tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987846398127186952011-11-27T15:46:21.254-08:00Just me and my world.amoswhite3http://www.blogger.com/profile/15659200374165330772noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898784639812718695.post-55287330040672348742011-03-08T02:50:00.000-08:002011-03-08T02:50:10.636-08:002011-03-08T02:50:10.636-08:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8rZzIw9uvCrgV1eLNrosXxDlFoA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8rZzIw9uvCrgV1eLNrosXxDlFoA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8rZzIw9uvCrgV1eLNrosXxDlFoA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8rZzIw9uvCrgV1eLNrosXxDlFoA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DH6sRx2rGxM/TTYJt6EWNEI/AAAAAAAAAcM/HB4Mrj6CrIE/s1600/IMG_1128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DH6sRx2rGxM/TTYJt6EWNEI/AAAAAAAAAcM/HB4Mrj6CrIE/s320/IMG_1128.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <blockquote>"De do do do de da da da<br /> They're meaningless and all that's true"<br /> ~The Police</blockquote><br /> I've never been an intellectual.<br /> <br /> A man once said I was "lightly touched," then poof- he disapeared around the corner hedge row beside Mrs.&nbsp;Johnson's house. I smiled thinking myself lucky that he didn't pull a fresh switch off that trampled bush we had climbed out of, soot covered and full of summer sweat. Cause I knew that was a pearl he had just given instead- one&nbsp;I would continue to gather from many over the years.<br /> <br /> Though even at the age of 46, I do not have a full strand by now.&nbsp;You see, gems are to be shared and at the right moment. They must never be squandered nor hoarded as&nbsp;little precious things. Lest their lustre shine so bright that one cannot see the light of day for their own&nbsp;misbegotten sun. One must not be a regular jeweler of fine gems, but a cultivator of pearls.<br /> <br /> Think not of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLvIFRNbqOs">Gollum</a>, but of Taran of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caer_Dallben" rel="wikipedia" title="Caer Dallben">Caer Dallben</a>, Camus' <a href="http://camus-society.com/myth-of-sisyphus.html">Sisyphus</a>, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide" rel="wikipedia" title="Candide">Dr. Pangloss</a>, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Analogue" rel="wikipedia" title="Mount Analogue">Mount Analogue</a>, the Wizard&nbsp;of Oz, <a href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2010/09/18/the-alchemist-conversation-about-our-heart/">Santiago</a>, <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=K7xMjWjqVmcC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=the+teachings+of+don+juan+carlos+castaneda&amp;hl=en&amp;ei=5gZ2TeC7FYWqsAOxrrW0BA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;ct=result&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&amp;q=the%20teachings%20of%20don%20juan%20carlos%20castaneda&amp;f=false">Don Juan</a>, and <a href="http://www.readprint.com/work-841/Siddhartha-Hermann-Hesse/contents">Siddartha</a>. Each is enlightening and full of gems. Even Dorothy's ruby slippers&nbsp;were shared by Glenda the Good Witch for only the time necessary to do their job, to serve their purpose.<br /> <br /> <br /> Putting on a jacket in a rush to work, I got into my IM this morning and quickly came upon a neighbor who waved and asked in passing, "Are you the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Hatter_%28comics%29" rel="wikipedia" title="Mad Hatter (comics)">Mad Hatter</a>?" I smiled at her whimsy. And just as the radio began some&nbsp;forgotten song, it dawned on me why I put a jacket on this bright sunny day.<br /> <div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div><div><i>Amos White is a <a href="http://amoswhitehaiku.wordpress.com/">haiku poet</a> and <a href="http://www.amoswhite3.com/">business strategist</a>.</i></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><img alt="" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=d8a8569b-c14b-4cf9-afbe-4388a9020fae" style="border: none; float: right;" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/898784639812718695-5528733004067234874?l=amoswhite3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmosWhiteBlog/~4/SmpKSQI1sUw" height="1" width="1"/>amoswhite3http://www.blogger.com/profile/15659200374165330772noreply@blogger.com0http://amoswhite3.blogspot.com/2011/03/gems.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898784639812718695.post-308119717814694192009-12-02T16:45:00.001-08:002009-12-02T16:45:58.489-08:002009-12-02T16:45:58.489-08:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RCioFP6scqgNAj3d3FbyM5LA9Ik/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RCioFP6scqgNAj3d3FbyM5LA9Ik/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RCioFP6scqgNAj3d3FbyM5LA9Ik/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RCioFP6scqgNAj3d3FbyM5LA9Ik/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial;">HT @edgeohio: &quot;If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.&quot; &#8211;Robert Schuller</span></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://amoswhite3.posterous.com/8201922">amoswhite3 stream</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/898784639812718695-30811971781469419?l=amoswhite3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmosWhiteBlog/~4/a-E017PjEHg" height="1" width="1"/>amoswhite3http://www.blogger.com/profile/15659200374165330772noreply@blogger.com0http://amoswhite3.blogspot.com/2009/12/untitled.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-898784639812718695.post-8454550299027230442009-11-03T11:04:00.000-08:002009-11-03T11:06:12.378-08:002009-11-03T11:06:12.378-08:00 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AW2H6_fc7T83fvYLcXPwcXijkAY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AW2H6_fc7T83fvYLcXPwcXijkAY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AW2H6_fc7T83fvYLcXPwcXijkAY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AW2H6_fc7T83fvYLcXPwcXijkAY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>A beautiful invitation to An Urban Farmhouse&#8217;s holiday festivals<br> in <st1:City w:st="on">Thornville</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State> next to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Buckeye</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=1 face="Eras Medium ITC"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Eras Medium ITC";font-weight:normal'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></strong></p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </span></font></div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Lisa</st1:PersonName> at urban farmhouse [mailto:lisa@myurbanfarmhouse.ccsend.com] <br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 03, 2009 3:11 AM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> an invitation</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p> </div> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" bgcolor="#336699" style='width:100.0%;background:#336699' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK1" aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr> <td valign=top style='padding:15.0pt 0in 15.0pt 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'> <tr> <td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'> <tr> <td valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=5 color="#2c050c" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family: Verdana;color:#2C050C'><img width=600 height=110 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs063/1101387135032/img/201.jpg?a=1102799703170" alt="urban farmhouse" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.201 border=0 contenteditable=false><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=top bgcolor="#000066" style='background:#000066;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" bgcolor=white style='width:100.0%;background:white' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK3" aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr> <td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'> <tr> <td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102799703170&amp;s=2048&amp;e=001gxgYQJeJdJ_946TbQK2ExDQ5Cb-vj7HheIwaQU17lq4Tj1RsElQ3L-lNBfjfxL3jcn2LEB1aRKDMbGjPLZIC2a7eVYxkBXGSfAt_BZgqD97GMpujnhF_VFBBlPwb-tzpY8jkUXUQbho=" target="_blank" track=on shape=rect><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=600 height=400 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs063/1101387135032/img/315.jpg?a=1102799703170" alt="your invitation to my Christmas gathering" name=ACCOUNT.IMAGE.315 contenteditable=false></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK4" aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr> <td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt' color="#580b18"> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font size=2 color="#003399" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana;color:#003399'>the shop will be closed Wednesday, November 11 and during the day on Thursday, November 12 while our elves work their magic!</span></font></b></strong><font size=5 color="#2c050c" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Verdana; color:#2C050C'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" valign=top bgcolor="#999999" style='width:100.0%; background:#999999;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id="content_LETTER.BLOCK6" aria-posinset=0 aria-setsize=0 hidefocus=true tabindex=0 cols=0 aria-level=0 contenteditable=inherit datapagesize=0> <tr> <td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'> <div> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=2 color="#f7e7ea" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt; 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