25 May 2005

And our guest facilitator, WonderWit, wants to open the discussion with:

Which civilization could or would produce a better (more interesting or what have you) culture?

One that is more introverted (the civilization, not the individual people) or more extroverted (just the city itself, not the individual people) ? Ideas to consider: political outcomes, cultural acceptances and taboos, differences, environmental effects, the people?

16 May 2005

Well, I closed the last thread after two weeks. . .and wonderwit had just asked for discussion on the subject of insanity. . . one commonly cited definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting different results.

That certainly defines the insanity of people like me who keep trying something in the face of what seems occasionally like insurmountable odds. Yet I do persist, because occasionally a kid I've started to wonder about does something beautiful and I get to watch.

BTW, thank you all for the chances you've given me to catch you in the act of thinking, trusting, connecting to the world around you, and just generally being amazing. I sometimes can't believe they actually pay me for this!