Here’s something I just wrote my dad.
\n—<\/p>\n
Some thoughts.<\/p>\n
It’s interesting being here in the East. People here have a mentality, a
\nsense of culture, that Southerners aren’t aware about and folks out West
\nsimply don’t care. I’ve found myself most often leaning up against the wall
\nin some corner, viewing the goings on with admiration yet alienation,
\nwoefully inarticulate and… I’m not sure where that thought was heading.<\/p>\n
Ken’s kids are… well, let’s say that Donut Man probably is below their
\nlevel of sophistication. And BHV is, well… You have to understand that
\nthese kids read Sherlock Holmes and listen to classical music. Well, they’re
\nalso Star Trek junkies. “Okay, you can watch ONE more episode.”<\/p>\n
I’m not sure, but most of the people I’ve come into contact with around here
\nseem to be Presbyterians. Kilroy, when he had to read several sermons and
\nwrite summaries of them for alternate chapel, remarked that Presbyterians
\nimpressed him with their intellectual arguments. This as opposed to the
\nbombasticism of Baptist fire and brimstoners. “Emotionalism” is not
\nparamount here. Intellectualism is. And an appreciation for ‘high’ culture
\nand its art forms.<\/p>\n
Alice just walked in and invited me to accompany her and a friend to an
\nexcursion to the James River. I declined. “What are you doing?” she asked,
\nlooking at the computer monitor. “Writing a letter to my dad.” “Oh, that’s
\nAmerica Online!” “Yeah, I installed it. I guess I’ll have to ask the
\nWallaces when they come home if that’s okay.” “Oh, I’m sure it is.”<\/p>\n
Why did I decline? I dunno. Maybe because I really like being by myself.
\n And with as much socialization I’ve had with all these new people I’m
\nmeeting, a house to myself is wonderful.<\/p>\n
When I mention “Integrity Music” to people, they nod and say, “Ahhh,” sure
\nsigns that they’re not real familiar with it. Praise and worship what? But
\nit’s a Christian company, you say?<\/p>\n
The “Great Task,” Ken called it. “Not great as in good but in BIG,” he
\nadded. This is the task of making labels for the books and organizing them.
\n It’s what I’ll be doing whenever I’m not doing something else he’ll have for
\nme to do. But it’s great. I love doing it. It’s so mindless. My “C” comes
\nout so strong that I have to kick my consciousness and tell it to hurry up.
\n It doesn’t have to be perfect, just mostly so. Ken and Kate both seem to be
\nhigh “D’s,” but I don’t know how accurate I am about that. Ken probably has
\na bunch of “C” in him. He likes his library organized JUST SO. “It’s okay
\nif you don’t do it perfectly,” he said, showing me how he types up the labels
\nand glues them to book spines, “I won’t fire you or anything.” But he hates
\nto delegate. He said he’s convinced he can do anything better himself.<\/p>\n
Elmer is walking over to see me. “Yeeeooaaawww…” he utters hoarsely. Now
\nhe’s licking his paw and then using it to rub his face. Now he’s resting.
\n My gosh, he’s fat. But he’s oh so mellow. You’d probably like him. He’s
\nincredibly friendly in his laid back way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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