Hooray, Edinburgh!

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Since I’ve been critical of the city in the past for being behind the times in terms of waste disposal, let me now be equally congratulatory: In the past year, the City Council has started introducing great programs like kerbside recycling collection. There were still some things we had to walk quite a ways to get rid of, but the other day Patrick noticed that the city has just put packaging and paper recycling bins out on the bridge near our house. Yay!

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This afternoon, after I’d finished my Strategic Coach writing, I had my dinner at the mosque kitchen in town (mmm, curried chickpea and goopy spinach on rice), then I paid a visit to the Museum of Scotland. I’m working on Chapter Ten of Finitude and am gathering ideas, and, as I suspected, the museum was a great resource for inspiration.

While I was there, I met this guy, who is apparently a protector-god of books and museums (saving them from fire, bugs, and other such destruction). It seemed appropriate to include him here:

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This book is taking me into unfamiliar territory. It’s scary, but exciting. The more I challenge my subconscious to provide me with creative material, the more I find is waiting there inside me.

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