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There's a small boat made of china going nowhere on the mantelpiece (Crowded House)



Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

I have often placed this quote on my bulletin board at home or an office. It's closely aligned to the earlier Buckaroo Banzai idea - wherever you go - there you are, and the next post - coming soon...


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