You know how every non-fiction book in the last three years has been about the author doing one odd, life-disrupting thing for one full year and then writing a book about it? I'm reading one of those books a week for one full year and then writing a book about it. It's My Year Of Everything, and you're soaking in it. CONTACT: Dave Holmes/davedotcom@mac.com
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Incidentally, I’m moving on with the books. “Yes Man” was breezy and British and probably mostly apocryphal, but still worth a read. Don’t watch the movie. I didn’t, and I hated it.
Next, I’m going to try something I’ve never done before, i.e. read a book on a mobile device. Adrienne Martini’s “Sweater Quest: My Year Of Knitting Dangerously” is my iPad test book. I wonder whether I’ll miss the physical heft of a book, the satisfying swoosh of an actual turned page. I also wonder what “knitting dangerously” entails. Barbed yarn? Hot needles? High fructose corn syrup? I’ll keep you posted.
And I’m moving my office outside for the summer. I’m more productive out here for some reason. Also, with the Perfect Push-up, the stationary swim leash and a jumprope, I’ve got a pretty nice gym going out here. What I’m saying is I’m a survivalist.
A PSA to my knitting friends: you might wanna follow Dave Holmes’ other Tumblr (the uninitiated/Luddites may prefer to...