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I just Twittered (well, actually Brightkited) a link to this post on Henry David Thoreau’s journal – the entry from December 20, 1851 that I thought was particularly timely for me. "Say the thing with which you labor. It is a waste of time for the writer to use his talents merely. Be faithful to…

Henry David Thoreau, on January 7, 1852, pretty much nails my thoughts of every evening. We never tire of the drama of sunset. I go forth each afternoon and look into the west a quarter of an hour before sunset, with fresh curiosity, to see what new picture will be painted there, what new panorama…

Interesting comparison between the knowledge of science and the knowledge of man by the always [quotable](http://cdevroe.com/?s=henry david thoreau) Henry David Thoreau: "Science does not embody all that men know, only what is for men of science. The woodman tells me how he caught trout in a box trap, how he made his trough for maple…

Another fantastic entry in the journal of Henry David Thoreau (which [I’ve mentioned a few times before](http://cdevroe.com/?s=henry david thoreau)) this time dealing with being able to use "cars", or wheeled wagons, in late-March in Concord, Massachusetts. Here is the snippet from Mr. Thoreau’s March 26, 1856 entry: "They are just beginning to use wheels in…

Another fantastic entry in the journal of Henry David Thoreau (which [I’ve mentioned a few times before](http://cdevroe.com/?s=henry david thoreau)) this time dealing with being able to use "cars", or wheeled wagons, in late-March in Concord, Massachusetts. Here is the snippet from Mr. Thoreau’s March 26, 1856 entry: "They are just beginning to use wheels in…

Another fantastic entry in the journal of Henry David Thoreau (which [I’ve mentioned a few times before](http://cdevroe.com/?s=henry david thoreau)) this time dealing with being able to use "cars", or wheeled wagons, in late-March in Concord, Massachusetts. Here is the snippet from Mr. Thoreau’s March 26, 1856 entry: "They are just beginning to use wheels in…

Another fantastic entry in the journal of Henry David Thoreau (which [I’ve mentioned a few times before](http://cdevroe.com/?s=henry david thoreau)) this time dealing with being able to use "cars", or wheeled wagons, in late-March in Concord, Massachusetts. Here is the snippet from Mr. Thoreau’s March 26, 1856 entry: "They are just beginning to use wheels in…

Another fantastic entry in the journal of Henry David Thoreau (which [I’ve mentioned a few times before](http://cdevroe.com/?s=henry david thoreau)) this time dealing with being able to use "cars", or wheeled wagons, in late-March in Concord, Massachusetts. Here is the snippet from Mr. Thoreau’s March 26, 1856 entry: "They are just beginning to use wheels in…

Another fantastic entry in the journal of Henry David Thoreau (which [I’ve mentioned a few times before](http://cdevroe.com/?s=henry david thoreau)) this time dealing with being able to use "cars", or wheeled wagons, in late-March in Concord, Massachusetts. Here is the snippet from Mr. Thoreau’s March 26, 1856 entry: "They are just beginning to use wheels in…

Another fantastic entry in the journal of Henry David Thoreau (which [I’ve mentioned a few times before](http://cdevroe.com/?s=henry david thoreau)) this time dealing with being able to use "cars", or wheeled wagons, in late-March in Concord, Massachusetts. Here is the snippet from Mr. Thoreau’s March 26, 1856 entry: "They are just beginning to use wheels in…

My drive home from Viddler HQ in Bethlehem, PA takes me over the northeastern-most tip of the Pocono Mountains – an area called Pocono Summit. During my drive home last Thursday I remarked that "The snow covered pine trees at the top of Mt. Pocono really deserve to be photographed." I consider this an opportunity…