It's a bit strange. For most of the day I've had a strange impulse to type a reflective blog post, but I can't seem to find the words right now. Well never mind then.

I spent the afternoon reading a collection of James Bond short stories, which was rather a fun experience. I do see the appeal of the Bond character now. Still, I got a little annoyed by Fleming's name-dropping: yes, SHAPE, COMSTRIKFLTLANT, SACLANT and SACEUR are all very period acronyms, and I do know what they stand for, but it's a bit contrived for Fleming to artificially mention them all in just two pages just to create a Cold War atmosphere. The last three acronyms all appeared in one sentence, unbelievably enough. Well, perhaps its part of the appeal.

"I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be." - Ken Venturi