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is believing that other people will be here forever whenever we want to see or talk with them at our convenience.

it is an honest wind that blows the grass across these tombs the sun at noon knows not leaf nor lie geese above V their way across a sky and tell of time for stars and time for hope there … Continue reading →

is not the limits and limitations that others impose on us, but those we freely choose ourselves, limiting the innumerable possibilities, limiting ourselves and our potential, limiting the experience and joy of true freedom. The best there is and can … Continue reading →

(from 1994’s The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age–the most prophetic, significant book on the decline of reading and ‘old school’ literacy in our times: what got displaced, what has been lost  and replaced in a … Continue reading →

(The ending of Timebends, Arthur Miller’s autobiography. He concludes with an image of wolves on his Connecticut rural property.) “In the darkness out there they see my light and pause, muzzles lifted, wondering who I am and what I am … Continue reading →

I never used to keep notes on my days through university, but when I became a teacher in 1972, I began to organize my days more, knowing that I, like so many adults, had lousy memories. I began to write … Continue reading →

I rejoice in my fortunate portions, appreciating a multitude of dumb luck thusfar.

is that they will let you down 9 times out of 10 when you want to get something done, when you need help, when you’re trying to give them some business, when you have an agreement with them, when they’re … Continue reading →

(an aside: Never forget humble or poor working-class roots, and the people closest to you who worked hard to give you the opportunity, luxury, and privilege (they never had) to go to university and pursue a career you wouldn’t otherwise have had. … Continue reading →

(story on pages 172-177) (one night a boy meets Dark Pony asks to be taken to Sleepy Town) (They pick up a girl and then a dog they meet) (They pick up a gray squirrel next and then approach Sleepy … Continue reading →