tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838004838772936244.post1544024207426444947..comments2023-05-13T09:49:31.999-05:00Comments on 14 Acres: The root of my psychosisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838004838772936244.post-79983706268724830392008-10-10T10:35:00.000-05:002008-10-10T10:35:00.000-05:00Harold - You are so right about how the fear of nu...Harold - You are so right about how the fear of nuclear war affected many in our generation. Terrorism is obviously a tremendous fear, but it is different than that of nuclear war. Although perhaps we should be afraid of both in this day and age.<BR/><BR/>So how many gallons of applesauce have you made so far?<BR/><BR/>Kathy - Ha! Sorry. I wasn't concerned about Karen or Bob either, if that makes you feel any better... <BR/><BR/>And don't try to blame your warpedness on me! Remember, I was there when you grew up - I know what crazy things you did!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941280453570504094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838004838772936244.post-69288635576738301892008-10-09T13:33:00.000-05:002008-10-09T13:33:00.000-05:00I notice how there was no mention in your story ab...I notice how there was no mention in your story about any concern for the welfare of your little sister!!! You marched right past my room to wake up Dad during this crisis, but did you even stop to think of your innocent little sister? Oh no! Figures. And that's why I'm so warped!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631888161750601783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838004838772936244.post-62956810969524817052008-10-07T13:18:00.000-05:002008-10-07T13:18:00.000-05:00Ok, that's a hair-raising story! I think it goes ...Ok, that's a hair-raising story! I think it goes a long way, though, to speaking to the overall zeitgeist of our generation. What a lot of cultural critics tend to forget about our "slacker" generation is that we grew up during the nadir of the cold war, without the recent memory of World War II to help put it in perspective. Kids today (just to sound old and crotchety) don't really have a conception of what it was like to <I>believe</I> that nuclear anhilation was right around the corner. They have their own fears brought about by the state of the world today - terrorism being the chief among them. It's not the same feeling, though, as the firm belief that at any moment the evil "Ruskies" could nuke us, and thereby assure that we'd nuke them... which would, in turn, turn the world into an awful shell of its former existence.<BR/><BR/>Yeah... a MAJOR part of who we are, as a generation.<BR/><BR/>Don't feel like you should have to explain your desire to be self-sufficient, though. Given the economy and how much food costs at the grocery store, you're ahead of the game in my book. Why do you think Trish and I are steadily harvesting the apples from our tree and planning the produce we want to put in the garden next spring?Harold Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374720941804972313noreply@blogger.com