On Well, heck …:
rrgirl : the three columns cover so many points, so well. kudos for lining them up together.
Karl : Thanks for posting this. I only get Timeselect writers when they get reprinted in the paper here, but not all of them do.
Thanks and you’re welcome. I should have remembered that TimesSelect articles eventually see the light of day to non-subscribers. My father’s local paper prints Friedman’s column about a week after it is published in the Times.
I wasn’t sure how to integrate the three columns into what I was saying, so I just listed them at the end of my post. (A lazy tactic. Il mio male.) Each column deserves a discussion of its own. But I did want to mention who I’d read and who was influencing my opinion. Those three columns stood out; I’d never read Powell before but like his work and have bookmarked his Newsday page. (I finally got around to listening to him on the 4.13.07 DP Show and really enjoyed the conversation. I hope Dan has him on more often.) I also read pieces by Gwen Ifill in the Times and Colbert King in the Post. I haven’t been reading the conservative media much lately. It’s been due to a combination of sensory overload and a lack of time. As much as I disagree with most of the right-of-center viewpoint I still think it’s important to be educated on the full spectrum of opinion. It’s not truly helpful when politicians, the media, pundits, etc. do nothing but preach to the choir. I also think the choir members need to broaden their repertoire or at least look into other styles.
I felt tardy making that post (We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us), as the Imus controversy seemed to become old news very fast after he was fired, especially in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings. I had three versions of that post — one relating to my Lent readings, one relating to my gardening exploits, and one relating to an article I read on blogging manners and civility. I spent such a long time trying to organize my thoughts on Imus that it seemed almost too late to write anything. Although it’s not like I’m on deadline here.
I have a problem with thinking linearly. My thought processes can be more like a shotgun blast rather than a neat Point-A-to-Point-B scheme. I also think I suffer from ADD, Adult Deficit Disorder. Why sit quietly and focus on writing when I can also listen to the DP Show or watch MLB.TV at the same time?
There is something to be said for multitasking degrading one’s efforts ….
(Let’s Go Mets! Top of the 7th, 2 out, Torrealba on first, Tulowitzki at the plate, 1-2 count ….)
linear thinking has it’s place; I find gravity keeps it real when bricks are involved.
do share some gardening thoughts. flowers, herbs, veggies, landscaping? ecology, aesthetics, therapy?
it’s well to mind the goal of the impulse…no need to plant a book, bake a baseball, or comment on a verbena’s civility…though they might benefit from some poetry or music and something for the aphids.
Comment by rrgirl — 25 April 2007, Wednesday @ 01:07:51