Everyone likes to read, even if it’s just a little bit, sometimes! (I mean, you reading this post is proof of that, right?)

As previously mentioned, I’m currently reading The Kingdom of Couches by Will Walker.

In talking about the Bible, operating manuals and complexity, Walker writes:

Nobody reads operating manuals for pleasure, because they tend to be boring. Brett gets the impression that some students we meet with find the Bible boring. They only read it because they are supposed to or because they need to find a solution of some sort. Very few read the Bible because they long to discover the depth of mystery that is God and man and relationship between the two.

Well mister Walker, call me a geek, but I like to read operating manuals! OK, so I don’t read them terribly often, but they can be fun; You can’t tell me I’m the only one who reads instruction booklets just in case I’ve missed out some exciting feature or easy way to achieve a certain result with the latest new gadget!

I’ve recently finished reading “Canon EOS 40D” and Flash Photography with Canon EOS Cameras (Not quite a manual as such, but a great 60-odd page article on flash photography!) See? Manuals can be exciting!

I’d like to hear what you’re reading this summer (or winter if you’re on that side of the world)! I’d also be keen to hear what the last operating manual that you enjoyed reading was!

I’ve started reading The Kingdom of Couches by Will Walker, it seems good so far.

In talking about “The Space Between Close and Distant”, Walker says (emphasis mine):

The space between close and distant is the worst kind of loneliness, which is not that of being alone, but unknown. I have always been noticed and liked, but rarely known. The first time I really admitted this to myself was one morning at Mozart’s Coffee on Lake Austin. Mozart’s was packed, everyone working on something or trying hard to relax. I couldn’t help but feel that we were all addicted to doing stuff. It made me think of an ant farm, not in a demanding sense — we would likely not have plumbing or pineapple salsa without such productivity — but in a way that it seems we are all running around looking for something that is at the same time trying to find us.

I couldn’t agree more. And what is this pineapple salsa Walker speaks of, and more importantly, where do I get some? It sounds delicious!