I have not eaten today. Not on purpose. I will eat, later. I simply have not thought of it yet.
Other than that, today is a day like any other. In the morning, I worked. For the most part, work has become a routine, like brushing my teeth. A series of motions that seldom calls upon the genius we so readily claim sets us apart from other animals. I suppose most work is like that, and people rarely mind.
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It is a winter day in a small town at the far eastern edge of the Himalaya, in the Chinese province of Yunnan. The province is known for its mild climate. Though snowy days are not uncommon, especially in January, if they do occur they are few. Some years go by without any snow reaching the ground at all. On this January day, temperatures are low, but not low enough for snow. It is cold, if one asks the people living here, or cool, if one were to ask people accustomed to harsher climates.
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Rainer Ebert 