Misc.

Looking ahead to the year to come, last year I wrote down, amongst other notes, “Find out why I’m tired all the time.”

Earlier today, I was pointed toward a video of Canadian outdoorsman, photographer, and self-reliance educator Shawn James building a log cabin from scratch in the Canadian wilderness.

Dumbledore was telling Harry that he needn’t worry that he was only placed in Gryffindor instead of Slytherin because he asked not to be placed in the latter, because by asking not to be put in Slytherin he was making a choice to reject the bad in favor of the good.

One of the hardest parts of reviewing books is justifying one rating against another.