I love the sound that bolts make when they clink together. This reminds me of skilled folks like carpenters and woodworkers. I heard some form of media or another the other day extolling crafts and skilled people, and I could not agree more. Although many states have made strides in this direction, I'd love to see a world in which more people could get alternative training such as apprenticeships and workshops to learn vocational skills. I think that the decoupling of post-secondary education from its traditional mooring is inevitable, but time will tell whether its potential for good will be fully realized. My own skills stop at tinkertoys and Erector sets. I wonder if the focus on the virtual will cost people the tactile experiences. Nothing is like the feel of the little holes on the Erector sheets, or the sense of interlock of a Lincoln log.
joiners and finishers
I love the sound that bolts make when they clink together. This reminds me of skilled folks like carpenters and woodworkers. I heard some form of media or another the other day extolling crafts and skilled people, and I could not agree more. Although many states have made strides in this direction, I'd love to see a world in which more people could get alternative training such as apprenticeships and workshops to learn vocational skills. I think that the decoupling of post-secondary education from its traditional mooring is inevitable, but time will tell whether its potential for good will be fully realized. My own skills stop at tinkertoys and Erector sets. I wonder if the focus on the virtual will cost people the tactile experiences. Nothing is like the feel of the little holes on the Erector sheets, or the sense of interlock of a Lincoln log.
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The Rain After the Cold
This morning I finished reading Edith Wharton's novella "Bunner Sisters." I found the story compelling. The rain fell solidly last night.…
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Before the rain
I got out this morning to take a walk, to get my exercise in before a storm moved in. I walked an hour in our neighborhood Glendover Park and the…
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foggy, misty day
The weather turned foggy and misty-rainy today. I walked in Glendover Park, where American Robins appeared in profusion. I saw 14 bird species. I…
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