Lucy Coats
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Object Wisdom: Taking Stock of All My Things
http://objectwisdom.blogspot.com/
We all know the unexamined life is not worth living. But what about the unexamined toaster oven? Is it worth living with? If we are what we eat, are we also what we own? What stories do our things contain? What wisdom do they conceal? This site is my effort to find out, to become an anthropologist not only of my own material culture, but of the culture and society we all share. The goal is to reflect on everything I own—from pill bottles to pillow cases, from death notices to DVDs--with all the insight and honesty I can muster. I hope you, too, will be inspired to spend a few minutes taking stock.
Recent Posts
A Fish Out of Water -- A Beloved Children\'s Book
One of my favorite books when I was a child was “A Fish Out of Water.” It’s one of the few books I kept, and it’s obvious from looking at the tattered spine that it was much read. (The photo is of a nice new copy.) It was published in 1961,...
I Went to a Bad Musical and All the Kids Got Were Some Nice Tee Shirts
They're creepy and they're kookyMysterious and spookyThey're all together ookyThe Addams FamilyFrink and I went to Chicago last weekend. On Saturday night, we saw The Addams Family Musical,a new show in pre-Broadway tryouts. Before even seeing the pl...
Applauding at Auctions
As much as I dislike shopping, I love browsing at garage sales and junky "antique malls," and going to auctions. We have quite a few auction companies in town, including one "high end" house that alternates between really expensive stuff and regular...
After a Long Hiatus, I\'m Back
I am surprised to see that I still have any followers at all, after taking a long, unannounced and unplanned hiatus from the world of blogs. I didn't really plan to stop blogging, or to stop reading blogs, and no great trauma or drama has occurred i...
Sunday Book Notes -- The Sinister Pig, by Tony Hillerman
The desert southwest is a primary character in many of Tony Hillerman's mysteries, which is one reason I generally enjoy them. I grew up on the Western slope of Colorado, where the red soil is dotted with scrubby green trees, and snow peaks tower all...
Frank Lloyd Wright at the Guggenheim Museum
The main reason we went to New York a couple of weeks ago was to see the first exhibition ever held at the Guggenheim museum featuring its architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. The exhibit commemorated the 50th anniversary of the building, which was complet...
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