I've decided to form a To Do list here of all the things I would like to read or accomplish (for fun or personal development) and keep track of my progress. So:
1. Read the Bible
This goal stems from no particular religious leaning of mine, but rather from an off hand comment my english teacher made sophomore year of high school; that literate, scholarly people have generally read the Bible. This makes sense to me in that so much of literature draws from or refers to the Bible. In any case, I started in on this particular goal a long time ago (years ago) and have only managed to make it as far as Kings 2. Though I have read the previous books, I can't really recall what happened in them.
So, I think, to really gain something from the experience, I think I need to start again, and challenge myself to write down a synopsis and my thoughts every couple of chapters so the gist of the information isn't lost to me when I'm done. Enough on that, then.
2. Learn morse code
I'm a fan of codes and alternate alphabets and I think it'd be cool to learn one that has some significance, historically and otherwise. The trick will be learning to translate it while hearing it; learning the dashes and dots will be a cinch. The other trick will be finding a friend who will learn it as well so we can send messages to each other secretly.
3. Learn origami
Well, more than just the little paper cup. I'm going to set a tentative goal of 10 different patterns of origami, preferably known by heart. I need to go to Michael's or somewhere and get myself some origami paper.
4. Read...
...the silly number of odd books I've accumulated in my "random light reading" category. This list includes: US History for Dummies, Sex, Time, and Power, Were You Raised By Wolves, Mein Kampf, Auto Repair for Dummies, and, maybe, The Book of Mormon.
That's enough for now. I'll add to this as I think of things.
Hi Casey. Bob Maher here, at random.
ReplyDeleteI started reading the Bible as a teenager. Boy, did not get very far. I think it is very, very hard to achieve guidance from the Bible. Preachers try to interpret this ancient historical melange for us. And then you just get their cast on a murky document. Think I'll go mostly with the Web.
I did better on learning the Morse Code. It is a pretty arcane thing now in these days of 4G, transoceanic cables, etc. But it sure does have a staccato punch! Dit dit dit dit, dit dit, Dah dit dah dit, dit dah, dit dit dit, dit, dah dit dah dah !