Serendipitous

The Klein Bottle Guy (with Cliff Stoll) - Numberphile Podcast

That was a well written piece of fiction. It was very vivid and descriptive, heavy with emotions and thoughts. The movie does not do the novel justice; almost 65% of the novel is left out due to the very heavy content. A moving picture would not have depicted all these events and emotions within 2 hours. Maybe a series. The writing style was inviting and interesting, and I loved how it was narrated from both parties' perspectives.

The book is a series of short stories where the typewriter is the hero most of the time, if not a bit remotely related to the hero, or appearing in a scene or two, to support the hero. It brings everything back to the authenticity of a heartfelt typed document through the whole typewriting experience, the clicks, the clacks, and so on. The short stories are very vivid. The writing style is descriptive and colorful, you could see every word forming in front of you, words of challenging ease, makes you think, makes you imagine. The stories come in a Tom Hanks fashion, you could easily hear him narrating in his friendly carefree voice.

Rumi, An Empty Garlic

-Rumi, Quatrains

Rumi, The Guest House. Translation by Coleman Barks.

Rumi, My Worst Habit

This is a very personal, philosophical journey recounted in a monologue of "Chautauqua" and trains of thought. I loved how the author kept going back and forth between his philosophical thoughts about quality and values, and his motorcycle journey through the mountains, valleys, and the ocean. This is alternation, made it easier to digest the heavy philosophical thoughts he was discussing. And it also gave you some sort of perspective of how Ancient Greek philosophy could actually apply to the present. It requires to be read more than once to be honest; as it is a very heavy read that's worth reading.

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmcK6NN-Y4Q)

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8De5eg1kic)

This is a story of patience and perseverance. I loved the monologue, the old man had with himself out in the sea, his thoughts that he spoke out loud, and the one-way dialogue he had with the fish. It's one man show kind of story. But it makes you feel all sorts of compassion and empathy  with the old man.

I was born to be, be your dead sea