January 2012
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He Not Busy Being Born Is Busy Dying
From the fool’s gold mouthpiece the hollow horn.
Plays wasted words, proves to warn.
That he not busy being born is busy dying.
(Bob Dylan: It’s Alright Ma)
Being born… a continual process.
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Nothing Is Ever New
The wheel turns, nothing is ever new.
(Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal In Belgravia)
Sometimes it is good to stop and consider that the ‘new’ always has a link into the ‘past’. It not only helps with battling with the whole self-importance issue, but more important, honours the footprints we find our feet already within.
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The Mundane And Insignificant
I have often found that the most immaterial aspect of a case can be at the same time its most significant.
(Sherlock Holmes: The House of Silk)
That’s my main message, really. Don’t think that the things around you don’t count, because they do.
(Jarvis Cocker: Guardian 17/10/11)
Lesson # The power of the insignificant.
Lesson # Never underestimate the mundane.
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Patience with the 'work-in-progress'.
The unfinished picture would so like to jump off the easel and have a look at itself.
(C.S. Lewis: Letters To Malcolm)
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One Should Be Wary Before Jumping To A Conclusion
It has always struck me that any interpretation of a series of events isn’t possible until all the evidence says otherwise and even then one should be wary before jumping to a conclusion.
(Sherlock Holmes: The House of Silk.)
Wise words from the old man.
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A Book That Has Taken A Lifetime To Write
This book is by the one who thought he’d be farther along by now, but he’s not.
It is by the inmate who promised the parole board he’d be good, but he wasn’t.
It is by the dim-eyed who showed the path to others but kept losing his way.
It is by the wet-brained who believed if a little wine is good for their stomach, then a lot is great.
It is by the lair, tramp, and...
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Misconceptions →
“Many of us have grown up to believe certain things are true in science, without ever questioning them, And, as this research suggests, scientific misconceptions, once picked up, can stay with us for our whole lives”.
(Ian Grant, Managing Director of Encyclopaedia Britannica UK commenting on the science misconceptions, including how a third of people still believe we only use 10...
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Vested Interests
“You don’t let the guy with the broom control how many elephants are in the parade”.
Merlin Mann
Wise words about vested interests.