March 2019 – Keith Wilson

The Talking Stick

Here’s another object in my office I want to tell you about. It’s a Talking Stick. No, the stick doesn’t talk. You do when you hold it. The concept of the Talking Stick comes, I’ve been told, from an old Native American tradition. When the elders gathered in a teepee to talk about important matters,Continue reading “The Talking Stick”

The Fly

I have an object in my office, nailed to the wall, it looks like this: “What is this object?” I ask. Most people would say it’s a fly. “OK, why do I have a fly nailed to my wall?” “It must be a joke,” most say. “Fly on the Wall, get it?” “Is it reallyContinue reading “The Fly”