have too big a pair of beer goggles on when I met her at the bar. I know this is shallow, but its not like I already ...

Things here are moving along. I'm starting to clear my plate of a few projects, but more just keep coming up. I am working hard to get into my new routine of exercise in the morning and writing each night. I'm not completly doing it yet, but I have been trying to work at it. I'm also trying to fit in more time to read, since I tend to think that if you want to write well you have to read extensively.

I just finished The Jungle, by Sinclair, a week or so ago, and now I'm working ...

I've often wondered about prizes, accolades in literature; how it is decided when a writer or artist has done enough to distinguish themselves as a cut above their peers. To me literature is subjective, and it often troubles me when I read in threads comments like 'I'd like to have a serious discussion so lets make an effort not to mention Harry Potter', and the ease with which some people dismiss other peoples' preferences as sub-standard. But at the same time I'm working towards being a writer ...