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Good Morning, Cicely!
The sun is peeking through the clouds and the ice on the lake is starting to groan - so for those sitting in their shanties ice fishing, be careful! (1/n) #northernexpsoure
Richard BERRY "Louie Louie" (1957) https://youtu.be/z-2CKsaq5r8 ">https://youtu.be/z-2CKsaq5... via @YouTube
The sun is peeking through the clouds and the ice on the lake is starting to groan - so for those sitting in their shanties ice fishing, be careful! (1/n) #northernexpsoure
Richard BERRY "Louie Louie" (1957) https://youtu.be/z-2CKsaq5r8 ">https://youtu.be/z-2CKsaq5... via @YouTube
Some local news: Maggie is reporting that since Maurice& #39;s lecture on "The Joy of Bidets" on Zoom the other evening, orders have ticked up on toilet conversion kits from Anchorage. If everyone wants to place a bulk order, we can get a discount. (2/n)
And in other news, the state pen is going to pipe in Cal Ingraham on Zoom who will be performing Mozart& #39;s violin concerto No. 3 for all of us - that& #39;s Wednesday night at 8:00 PM - don& #39;t miss out! I& #39;ll send out the link shortly. (3/n)
And lastly Ed wants us all to know that One-Who-Waits has been dropping in to remind everyone that folks have been decimating indigenous peoples with viruses for a long time - our community will get through this. (4/n)
Speaking of & #39;community& #39; I& #39;ve been thinking a lot about what that really means, lately. That word, & #39;community.& #39;
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main."
That& #39;s John Donne, folks...16th century scholar and poet. (5/n)
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main."
That& #39;s John Donne, folks...16th century scholar and poet. (5/n)
The concept of & #39;community& #39; meant a lot to Donne as he had to resort to mooching off his rich friends for food & rent when he blew his entire inheritance on womanizing and travel.
But what is & #39;community& #39; to US, and how is resorting to electronic communication affecting us? (6/n)
But what is & #39;community& #39; to US, and how is resorting to electronic communication affecting us? (6/n)
I& #39;m reminded of what Vonnegut wrote;
“Electronic communities build nothing. You wind up with nothing."
In normal times, I& #39;d say Kurt was on to something. iPhones, Xbox, Amazon - it seems like you never have to leave your couch to live a life these days...(7/n)
“Electronic communities build nothing. You wind up with nothing."
In normal times, I& #39;d say Kurt was on to something. iPhones, Xbox, Amazon - it seems like you never have to leave your couch to live a life these days...(7/n)
But now, staying in touch via electronics IS literally how we remain a community. Maybe all those social distancing skills we& #39;ve inadvertently learned through our gadget addictions is coming in handy? Maybe we& #39;re better equipped to handle a pandemic now than ever before? (8/n)
But when this is all over, we have to remember the rest of what Vonnegut said on the topic:
"We are dancing animals. How beautiful it is to get up and go out and do something. We are here on Earth to fart around. Don& #39;t let anybody tell you any different.” (8/n)
"We are dancing animals. How beautiful it is to get up and go out and do something. We are here on Earth to fart around. Don& #39;t let anybody tell you any different.” (8/n)
So I& #39;m spinning this one for all of you house-bound & #39;dancing animals& #39; out there today. Turn it up real loud and get your boogie on for me. (end)
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