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How little we know and how late we know it. It’s a conspiracy of the elements, I’m sure. The...

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Uploaded on Jun 22, 2009

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The horse is not very conversational this morning. Probably it’s the news from Tehran. Or...

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Uploaded on Jun 21, 2009

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They are rushing around in complicated narratives, taking a moment over coffee to sigh and look...

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Uploaded on Jun 15, 2009

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The philatelist in me wants to travel. The broad world isn’t getting any broader. Its...

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Uploaded on Jun 5, 2009

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You are a generous and kind slice of life. Each day is a red carpet with a tiny, almost invisible...

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Uploaded on Jun 4, 2009

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The moon grew pale and tried to hide its face as it passed over the meadow. I caught it just...

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Uploaded on Jun 3, 2009

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Water is thought and dream, a country as insoluble as sleep. The thirst it quenches lies deep...

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Uploaded on Jun 2, 2009

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A little flower distinguished by its modesty only. I’ll bet there’s not a tombstone in the world that can say as much.

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Uploaded on Jun 1, 2009

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The endless maintenance of lawns is the curse of the good life. It’s like a dream that goes...

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Uploaded on May 26, 2009

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Is it depressing to be a number, a cipher? Not if you’re a very large one and attached...

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Uploaded on May 23, 2009

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If your rituals of pleasure involve coffee or tea, credit cards or calling in sick, you might...

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Uploaded on May 21, 2009

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Soon it will be time to take a walk. The morning has passed without event. Well, that’s not...

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Uploaded on May 20, 2009

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If the can was not a bucket, it doesn’t matter who kicked it. On the other hand I...

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Uploaded on May 19, 2009

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Tell me. Is it going to be this way forever? I thought I’d write to you because you’re you...

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Uploaded on May 18, 2009

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We’re paying for the drought with lots of rain because you can’t make some people happy....

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Uploaded on May 17, 2009

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The cat requires all the time in the world to scratch and bathe and yawn and follow...

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Uploaded on May 15, 2009

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You try to piece together a way of going on. A couple of poems, a friend’s kind words in an...

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Uploaded on May 14, 2009

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Be glad. Oh, okay. The small tendrils of water had to come from somewhere pretty nice. Even...

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Uploaded on May 12, 2009

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