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10/25/07 9:39:47 AM

10/25/07 9:45:42 AM

Youth

>>> ...apparently plumbing the depths of my callowness and seeing the need for a prod or two.

Ah, callow youth. I, too was pointed to that very tome (..Vipers) while a sophomore in high school. This led to a reading binge which included Vance Packard (Hidden Persuaders), Lionel Tiger (Imperial Animal), Ashley Montegue (Natual Superiority of Women), Konrad Lorenz (On Aggression) and many, many others. Hasn't stopped now, 4-5 decades later. (Of course, my parents helped - led me to the Chicago Public Library and said "this door is not locked".)

For better or worse, school is the place to set youth on their future path. Too bad so many districts suffer from low budgets and other woes.

Thanks for the memory jog!

Edited by dmcarls Oct. 25, 2007, 09:45:42 AM EDT

Youth

>>> ...apparently plumbing the depths of my callowness and seeing the need for a prod or two.

Ah, callow youth. I, too was pointed to that very tome (..Vipers) while a sophomore in high school. This led to a reading binge which included Vance Packard (Hidden Persuaders), Lionel Tiger (Imperial Animal), Ashley Montegue (Natual Superiority of Women), Konrad Lorenz (On Aggression) and many, many others. Hasn't stopped now, 4-5 decades later.

For better or worse, school is the place to set youth on their future path. Too bad so many districts suffer from low budgets and other woes.

Thanks for the memory jog!

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Post #295,105

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10/25/07 9:44:15 AM

Thanks for the reading list

I consider myself well-read, but now find I have some catching-up to do.

Onward to the library!

Smile,
Amy

Turkish / Iraq border on verge of open warfare - (JayMehaffey) - (24) - Oct. 22, 2007, 02:10:27 PM EDT

Remind me, why exactly should these Asiatic... - (CRConrad) - (23) - Oct. 22, 2007, 05:06:02 PM EDT

Few countries are as bad as Pakistan - (warmachine) - (10) - Oct. 22, 2007, 05:22:05 PM EDT

{sigh} There really Isn't much to be said, currently - (Ashton) - (6) - Oct. 22, 2007, 10:11:56 PM EDT

Re: {sigh} There really Isn't much to be said, currently - (dmcarls) - (5) - Oct. 23, 2007, 09:06:20 AM EDT

Sure, I 'count on that effect', too - - (Ashton) - (4) - Oct. 24, 2007, 12:15:44 AM EDT

My cat, also. - (dmcarls) - (3) - Oct. 24, 2007, 12:26:50 PM EDT

Mrrrowr - (Ashton) - (2) - Oct. 25, 2007, 04:49:21 AM EDT

Youth - (dmcarls) - (1) - Oct. 25, 2007, 09:45:42 AM EDT

Thanks for the reading list - (imqwerky) - Oct. 25, 2007, 09:44:15 AM EDT

For various values of Turkey... - (scoenye) - (2) - Oct. 22, 2007, 10:12:25 PM EDT

Damn! My Turkish geography isn't as good as I thought. - (warmachine) - Oct. 23, 2007, 08:46:59 AM EDT

it isnt much better in Sicillian villages -NT - (boxley) - Oct. 23, 2007, 09:50:43 AM EDT

Iraq is joining the euro union? - (boxley) - (11) - Oct. 23, 2007, 09:47:06 AM EDT

What the ... - (CRConrad) - (9) - Oct. 23, 2007, 04:04:48 PM EDT

okies - (boxley) - (8) - Oct. 23, 2007, 06:57:43 PM EDT

You know, that's not nearly as silly as it sounds. - (static) - Oct. 23, 2007, 10:38:40 PM EDT

Byzantium was not Turkey. - (CRConrad) - (6) - Oct. 24, 2007, 02:44:47 AM EDT

1918 was centuries ago? one maybe - (boxley) - (5) - Oct. 24, 2007, 10:13:39 AM EDT

"Lots"? Consult a freaking map, you nitwit - it's ONE CITY! -NT - (CRConrad) - (4) - Oct. 27, 2007, 02:13:12 PM EDT

thrace is not a city, its a province - (boxley) - (3) - Oct. 27, 2007, 02:19:33 PM EDT

Single city and a wee bit of surrounding countryside, sheesh - (CRConrad) - (2) - Oct. 28, 2007, 06:31:09 AM EDT

like we dont have trouble keeping them out now - (boxley) - (1) - Oct. 28, 2007, 09:18:31 AM EDT

That would be the Neighborhood policy - (scoenye) - Oct. 29, 2007, 12:11:45 AM EDT

Disregard, fumble-fingered duplicate -NT - (CRConrad) - Oct. 23, 2007, 04:05:34 PM EDT

The reaction times on these are really impressive.
50 ms