such a stinker

So my great-niece was up this weekend; yesterday was her last day. When I got in from home, we spent some good time together, including a point where she said, "Yeahhhh!" So I came with the rejoinder, "Yeahhh, boooyy!" (ala Flava Flav from Public Enemy). She spent the next half-hour saying that, much to my delight & much to my father's dismay.

My brother has his own in-home studio; I may mention to him that he may want to sample her saying that.

not sleeping

I mentioned to Nelson that, two nights ago, I had a dream/hypnogogic state where I compared Sun Tzu to Lao Tzu. He seemed completely floored by this & asked if I'd taken any notes. I said no.

Today, I find myself refreshing myself on Sun Tzu's strategic philosophies. His insights indeed stand the test of time. The Tao Te Ching finds itself back on my bookshelf, as someone decided to donate it to the Ann Arbor Public Library & it in turn decided to put it on its free bookshelf. I will be re-absorbing that shortly.