Thursday, September 6, 2007

The irony of using technology, in this case a web link, to view a craft as old as time itself, hand spinning, expresses my personal view that a really smart lady will incorporate and blend a satisfying life on her own terms. Satisfaction is elusive. Handspun yarn, wool or cotton or alpaca, is one of the most beautiful things that can be made by hand. Click on the link to see what I mean.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/faerietail/45797030/in/set-72157600758215440/

Privacy is a luxury item. Famous people want it, sometime, and when they want it they will even buy an island such as Mustique (owned by wealthy Brits) to procure it.

The public library is a living irony of the public and the private coexisting. We open the doors to all there is on our shelves and yet very carefully obliterate borrowing history. The library is both famous and private, in a way.
Flickr exists also in this ironic environment where anyone can post an image that reveals something about themselves or their views on society while at the same time retain any image that gives away too much, in that person's view. We self-censor.

The library does not tell a reader how to use a book. Just ask a circulation clerk about the books that have been returned after having been used as dog chew toys or drink coasters. Do we ask if the borrower has read the book? No.
Flickr then is another non-print option for readers. Sure, we can post delightful pictures of the last booksale but we can't make anyone look at them.