#505 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Thursday November 10)
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Good morning, IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS WE DO TOGETHER Try as I might, I can’t remember the small, daily interactions of my youth. Sure, I remember the gestalt view, writ large. But the tiny events are a blur. Many of the clearest memories of one’s youth are the “big events” that broke through the ordinary day-to-day, like family vacations, as well as several “firsts” (first dance, first date, first kiss, first party at someone’s house when parents were away…), moments of great pleasure, tragic losses, and shocking events. The more quotidien events tend to fall into a blur—what did we talk about every day at the dinner table? What was it like getting ready for school? What did we do at recess in elementary school?
#505 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Thursday November 10)
#505 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Thursday…
#505 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Thursday November 10)
Good morning, IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS WE DO TOGETHER Try as I might, I can’t remember the small, daily interactions of my youth. Sure, I remember the gestalt view, writ large. But the tiny events are a blur. Many of the clearest memories of one’s youth are the “big events” that broke through the ordinary day-to-day, like family vacations, as well as several “firsts” (first dance, first date, first kiss, first party at someone’s house when parents were away…), moments of great pleasure, tragic losses, and shocking events. The more quotidien events tend to fall into a blur—what did we talk about every day at the dinner table? What was it like getting ready for school? What did we do at recess in elementary school?