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Permaculture Diary: 14th January 2008 Copyright © Beverley Paine "Extraordinary people talk about ideas, average people talk
about events, and little people talk about other people. Everyday I feel contrite that I've given way to the habit of gossip. Gossip, rumors, and innuendo are emotional cancers that eat away at our souls and happiness. It's hard to stay on the path that nutures spirituality and opens the heart to all people, building love and acceptance into our lives. I believe this is the only way to turn my back on my belief that the universe is limited. I know it is abundant and can provide for all my needs, but my limited world view often finds me hoarding. Gossip is a symptom of that feeling that there isn't enough to go around and I must be miserly with my lot, even with my tolerance, acceptance and love. How can we get things right in Zones 1-5 if we don't pay enough attention to these Zone 0 matters? Monday 14th was spent mostly out and about: After seeing our youngest off on his firt day of full-time employment we returned some gas bottles that the company wanted to bill us for gas we hadn't used or purchased. An annoying bill arrived on Friday six months after Robin had phoned to cancel the account he hadn't signed up for in the first place. The whole episode was a mistake caused by us refilling gas bottles at our regular depot, which had changed to another gas company. Grr! We did a bit more preparation for the installing the stormwater discharge system at my parent's new house, then took the trailer to pick up a load of second-hand bricks from a friend who is selling her house. She is about to set off around Australia in a campervan. We spent an hour chatting and catching up before coming home to do some more research on Perth hotels for our anniversary get-away. After watching Top Gear, one of our favourite programs (the main topic of conversation in this male dominated house is motor mechanics and cars!), we watched 28 Weeks Later, the sequel to 28 Days Later which we watched the night before. 28 Days Later is well made movie that took it's plot almost directly from the pages of John Wyndham's Day of the Triffids. The sequel had all the prerequisites to make it a good follow up, without repeating too much detail from the first movie. Both concentrated as much on character development as gore and action. Not exactly zombie movies. These had a more plausible plot, with the crazed behaviour caused by an infection. I would have liked a little more info dumping on the exact nature of the infection and why and how the chimps at the beginning of the first movie had become infected. But that's the sci-fi buff in me: we simply adore info dumps! It was good to see Aussie actor Rose Byrne starring opposite Robert Carlyle. We first came across her in the excellent movie Two Hands. Most of the movies we watch contain violence. Some are graphically violent and some have violent themes. We prefer not to watch anything that deeply disturbs us, and this means that most of the violent movies we watch have far-fetched plots and don't relate to everyday life. Crime and war movies are not our favourites as these tend to focus on the horrific things that truly happen to people. However, to be believable even the most far-fetched plots have to relate in some way to every day life and reality. This can be disturbing enough! After watching many of the movies we see I find myself counting my blessings for our wonderfully sheltered and privilleged life.
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