Contemplating Stillness (or, Lessons with Bob)

Posted on April 12, 2011 by james

About halfway through our stay in the Dominican Republic we noticed that we had an unexpected neighbor: a tiny lizard who seemed to make his home in the broken cement around a light fixture just outside our patio.  This seems, upon reflection, like a very intelligent choice – that location receives direct sun from sunrise until noon, and when the light comes on at sunset it probably provides additional heat around the base of the
fixture.  The broken concrete is like a natural cave, allowing a safe hiding spot when needed.  The patio is bordered by a strip of bushes that serve as a good hunting ground for whatever insects make up the lizard’s preferred diet.  In terms of real estate for tiny lizards, this was probably a rare find.

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New Name, New Focus

Posted on April 12, 2011 by james

I used to have a blog here called “More Than Most”, the idea being that I was on a Fool’s Journey like many of us, but that mine was perhaps a tad more foolish than most, for better or for worse.  I made a few posts, mostly about fairly mundane events, and eventually abandoned it in February 2007.  Recently, I felt the need to get some interesting experiences down in writing, and figured now was as good a time as any to give the old blog a face-lift and repurpose it.  If all goes according to plan, hopefully some of the insights I have gained through my own experiences will resonate with readers (assuming there are any).  If not, then at least I’ll get some writing practice and spend my time a tad more productively than I otherwise might.

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