Life, the Universe and Everything

A friend of mine from work gave me a book the other day: Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities, the causes of mass extinctions. I haven't read it yet but it has gotten me thinking about all of my old theories on life, the universe, karma etc and my idea for a novel about the Mathematics of Reincarnation. With luck it might help me to get started, but don't be surprised if I am still complaining of writers block a year from now!

Currently reading: Anathem by Neal Stephenson