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Thomas Pynchon's wonderful novel <i>V</i>. (which I read on my
honeymoon) has a character called Eigenvalue:<br>
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"Perhaps history this century, thought Eigenvalue, is rippled with
gathers in its fabric such that if we are situated, as Stencil
seemed to be, at the bottom of a fold, it's impossible to determine
warp, woof, or pattern anywhere else. By virtue, however, of
existing in one gather it is assumed there are others, compartmented
off into sinuous cycles each of which had come to assume greater
importance than the weave itself and destroy any continuity. Thus it
is that we are charmed by the funny-looking automobiles of the
'30's, the curious fashions of the '20's, the particular moral
habits of our grandparents. We produce and attend musical comedies
about them and are conned into a false memory, a phony nostalgia
about what they were. We are accordingly lost to any sense of
continuous tradition. Perhaps if we lived on a crest, things would
be different. We could at least see." <br>
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On 7/5/11 9:12 PM, "E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森" wrote:
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Not everything wrong with <br>
your country and the world <br>
can be blamed on <br>
rednex and neokonz.<br>
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But those are an example of the <br>
"studied ignorance" factor that does<br>
get a huge eigenvalue.<br>
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On 07/06/11 2:15, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:
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<td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">Sounds like FL Ave
was a microcosm of everything wrong w/
our country and world. Sorry you had to go thru that on
our/AWARE's
behalf, and THANKS AGAIN for marching. Grateful that the
police were
there to protect you. We criticize them for perceived
lapses but take
the good things they do for granted. They have my
heartfelt thanks on
this.
<div> --Jenifer<br>
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--- On <b>Tue, 7/5/11, lois steinberg <i><a
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From: lois steinberg <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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Subject: [Peace-discuss] wish there were more<br>
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Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2011, 12:49 PM<br>
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<div class="plainMail">Dear All,<br>
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It was great to march in the parade. I wish there
were more of us. The
crowd along Florida Avenue was not receptive. One
threw a can at us.
The police had a talk with them and then 2 police
people were riding
alongside us after that. Some WWII looking vets
were receptive. One
person said we should keep digging for more oil.
How sad. Of course
when we turned the corner along Lincoln it was fun
to get some applause.<br>
<br>
Lois<br>
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