“The wisest thing in the world is to cry out before you are hurt. It is no good to cry out after you are hurt; especially after you are mortally hurt. People talk about the impatience of the populace; but sound historians know that most tyrannies have been possible because men moved too late. it is often essential to resist a tyranny before it exists.” ― G.K. Chesterton
Phix's Curiosity: what sparks my interest
Watch this space to see what's sparked my interest this week. A random grab bag of delights!
What's been sparking my interest this week? Theater. Art. Community. The shock waves of our horrible government getting more horrible. Looking for mushrooms. Going for long walks.
Big ideas - the importance of art, whether it's theater or art or writing or some other form of creative expression, is critical right now. To be able to think not only critically, but creatively, outside the boxes and constraints that a rapidly morphing,literally fascistgovernment is trying to impose in order to explore and experiment with solutions, to communicate danger and awareness in any way that might resonate and result in action.
Big ideas alone are not enough, the 'and result in action' is necessary.
There's a HuffPo article, and the title and line say a lot for the conflict I'm feeling these days - "I don’t know how to explain to someone why they should care about other people." It seems that there is no good faith or common ground on which to stand. There are big swaths of people who simply seem not to care at all and... I don't know what to do about that except to continue to care and to try to do what I can within the realm of what's in my control to reflect that caring. And I don't know if that's even enough.
Medusa's Garden
When you need every one and everything around you to just stop.
Advice from a CIA military analyst on how to handle the seemingly never-ending deluge of depressing and disturbing news (twitter thread).
Ariadne's Yarn: playing with threads
What I'm up to with fiber and possibly how mythology and stories all tie together.
I spun up the angora bunny yarn - it's SO so so soft! <3 And my nose dripped the entire time. Noted for future reference. Am suspecting that the washed and set yarn shouldn't? cause the same problem? I guess we'll see...
Now back to commercial roving, at least for a little bit - and limiting the spinning while I knit/weave through some of the yarn stash that's been building up!
Mythic Librarian: the art of arranging a life
Thoughts on ontology and ways to organize a life.
The world has been abnormal for so long that we’ve forgotten what it’s like in a peaceful and reasonable climate. If there is to be any peace or reason, we have to create it in our own homes. -Madeleine L’Engle, A Swiftly Tilting Planet