it is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time

Current… 

I am...

• Reading: Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas, 5th in the "Lady Sherlock" series

• Listening: to the Black Snake Moan soundtrack - the first music from a motion picture that I've acquired immediately after watching a movie since Singles. In particular, the song Stack-o-Lee (NSFW).

• Loving: solitude, and the opportunity to think some things over

• Thinking: CBD bubble bath would be f'ing wonderful

• Feeling: bone-tired; I haven't been awake 'til 5:30 AM since college

• Celebrating: successful completion of my first (and last) 10k

• Grateful for: openness and generosity

• Weather: 45º, WNW wind 17mph (gusts expected to 45 mph overnight), feels like 38º

• Enjoying: no longer having a searing hangover

• A quote I want to share: "There is a strong shadow where there is much light."—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, from Götz von Berlichingen

[the title quotation is by Sir Winston Churchill]