Feedback is a gift. But some gifts are more fun to receive than others.
The world weighs on my shoulders
But what am I to do?
You sometimes drive me crazy
But I worry about you
I know it makes no difference
To what you’re going through
But I see the tip of the iceberg
And I worry about you
Culture is what we do, and the stories we tell about why we do it.
I’m pretty sure my own personal experience seems real and legitimate to me. And I’m not saying that you have to experience it exactly the same way, too. I’m just trying to share a description of something I see.
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Your thoughts?
Have you read either of these excellent books?
Changing Planes, by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Cave, by Jose Saramago
An excerpt from the essay, “to be wise is to see”
It seems to me that our culture often tries to tell us there’s only one thing that can be seen. Ever. If we see something else, well, we’d better keep it to ourselves. Our culture tells us, “This is a picture of a vase. It’s only a vase. If you think you see something else in this picture, well, you’re wrong! Because it’s a vase.”
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As much as I enjoy books, and as much I want others to appreciate the good ones, I greatly dislike writing book reviews. They remind me too much of book reports and school homework assignments.
Reading a book is fun. Writing about it takes time away from reading the next one….
These are my Swiss Army, Leatherman, toolbox-in-paperback, recommended books:
I know I should say more, of course. But I’d rather be reading.
How do these three puzzle pieces fit together?
How do we tell them apart? How do we acquire them? How do we apply them?
Draft pieces from Another Blue Puzzle Piece Census Bureau Population Estimates: PopClocks