Building a Ship

Ooooooo. I like this one.

"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery


But I might, in my endless arrogance, say that a little differently. I wouldn't attempt to teach anyone about the sea, I would show them and let them come to their own conclusion. If they saw what I see, they would build the ship; otherwise, they should continue on their way.

"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather show them the endless immensity of the sea. Those that see what you see will build the ship." - The Third Level

Pockets

Spring has arrived. Warm weather has returned. And that means a new jacket.

And that means finding the stuff I left in my pockets last fall. Cool.

(OK. Get a life springs to mind.)

Tiny surprises all for me. Like this morning, on the way to get my paper in my work jacket (a slightly rumpled and stained and VERY comfortable jacket), I found one of my business cards. Why would I have a business card in the jacket I wear to prune trees or take out the garbage? I guess it makes as much sense as the people who have their blackberries on the golf course.

Oh well. A mystery and a surprise all in one package.