Hello there Austin, Chris, Davey, Frank and Brian.
We are on the mend from a virus or something nasty, and I have been thinking (and reading). First off, I believe all of us are in town except for Frank, so expect a phone call. My house? My whiskey stock has magically increased over Christmas and there is a shocking excess of tobacco.
Next, I read Wendell Berry’s latest, Bringing it to the Table. I’m sure several of you beat me to it, but I didn’t see anything on the site about it. If you haven’t read it, please do so soon. I am very interested to see how it strikes you. It sorted out some things for me. The great thing about Berry is that it is what he doesn’t say as much as what he does say that carries insight to the reader. I have to be careful here. I am still learning what questions to ask as I said in my last post, so ashamedly long ago. I could easily assume that I have a handle on it now, when in fact I don’t. But reading Berry and Economics as if People Mattered (thanks for that reference, Austin) is helping some things to fall into place in my mind.The thing is, this stuff cannot be left alone in good conscience. If one agrees with it it will be formative for his future (and his generation’s future), and disagreement can hardly be any less.
Also, I intend to actually read your posts, frequently too.
Just when I was ready to count HPN out… now I have visions of still posting on this thing in my 50s.