Sojourn in the South Pacific

This blog on New Caledonia is for those of you who ever wondered what life on a tiny island in the South Pacific might be like. Tired of bracing winter winds, the stress of an inner city or simply dreaming of a life change? This is a blog about what happens when, in the words of Yogi Berra, "you come to a fork in the road, [and] take it".

29 January 2006

My Wish for the Chinese New Year

In the words of Philip Pullman, "I think we should act as if. I think we should read books, and tell children stories, and take them to the theatre, and learn poems, and play music, as if it would make a difference ... We should act as if the universe were listening to us and responding. We should act as if life were going to win ..."
Photo (taken at the Ile des Pins) by Laurent Guiader, 2005.

Posted by JHG at 12:11 PM

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Anonymous said...

that's a nice thought, and you're both cute, and you'd better sure as HELL stop swimming with deadly sea snakes! Act as if you'll be bitten!!!!

10:19 AM

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