Friday, October 22, 2010

Modern love

As a beneficiary of this wild technological age
we live in, and also a person with a lit degree,
I frequently wonder where this ride is taking
us.  We know so much about past generations
because we have their books, letters and journals.
Today I was mentioning that my family has hardly
printed a photo since we switched to digital
cameras.  Letters are all on email.  How will
the next generation know who we are?
Happy News
Skype drawing
Black marker on bond
8 x 10 inches
Barbara Muir © 2010
The drawing tonight is of my sweet Steven. 
I am thinking about love tonight, because we went
out to dinner with friends and had a wonderful time.
Now when people talk in restaurants and can't
remember a fact, out come the Blackberries, and
iPhones, and the fact is either confirmed or disputed.
I am certainly a fan of that immediacy -- it lets me
hear from and get in touch with you instantly almost
wherever you are in the world.

From time to time though I think it would be good to rewind,
to look up facts in books -- things of beauty in their
own right, and to send and receive love letters.  Our
current pace makes sitting down and writing someone
a tall order, but what a treat to get a loving, thoughtful
letter in the mail.  And despite the ease of carrying
thousands of books on a small device, there is nothing
like the heft and feel of a real book.  Okay that's
my next assignment.  I'm going to go and write a
letter on paper and pop it in the mail, then I'll come
back and sink into a real book.

Have a writing-a-great-letter-and-sending-it day.
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6 comments:

  1. geraldo roberto da silvaOctober 23, 2010 at 11:21 AM

    Nice work!
    Congratulations!
    http://www.geraldorobertodasilva.blogspot.com/

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  2. Karen BrusonOctober 23, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    Yes, this is the world in which we live today. Nice drawing.

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  3. Barbara MuirOctober 23, 2010 at 10:19 PM

    Hi Geraldo,

    Thanks so much.

    Take care,

    Barbara

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  4. Barbara MuirOctober 23, 2010 at 10:19 PM

    Hi Karen,

    Great new painting you've done. Good to have you back,

    Thanks so much.

    XOBarbara

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  5. Liza HirstOctober 24, 2010 at 2:03 AM

    Great drawing, Barbara! I can see Steven listening with sparkling eyes - wow!
    Have just caught up with your latest posts and enjoyed them all thoroughly - you are a wise person. Thank you!
    Have a lovely Sunday.

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  6. Barbara MuirOctober 26, 2010 at 9:52 PM

    Hi Liza,

    Thanks so much. I seem to take forever to get caught up. You are a sweetheart. And an amazing painter too. I hope you are having a lot of fun. And I hope the striking is over so you can get gas for your travels.

    xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoBarbara

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