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Looking Up

Thursday, November 20, 2008

A college friend of mine would walk along nature trails or city streets with his head tipped back, discovering. He’d say, “Up is a neglected direction.” He may have looked silly, and tripped now and then, but he discovered things up there, with his altered perspective, that wowed us both, and I became a convert.
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How to Stop Time

Monday, November 17, 2008

Tell people you’re really busy, then close the door and putter contentedly.
Play with a dog.
Don’t look at clocks.
Lean back on pillows in a boat on a calm lake.
Turn off all buzzing, beeping, ringing things.
Float down a slow river in an inner tube with pals, passing the snacks back and forth.
Read a completely engrossing book.
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Out-of-Context Quote Book

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

“It’s like being trapped in an elevator with my own music.”

“He’s been a pawn in my little recovery game.”

“Everything’s very in-between the trapezes right now.”

“Is dog hair your sole medium?”

Pluck them from the conversation that gives them contextual meaning and some phrases can go on to live long, meaningful lives on their own. Capturing these [...]

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