http://moreintelligentlife.com/taxonomy/term/923 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://moreintelligentlife.com/node/761 <p><!--paging_filter--> <p> Jonathan Ledgard, my friend and <em>Economist</em> colleague in Nairobi, a prince among men and a contributor to these pages, sends me an end-of-year e-mail from which I hope he will forgive my quoting. It is too good not to share: </p> <blockquote> <p> Another year almost chalked up. Strange to be here on the Equator,<br /> under a blazing sun, and watching my three year old son, Hamish,<br /> standing under a palm tree in the garden and singing along with an early Sinatra take of Jingle-Bells. Life is good. Our St. Bernard survived a meeting with the local leopard. I survived Somalia and have been scribbling, scribbling on the next novel. </p> </p></blockquote> <p> At such moments, I feel hopelessly provincial. </p> http://moreintelligentlife.com/node/761#comments First Proof Kenya Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:07:15 +0000 Robert Cottrell 761 at http://moreintelligentlife.com