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RE: This Little Plot (1)

My first thought for this blog was “My Little Plot”. But as my wife pointed out, this is way too close to My Little Pony, and to avoid mockery, I adapted.

“Plot” is usually taken two ways: a garden, or a story. I intend for it to be about both, and taken literally and figuratively. This [...]

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On Our Wall

We have two Van Gogh prints that have hung on our walls for the past six or seven years. This one is my favorite and seems apropos to my blog theme. It is called First Steps and pictures a man who was tending his garden pausing to receive his daughter as she takes her [...]

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First Post

Welcome to my blog. Thoreau once wrote:

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.

I shall keep his admonishment in mind as I sit down to write. I do not intend, however, to write as a substitute for living. On the contrary, I have stood up for [...]

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