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January 20, 2023 · 2:56 pm

A “disorder under heaven” week

A line of Mao Zedong I’ve occasionally quoted is that “there is disorder under heaven but the situation is excellent.” That sums up this week. It started off frustrating but turned out much more productive than the shakedown cruise of … Continue reading →

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December 20, 2019 · 4:30 pm

There is disorder under heaven but the situation is pretty good

For starters, the digital magazine Kzine, which published my Kernel of Truth in 2015, now makes hard copy issues available via Amazon. I got mine. As I love having copies in hard copy, this made me very happy. Though my … Continue reading →

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August 26, 2011 · 6:44 pm

Another week of disorder under heaven

In this case caused by, let’s see: •My car overheating, which forced me to rearrange one appointment and hitch a lift from TYG for the other (thanks, honey!). Thursday they confirmed the engine is not long for this world; we’re … Continue reading →

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August 19, 2011 · 7:14 pm

As Chairman Mao used to say there is disorder under heaven …

Despite which, it was a good week. The disorder came in the form of my car getting very overheated on my way to a Raleigh Public Record meeting last weekend. I told myself it could be the fact it was … Continue reading →

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May 23, 2011 · 8:01 pm

Still more disorder under heaven …

But getting my copy of More Scary Kisses in the mail today made up for a lot. And despite a really slow start this morning, I caught up and stayed on track eHow wise, so yay, me! However, I need … Continue reading →

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May 13, 2011 · 7:19 pm

To paraphrase Chairman Mao, there is disorder under heaven but the situation is not too bad

A disordered week alright. On the weekend, the project we’ve been working on ran into some obstacles. We also discovered a couple of wedding plans had come unstuck. This stressed out TYG a lot, and I can’t help but feel … Continue reading →

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January 6, 2023 · 3:46 pm

I shall think of this week as a shakedown cruise for 2023

My work weeks often make me think of that phrase of Chairman Mao, “there is disorder under heaven but the situation is excellent.” This was a messy, disorganized week; I did get my hours of work in, but I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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