after being part of a feb.15th,2003 antiwar protest in seattle, i was an attentive waitress that nite,passing white napkins to customers as they were peace doves.
on march 20th, 2003, i was out to dinner in a trendy mexican joint in denver. the dining room was busy. there was a line at the door. food and drinks in frosted glasses were delivered quickly to tables.
huge, suspended television screens were beaming with explosions. the english subtitles read:"the invasion on iraq has begun". the music in the restaurant was carnival like. the ancient land of babylon was on fire. the waiter told me that enchiladas were excellent that nite.
posted by Anita Nowacka at 11:44 AM
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No words for the juxtaposition of realities we experience in a media-saturated place and time.
I try to imagine what one's day would have been like, say, in the year 1250. Or even 1910, in rural Central Texas. In other words, in a time and place without our current media saturation.
Sometimes I feel a need to stop parsing realities...that's when I go camping, or wander, and lower the intake to just those things at hand.
BTW -- congrats on linking, and thanks for linking me!
:-)
Glad you're out there...we need more...
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