Dilemmas

James Patterson's writing cannot catch up with my reading. I have already finished the 35th book of the writer and I just can't stop. Once you think you know the way he writes and what will happen, by the end of the book you are pleasantly surprised.

I have to admit that the last purchase was a random one. I was on my way to Brussels and was killing some time at the Cyprus Airport when "The Sail" caught my attention. I tried to quickly go through the list of the 34 books to make sure that I haven't read it before, I read the first page and once I was sure, I bought it. It didn't take me much to finish it. A few hours on the plane and a few hours before sleep.

And now I want a book! Something to keep me busy on times of boredom. Resident Evil on the Wii does that but only for a short amount of time. So, I decided that I am going for a new book! One of those days I am going to take my car and go to Larnaca to my favorite bookstore Bibliocosmos and I will get one. The problem is that I am not sure what I want. I am between a Cyprus history book and a business book. To be specific I am between Makarios Drousiotis book "Cyprus 1974 - The Greek coup and the Turkish invasion" and Moore's book "Crossing the Chasm"

History or Marketing? Or both? You will find out soon!

This is how I feel today

When you wake up today...

..in the comfort of your bed

..and you brush your teeth

..take a warm shower

..wear your clothes

..eat your breakfast

..drive your car to go to work

take a moment think of the people in Haiti

..who have no bed

..do not know what brushing teeth or taking a shower is

..do not have clothes to wear

..make their breakfast mixing mud with butter and sugar

..have no job

If you want, you can contact your closest Red Cross department on how to help.

Favorites

As I get older, the days (or nights) of going out to bars and clubs are becoming more and more a distant memory. Not necessarily a bad memory, but definitely a way of living that is way past me.

Instead of going on and on of what I do and what I like now let me just take you through some of my favorite moments of the last two months.

1. Saturday morning, waking up early, getting ready and going to the Mall for a Starbucks coffee and cheese pie with Blondie. By 11am when the people start crowding the mall, we are out of there.

2. Saturday night, enjoying a glass (or more) of wine at a local café/bar with Blondie and good friends

3. Saturday night, dinner with Blondie’s sister and brother in law and her brother, lots of wine, excellent food, fun and sleepover

4. Christmas night, Texas Hold ‘Em poker at koumbaros house, accompanied by whiskey and coke and good company.

5. Random weekday, walking with Blondie all over the mall and shopping
6. Wednesday evening, getting of the underground at Convent garden station and walking up the 193 steps instead of waiting for the lift.

7. Random weekday Binging on steak at the Brazilian restaurant in Indianapolis with Blondie’s family

8. Weekend spending with very good friends at the mountains, eating, drinking and playing poker all night.