Finding order in randomness. Finding randomness in order.

A pub song - Edgar and his car In the village down the valley Lived a man called Edgar With his lovely wife Sally  And a rusty old car  Edgar loved his barely-a-car  And driving it around town But it never went too far Without breaking down  Sally would always complain  “This rusty good for nothing” Especially when it would rain  “I’m in the car but I’m drenching” One day Sally had had enough  “It’s me or the car, who do you want to lose?” Edgar flinched, but tried to be tough  “I love you Sally but don't make me choose” So Sally packed and went afar Edgar lost his wife and then he realized she took his car! Edgar cursed his life

  On a stroll around the hood  With light steps and a cheery mood  I noticed things more than the usual  A new eatery, posh but casual   La Bottega - took note of the name  Reminded me of a place called the same  A thought - Italian cuisine is great for a date  Or for just an evening with a mate  This poem is pointless perhaps  But here is the place on google maps 

 One of my favorite things to do is to sit on a beach with a book. I am a slow reader, painfully slow at times unless the book really captivates me. Only a few books have done that for me, the earliest I can remember is Treasure Island when I was like 10 or 11. Since then there have been a couple - Freedom at Midnight, Into thin air.  Coming back to the beach - I remember almost 10 years ago I was sitting on a beach reading Jack London’s Road. Those kind of books (into the wild being another one) really appealed to me back then. Something about giving everything up, with minimal possessions and ultimate freedom. It’s almost like in that state I can finally do what I really want to do. Instead of worrying about mundane things and responsibilities, many of which are of my own making. Even now sometimes I find myself fantasizing about what it would be like if I really had nothing - no possessions, no job, no responsibilities. Just pure freedom. It feels appealing, it feels like i...