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Jan. 5th, 2006 12:14 pmNot too much to say.
I got up early today. A little too early, but I'll tough it out.
(Yes, I mean I've been up for hours, not that it's "early" now.)
Trying to figure out what to do with myself this afternoon - watch a movie and do housework, or go out and run errands or get coffee or something? (Sleepy!)
Last reminder: tonight, 8PM EST, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) starts their month-long Studio Ghibli festival with showings of Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. Two or three movies to come every Thursday night this month.
I bought one of these for my mom sometime in the later 90s - I think around 1997. We love it and use it; it sits in the (tiny) kitchen on the (tiny) breakfast bar that we use as extra counter space (I mean, you have to pull it away from the wall and block the pathway through the kitchen if you actually want to sit at it). We didn't think we'd ever see them again, and highly recommend them - far less messy than Magnetic Poetry etc. Of course, we never actually thought to search for them online, either.
Also - about The New Middle Ages - I think the fallacy is that as a world we were so far away from the medieval period to begin with (not one Jager embraces here). Certain cultures are, many are not, many things now have past parallels. We have enormous scientific and medical advancements that don't help a large number of the world's population, because they have little access. On the other hand, most people largely don't understand that in some ways, medieval law and customs could be considered more "progressive" than those adopted in intervening years. I could go on about this topic for a long time, but I don't really want to generalize or do more research or debate. It's just a matter of historical perspective. What Jager says here is the most enormously important thing to consider: every generation thinks that they are "modern". Time leaves us behind.
I got up early today. A little too early, but I'll tough it out.
(Yes, I mean I've been up for hours, not that it's "early" now.)
Trying to figure out what to do with myself this afternoon - watch a movie and do housework, or go out and run errands or get coffee or something? (Sleepy!)
Last reminder: tonight, 8PM EST, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) starts their month-long Studio Ghibli festival with showings of Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. Two or three movies to come every Thursday night this month.
I bought one of these for my mom sometime in the later 90s - I think around 1997. We love it and use it; it sits in the (tiny) kitchen on the (tiny) breakfast bar that we use as extra counter space (I mean, you have to pull it away from the wall and block the pathway through the kitchen if you actually want to sit at it). We didn't think we'd ever see them again, and highly recommend them - far less messy than Magnetic Poetry etc. Of course, we never actually thought to search for them online, either.
Also - about The New Middle Ages - I think the fallacy is that as a world we were so far away from the medieval period to begin with (not one Jager embraces here). Certain cultures are, many are not, many things now have past parallels. We have enormous scientific and medical advancements that don't help a large number of the world's population, because they have little access. On the other hand, most people largely don't understand that in some ways, medieval law and customs could be considered more "progressive" than those adopted in intervening years. I could go on about this topic for a long time, but I don't really want to generalize or do more research or debate. It's just a matter of historical perspective. What Jager says here is the most enormously important thing to consider: every generation thinks that they are "modern". Time leaves us behind.
