The second one is a keeper. Love that tortoise. John Sent from my iPad On 2012/04/09, at 3:12, David Ritchie <profdritchie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Two different understandings of piled books: > in one, innocents slide sideways on top of verticals, > with a kind of mosh pit vibe, > surfing their way to my attention. > Too noisy. > In the other tranquility abounds, > cairns and gardens come to mind, > small stands dotting the floor, > waiting for time and sun to arrive. > I am the gardener of my study; I am a listener in the glom. > > > > One aid to teaching is having a fund of examples, a storehouse to raid when > say you're explaining how hard a problem motive is in history. This week I > added to that fund when a friend said he thought he might stop renting, buy a > house because his tor- > toise needed a garden > in which to run. > > David Ritchie, > Portland, > Oregon------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html