Monthly Archives: November 2009

Ingratitude (Yes, I am stuck here)

Posted on November 24, 2009 by refugee

Nothing more detestable does the earth produce than an ungrateful man.       - Decimus Magnus Ausonius Everybody takes pleasure in returning small obligations; many go so far as to knowledge moderate ones; but there is hardly any one who does not … Continue reading →

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Ungrateful, redux

Posted on November 24, 2009 by refugee

It takes a long time to know someone’s character.  Someone once told me that her grandmother told her that one had to share a barrel of salt with someone before the character of the other was known. Very long. While … Continue reading →

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John F. Kennedy

Posted on November 23, 2009 by refugee

How strange it is there’s little on the news about the anniversary of death of this fine President today.

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Anger

Posted on November 21, 2009 by refugee

I am angry, very angry.The anger is almost consuming and definitional. About six weeks ago I learned that I had made an inadvertent billing error for a client for whom I’d done a helluva lot of good work, in terms … Continue reading →

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I'm no prize

Posted on November 15, 2009 by refugee

There are many things in my life of which I’m not especially proud. However, at the end of the day, no matter what I’ve done has always been for the so-called greater good. As I move through the shank of … Continue reading →

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