Monthly Archives: January 2013

Of knights and gardeners …

I read something last week that talked about dividing the world into two types of people … knights and gardeners. The knights apparently view the world as a cataclysmic conflict with winners and losers, with battles to be fought, and with right and wrong as the dominant drivers. Gardeners, on the other hand, have the [...]

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Is that a dream in your pocket
or are you just pleased to see me?

I’ve got a dream in my pocket. A bloody big one. But here’s what frightens me. It might not come true. And I could end up looking like an ass. Or a failure. Or just a little ridiculous. But at the risk of all that, I’m going to put it out there… I’m braving up. … Since I [...]

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Duckmaloi revisited … because that’s where her story began

21 years ago we brought a little bundle home to Duckmaloi. Last weekend we gathered to celebrate her coming of age. And here I am with happy tears streaming down my face… Looking through old photo albums and reading the journal I’ve kept since she was born. Thinking about all the things that are in [...]

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