Gathering

i'm up late bidding on quilts and making strange remarks on Twitter, and it's all kind of fun after a day that didn't bring much, or to which i, perhaps, didn't bring much. The best I could, I console myself, as I've been sick terribly sick for days now. And nothing worse than terribly sick and alone, truly. But here's a lovely quote I like, from a book about football:

"What effective leaders have in common is a vision of where they want to go and the ability to persuade and sell that vision internally and externally. They consider the position a privilege, not a right. And they're totally trustworthy."

I could read that every day.