Boat Trip to Bookstores

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21 December: It is winter solstice, and a fine day it has been. Temperatures were in the mid-80s F and the direct sunlight was hot, but the humidity was comfortably low. Finding a shaded seat on the boat, I enjoyed the north wind blowing down the river. I went into the center of town to get some things for Tuk and to raid a bookstore or two.
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Last Thursday I met up with my libertarian friends, and I used that day's trip to first visit a big bookstore in that part of town. I saw some titles that I have long been looking for, so today I returned and loaded up my rucksack with books. Among my purchases were the Diamond Sutra in Red Pine's translation and, unexpectedly, Dan Simmons' lastest novel, Flashback. My piles of unread books are getter bigger, and deciding which to read next is tough.
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Returning north on the boat was surprisingly comfortable, with the north wind in my face.
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Blessed coolness. Zen delight.
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-Zenwind.
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