“Life is change, how it differs from the rocks…” an old
Jefferson Airplane lyric best heard toasted.
Two things. First, I
got an Amazon Fire HD 8. This is a far
cheaper device that the iPad, but it does what I want. The Fire plays Amazon
Prime, it plays Netflix and it allows me to download books via Hoopla. I have read two novels One was the second book
in a detective crime series (yes it was trash) and the other Night Train to Lisbon. Night
Train had moments that so paralleled my life that I don’t think I could
give a fair review of it. It was philosophical.
It was a travelogue. It was a
novel of intrigue. At times the philosophical
parts waxed too esoteric but the core issues of self as distinct from the world
and what to do with the remaining years of one’s life were well done. Who knew it would take an e-reader to
reengage me with the passion I have for literature, albeit some it quite
trashy. Just so you know I have
downloaded Swann’s Way to see if a
time limit will force me to finish it.
The second thing is that my office has completely redone how
my work is done. Our move to total
electronic filing, reviewing and transmission of Orders is taking some getting
used to. Not a lick of paper is supposed
to come in front of me, just electronic representations in PDF form. I find this somewhat of a pain. Often during a hearing, I have to discuss
little details from papers the Petitioners have sent in. this means I must flip back and forth between
electronic documents that I must hold open on my desktop. A cluttered desktop is a pain. I think I will
adjust over time, we shall see. The learning
curve is a pain in the tail however.
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