The trees are a metaphor, incidentally
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.â€? — Greek proverb (via Jamie Lee Curtis)
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October 15th, 2007 at 11:28 am
I figured this was your Blog Action Day post regarding the environment but if it’s just a metaphor…
October 15th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
You gotta love Jamie Lee Curtis.
October 15th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Shameless shilling for Big Lumber, no doubt.
October 16th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son.
– The Talmud, as paraphrased by my rabbi
October 17th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Although I always like Jamie Lee Curtis as a performer, now that I know she likes to quote the Greeks, well, her stock just rose even more.