I like that, george. I can picture Michener "living" like that all over the globe, recreating and researching all in one.

I've read as much Michener as I've been able to pick up second hand (which is a lot), except for (thus far - still working on it) the second half of Iberia, but I don't recognize that quote. What's it from? Tales of the South Pacific?

"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever."
-S. M. Stirling
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