"Here there is no talk of the world's affairs - those matters that make wild the hearts of men." Chia Tao (779-843); trans. Mike O'Connor

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

It is better to speak of palm trees....

Today I'm in Redding, California, and the temperature right now (7:00 a.m. PST) is a balmy 18-degrees F. Yes, 18-degrees F, that's the truth. Also right now, at 5:00 a.m. Tahiti time, in Papeete it is 77-degrees F...at 5:00 in the morning. 77-degrees F!!! And that, too, is the truth.

It is times like these, that I recall the old proverb:

"It is good to know the truth, but it is better to speak of palm trees."




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