the wind dies arounda corner where you could light your cigarette withoutthat newspaper, wet,minutes before the trainadvances toward uswith a wave of sprayand we all hatchinto our positionsand hold them, as rockskeep their shape withthe smallestfidgets untiljust after our arrival
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My Herding Instinct
I’m convinced I was a border collie in another life. While I lack some attributes of this breed – agility, high energy, and intelligence – I share a common instinct for herding. Dogs may do it for the purpose of providing protection; I do it when I dream up projects and need people to turn them into reality.