That Time of Year — Spring, Cheery Music, and Graduation #SundaySalon
Time: // 8:22 am.
The scene: // Sunny and cool. Pretty much the perfect spring day!
Listening to: // The cheery half of my Cheering Up playlist on Spotify. I just heard Louis Armstrong’s version of “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” and now it’s “The Bare Necessities.”
Don’t spend your time lookin’ around
For something you want that can’t be found.
When you find out you can live without it
And go along not thinkin’ about it,
I’ll tell you something true:
The bare necessities of life will come to you.
The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
Reading: // After finally finishing Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson, I decided to read a nonfiction book on the same general topics: The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick. So far, a lot of it has been more about the philosophy of science than the history that I was looking for, but, given that subtitle, I’m sure we’ll get there.
Watching: // We watched the last two episodes of Bletchley Circle this week. I loved that they actually went to Bletchley Park in the last episode. That’s on the list I just made of day trips we intend to take while visiting Birmingham in the Midlands region of England.
Blogging about: // My new FitBit.
Participating in// I’ll be attending a high school graduation this week — congratulations, Alex!
What are you up to this fine Sunday?
Love that poem! Definitely worth remembering.
Enjoy your week, and here’s MY WEEKLY SUNDAY/MONDAY UPDATES
I am dusting off the fitbit this week and plan to re-establish a routine that gets me walking 10,000 steps a day. Hopefully I will follow through….
How did you like Quicksilver? I don’t think I have read a Neal Stephenson book yet but I have plenty of his on my wishlist. Yay for your Fitbit – I love mine too!
I did like it, but mostly by the end I was thinking “this sure is long…and there are two more volumes!”
Should I say congrats on finishing Quicksilver?
I know it took a while to finish it and you probably felt great when you did. I’ve never heard of Fitbit, so now I’m off to read your post. Have a good week!
Thanks! It does feel like an accomplishment!
I’ve never heard of Bletchley Circle, so I think I’ll see if we get it on our package. Congrats on finishing Quicksilver! I still haven’t decided on a exercise tracker yet, so for now I’m just keeping track of what I’m doing in min./miles.
When is your trip? Sounds wonderful! My daughter is in Stratford Upon Avon now for the next week. I’m so jealous of both of you
In September! We’re really looking forward to it.