Been trying to do more of it. Or more accurately, been trying to do a higher quality of it. I need to break up my steady procession of rather mindless adventure books with more meaningful fare. I am partial to paper books but as of late have been reading almost exclusively on my phone and Chromebook. The library is a great source of ebooks. There is a lot to learn.

The three books above constitute my most recent non-fiction readings. The images a pretty small, but they are:

Mini Goats: Everything You Need to Know to Keep Miniature Goats in the City, Country, or Suburbs – This was a very practical book that further increased my desire to won goats. And now I think that mini goats would be ideal. They are just so cute! The book covered all aspects of ownership, from acquisition, feeding, housing, milking, breeding, and more.

The Farm then and now: a model for sustainable living – I have known of The Farm for a long time, but have known very little about it. This book helped rectify that deficiency. A pretty interesting some of some folks who definitely blazed their own trail. Located not too farm from Columbia, I  might try to visit before too long.

The World of James Bond: The Lives and Times of 007 – I am not a big movie person, but I have always loved James Bond. I have read all the books too, not just the Fleming originals but the ones by Gardner, Benson, Boyd, and others. They are a very nice diversion and always entertaining. This book covers much of the background and worldview that went into making Bond who he was and is, along with charting how he adapted to the times. Not a great book but still rather interesting, if only because of the subject matter.

I would like to get back into reading “literature”. I have always enjoyed classic novels, but it’s been a while since I picked one up. I just downloaded “Jayber Crow” by Wendell Berry from the library. It’s doubtful that he would approve of the medium, but he did authorize ebooks for his works. I also downloaded a book on small scale organic farming. I’ve got a house to build before that information becomes relevant, but it would be nice to get a head start on some knowledge. I am toying with the idea of getting some audiobooks from the library as well. They could be nice on the drive to and from the farm, but I do like listening to music while driving. Also I’m not very patient, and I wouldn’t like listening for a while then having to take a long break until driving again. I have a print book about the Enneagram that I started a little while back and just now brought out of hiding. The truth is that I am Team Myers-Briggs though, and the Enneagram is a little kooky for me. It’s Liz’s go to mechanism though, so it would probably benefit me to learn that language. The problem is that every time I take the test I am a different number. With the M-B I am consistently an INFP (the best type).

At some point I would like to start building up a library. Before going to India I had about 800 books across all genres. I had to get rid of almost all of them though, due to lack of storage space. Now I have but a few dozen scattered throughout the Nashville area.