Some memorable quotes from Lois McMaster Bujold

• “Seems to me the only difference between your friends and your enemies is how long they stand around chatting before they shoot you.” - Shards of Honor

• “My home is not a place, it is a person, sir.” - Barrayar

• “Geography is the mother of strategy.” - The Vor Game

• “Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.” - A Civil Campaign

• “The world is made by the people who show up for the job.” - Cryoburn

• “Endure pain, find joy, and make your own meaning, because the universe certainly isn’t going to supply it.” - Cordellia’s Honor

• “I wanted to give you a victory. But by their essential nature triumphs can’t be given.” - A Civil Campaign

• “Not all prisons are made of iron bars, some are made of feather beds.” - The Curse of Chalion

I have a nice pair of low-top Merrell shoes I like to wear for walking and hiking. From time to time the knot would come undone, which is somewhat annoying.

I was getting ready to do my 3 mile walk around the neighborhood, and decided I wanted to learn a secure but easily tied replacement for the bunny-ears knot I learned in kindergarten. The solution was:

    Ian’s Secure Shoelace Knot

It’s easy enough to learn and then to tie, and results in a very secure shoelace that’s still easy to untie.

Here’s a diagram of Step 6, which shows a view of the completion of the process.