Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Books and thoughts

Long time since my last update. Not too much happening right now. I'm in Texas right now. I'll be leaving for Thailand mid-August.

I just sold a couple of books. Got an amount of US currency which could be referred to by those in my generation as "chump change". By which you could infer that I would be the physical manifestation of said "chump". I enjoyed reading those books, and I hope someone will enjoy them as well in the future...as long as they didn't pay very much for them.

Amazing how dreams and ideals can cost so much to one, and yet be worth so little to another.

And another note: way to go Floyd.*

Definition: "The Floyd" - To be completely and utterly humiliated/humbled and yet rise from the ashes like a Phoenix, much to the amazement of fellow human beings.
Example: Stage 16 and 17, 2006 Tour de France

*Edit 8/1/06 - maybe not "way to go Floyd", pending the B sample result of his blood test post-Stage 17...the A sample tested "non negative" for an irregular testosterone to epitestosterone ratio, which could indicate doping.

Sigh...