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August 25, 2004
Furniture
I'm sitting on my temporary bed, watching a bee throw itself mercilessly against the glass in a futile attempt to escape. Our new furniture has been deposited on the front lawn, and Student Services are just beginning to bring items up to the apartments. It's very exciting!
This morning I finished Into Africa, and have now begun Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution. It's one of the books for my program (and one that I've ordered from Amazon.com), and Roya has graciously allowed me to borrow it for a bit. She's gone down to town on an errand, so I've been left to guard the fort and oversee the furniture arrival.
I found this poem at the beginning of Natural Capitalism, and I thought it was really cool.
Loaves and Fishes
This is not the age of information.
This is not
The age of information.
Forget the news,
And the radio,
And the blurred screen.
This is the time
Of loaves
And fishes.
People are hungry,
And one good word is bread
For a thousand.
--David Whyte
Well, the dining room table has arrived, so I better go assemble it.
