2011

2011. A new year. 2011 should be a good year. Most of the time, during this time of the year we turn to the past and do reviews of the previous year. In this case, that review would be a reflection on the first decade of the second millennium. I prefer to look forward rather than be blown into the New Year by my history. Wither this is a good philosophy, time will tell, but it is a glance forward that I must take.

Starting this year I will continue to work on Italian. Both speaking it and reading its cannon. I will also embark on a structured reading list starting with the ancient Greeks, both the philosopher and the literature, and moving into the German idealists with Beckett, Borges and of course Heidegger in the mix. I will write short stories and continue writing in my journals. I already have new writing tools coming. I will write letters. I will restore my typewriter. I will laugh more and not get bogged down with work. I’ll take a trip. I’ll keep in touch with old friends. I’ll make new acquaintances. I’ll be moving in some direction.