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I spent most of the weekend at Barnes and Noble. I read most of a few books and drank alot of coffee. I bought a few books too. I always do.

They ask if I have/want a Barnes and Noble member card….I’d get a 10% discount if I did. I don’t know why I say no everytime. I know I spend enough money there. Something about those clubs….I never join. I’m of the Groucho Marx school: “I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.”

I spent alot of time in self-reflection too. I feel it is important to self-examine, as long as it doesn’t become self-loathing or self-aggrandizement. I found some things I liked and some things I didn’t. I suppose that isn’t really news…since we’d all find that if we took the time to think.

I have a vacation coming up. I haven’t taken any days since last year really….so I have to use up two weeks before the end of the year. I like to take my vacation in chunks since I feel that allows me to “get away” better. Without getting away to take a look, you can never really be sure of what you’re doing. You can’t see the trees for the forest kind of thing.

Peter is in Nepal right now. I think that’s weird…since that was the trip we were supposed to take in 1998 before things went wrong in Taiwan. I think its a sort of tying up of loose ends with him….coming full circle. Its important to do things like that, symbolic stuff, to mark certain parts of your life.

On another note, the Annapurna Circuit is an amazing trek….one of the best in the world. In fact, I liked the idea of doing something physical so much that I decided to get exercise on my vacation too. I will be hiking, biking, rafting, etc in Costa Rica. I will also see a friend in San Jose that I went to business school with. He’s working at some hotel. I asked him if they needed a janitor that speaks passable Spanish and good English.

My tennis team won the division yesterday and we’re going to the playoffs. We have a great team this season and have a shot at winning the championship. I won’t be there and I’m sort of bummed.

The team told me I should cancel my vacation and get my priorities straight. In a way they have a point….I mean, I’ve lived in Atlanta for a few years and never had a good shot at winning the City. It is a chance that doesn’t come along very often. On the other hand, Costa Rica, as a spot on the planet, will surely continue to exist long after tennis is even still a sport.

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