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Jan. 6th, 2010 23:29Tuesday January 5, 2009 It's been said that fake antiques made in any period can look more authentic than real antiques. The fakers make sure their works have all the signs of authenticity, while the makers of real ones often neglected to provide some indicators.
However, in a later time, the fake antiques will be obviously wrong.
And: I've noticed that companies much-praised for their innovative management always include some which ten years later don't seem nearly as shiny. Enron, for example.
Perhaps there's a general rule here: Every time has its own way of seeing, and every way of seeing has its distortions.
***Southside Pride (my local monthly paper) this month has two views on whether Minnesota should subsidize a new stadium for the Vikings (the local pro football team.) The "yes" piece is written by Tony Bouza; former Minneapolis police chief, perhaps the only US police chief to call himself a Marxist. http://www.southsidepride.com/2010/01/articles/Should_the_State.html
A Marxist advocates state government giving money to wealthy capitalists. "Why should we subsidize the team’s rich owners? For the same reason Toyota and Honda and a host of tax-increment-financed operations are partly subsidized—because there is competition for such valuable, job-creating additions to our community."
"...I know I’ll catch grief for this, but it’s true—neither L. A. nor New York City could distinquish between us and Indianapolis but for the Twins (2.4 million attendees) or the Vikes."
Indianapolis has a pro football team: the Colts. And it has the Indianapolis 500.
***To HealthPartners Riverside, to pick up meds. The spiffy new automated phone system had told me they'd be ready at 10 AM this day.
One wasn't. No refills left, and the doctor had to be called. It took a couple of hours.
The old automated phone system would've told me about a delay. I will mention my annoyance to HealthPartners.
***The copper_street community on Dreamwidth.org has a challenge: Commit to writing a certain number of words during 2010. Choose from several tiers, from 50,000 words on up. Choose what you will count towards the goal -- everything you write, only one kind of writing, or anything in between.
I signed up for the second tier: 100,000 words of fiction.
However, in a later time, the fake antiques will be obviously wrong.
And: I've noticed that companies much-praised for their innovative management always include some which ten years later don't seem nearly as shiny. Enron, for example.
Perhaps there's a general rule here: Every time has its own way of seeing, and every way of seeing has its distortions.
***Southside Pride (my local monthly paper) this month has two views on whether Minnesota should subsidize a new stadium for the Vikings (the local pro football team.) The "yes" piece is written by Tony Bouza; former Minneapolis police chief, perhaps the only US police chief to call himself a Marxist. http://www.southsidepride.com/2010/01/articles/Should_the_State.html
A Marxist advocates state government giving money to wealthy capitalists. "Why should we subsidize the team’s rich owners? For the same reason Toyota and Honda and a host of tax-increment-financed operations are partly subsidized—because there is competition for such valuable, job-creating additions to our community."
"...I know I’ll catch grief for this, but it’s true—neither L. A. nor New York City could distinquish between us and Indianapolis but for the Twins (2.4 million attendees) or the Vikes."
Indianapolis has a pro football team: the Colts. And it has the Indianapolis 500.
***To HealthPartners Riverside, to pick up meds. The spiffy new automated phone system had told me they'd be ready at 10 AM this day.
One wasn't. No refills left, and the doctor had to be called. It took a couple of hours.
The old automated phone system would've told me about a delay. I will mention my annoyance to HealthPartners.
***The copper_street community on Dreamwidth.org has a challenge: Commit to writing a certain number of words during 2010. Choose from several tiers, from 50,000 words on up. Choose what you will count towards the goal -- everything you write, only one kind of writing, or anything in between.
I signed up for the second tier: 100,000 words of fiction.