Today, on a site I frequent, I’ve participated in a discussion about the “degradation of our society.” I disagree with the position that things were better in the past (the 1950’s being touted as the ideal to which we might once again aspire) and I stated my reasons for believing that the past was no [...]
Archive for October, 2008
unwarranted nostalgia
October 21, 2008I’m thankful for…
October 1, 2008(in no particular order)
1.) Terry Pratchett
2.) heavy cream in a mug of good coffee
3.) the laughter of my husband and son
4.) Jenny Crusie
5.) the existence of wool yarn and knitting needles
6.) and on that note, the Yarn Harlot and Elizabeth Zimmermann
7.) Lois McMaster Bujold
8.) Christopher Moore
9.) the Coen brothers
10.) skeptics
11.) compassionate and open-hearted people of [...]
