Comments on: The Road http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/ Watch out. We've got sharp sticks. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:39:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Kelly Lock http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-50871 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:16:57 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-50871 Hi Ellen! Stacey showed me your facebook. The Road caught my eye. LOVE it. The stream of consciousness in the book is fantastic and frightening. I've chosen it for one of my AP Lit common texts for this coming fall. I hope my kids love it as much as we "adults" do. Happy Birthday, too. My 40th is right around the corner. Hard to believe we were just in high school not too long ago! Stacey says happy B-day, too. Hi Ellen!

Stacey showed me your facebook. The Road caught my eye. LOVE it. The stream of consciousness in the book is fantastic and frightening. I’ve chosen it for one of my AP Lit common texts for this coming fall. I hope my kids love it as much as we “adults” do. Happy Birthday, too. My 40th is right around the corner. Hard to believe we were just in high school not too long ago! Stacey says happy B-day, too.

]]> by: Jennifer http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28710 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:38:02 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28710 When I look at how drastically we have changed the world just since industrialization, I cannot help but think that we're on the path to extinction. Between environmental damage and overpopulation, I don't see how our impact can continue to be absorbed. You don't even have to believe in global warming to believe this; just look at the drastic difference in resource consumption between the way we lived up until the 1700s and how we live now. Look at the nearly irreversible effects of our many experiments in chemistry (pleather underwear included). I find that I'm oddly at peace with the idea of human extinction. If we prove ourselves to be a species that cannot survive for long on earth, so be it. Other species will come along to take our places. The earth itself will eventually recover. When I look at how drastically we have changed the world just since industrialization, I cannot help but think that we’re on the path to extinction. Between environmental damage and overpopulation, I don’t see how our impact can continue to be absorbed. You don’t even have to believe in global warming to believe this; just look at the drastic difference in resource consumption between the way we lived up until the 1700s and how we live now. Look at the nearly irreversible effects of our many experiments in chemistry (pleather underwear included).

I find that I’m oddly at peace with the idea of human extinction. If we prove ourselves to be a species that cannot survive for long on earth, so be it. Other species will come along to take our places. The earth itself will eventually recover.

]]> by: Stacey http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28705 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:16:55 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28705 Hey --I hope it's okay I say hello here, I can't knit. Although I vowed to teach myself this year. Actually I won a darling little purple knit heart (I'll post a photo later tonight, you'll like it) on another blog. And might I just add (oooh don't tell my favorite teacher about my mommy grammar...please?) that I think it's very cool you and Sarah share this blog. I enjoyed her last post as well. We're miles apart politically, no? Somehow I doubt either one of us is surprised, lol! It's okay, I can love you no matter. I hang out with Kelly Lock often too, you'd like her so much. She's a teacher now, engaged, and just an amazing example of growing up and living a good life. I drive my SUV to St. Joe every here and then to pick her up for dinner--she hates it too! xo Hey –I hope it’s okay I say hello here, I can’t knit. Although I vowed to teach myself this year. Actually I won a darling little purple knit heart (I’ll post a photo later tonight, you’ll like it) on another blog. And might I just add (oooh don’t tell my favorite teacher about my mommy grammar…please?) that I think it’s very cool you and Sarah share this blog. I enjoyed her last post as well.

We’re miles apart politically, no? Somehow I doubt either one of us is surprised, lol! It’s okay, I can love you no matter. I hang out with Kelly Lock often too, you’d like her so much. She’s a teacher now, engaged, and just an amazing example of growing up and living a good life. I drive my SUV to St. Joe every here and then to pick her up for dinner–she hates it too! xo

]]> by: Mother http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28689 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:08:20 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28689 In ALL THE PRETTY HORSES, a number of years ago, McCarthy said, "It is supposed to be true that those who do not know history are condemned to repeat it. I don't believe knowing can save us. What is constant in history is greed and foolishness and a love of blood and this is a thing that even God--who knows all that can be known--seems powerless to change." His outlook hasn't brightened much, has it? He'll never be one of the "Sunshine Boys." Happy February! In ALL THE PRETTY HORSES, a number of years ago, McCarthy said, “It is supposed to be true that those who do not know history are condemned to repeat it. I don’t believe knowing can save us. What is constant in history is greed and foolishness and a love of blood and this is a thing that even God–who knows all that can be known–seems powerless to change.”
His outlook hasn’t brightened much, has it? He’ll never be one of the “Sunshine Boys.”
Happy February!

]]> by: Holly http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28688 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:07:24 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28688 Hello Knitsisters! Yours is the second blog site I have stumbled across this week. Both are written by people I can identify with - how refreshing! I have been knitting for less than a year, and have many ideas for future projects. I can't wait to learn socks! Thanks for sharing... Hello Knitsisters! Yours is the second blog site I have stumbled across this week. Both are written by people I can identify with - how refreshing! I have been knitting for less than a year, and have many ideas for future projects. I can’t wait to learn socks! Thanks for sharing…

]]> by: Sherlock T. Dogg's Daddy http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28661 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:06:18 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28661 Sherlock the schnauzer loves to watch animal planet [except for the periodic fish stories] and anything with pigs or horses in it. He too, thinks that bears are cool. Can you get on your husband's insurance? Sad state of affairs! Please don't get sick. Wear warm socks. Sorry, but how is pleather underwear causing the end of humanity as we know it? Is there a specific reference to this somewhere? Sherlock the schnauzer loves to watch animal planet [except for the periodic fish stories] and anything with pigs or horses in it. He too, thinks that bears are cool.
Can you get on your husband’s insurance? Sad state of affairs! Please don’t get sick. Wear warm socks.
Sorry, but how is pleather underwear causing the end of humanity as we know it? Is there a specific reference to this somewhere?

]]> by: Kathy McCloy http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28656 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:39:10 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28656 Hello Knit Sisters! I am a non-knitter who found you by googleing "knitting blog". I am looking for a knitter-for-hire... is that proper knitting terminology? Anyway, I just need a 24 inch by 24 inch square knitted to use for a photography project. I have photos of what I would like the finish project to look like. Since I don't knit, I can't even pretend to make an educated attempt of telling you what kind of material it is made of... I'm doing good to know it's knitted. I do have several images though. If you are interested in taking on this project, or no someone who would, please drop me an email. Thanks so much! Hello Knit Sisters! I am a non-knitter who found you by googleing “knitting blog”. I am looking for a knitter-for-hire… is that proper knitting terminology? Anyway, I just need a 24 inch by 24 inch square knitted to use for a photography project. I have photos of what I would like the finish project to look like. Since I don’t knit, I can’t even pretend to make an educated attempt of telling you what kind of material it is made of… I’m doing good to know it’s knitted. I do have several images though. If you are interested in taking on this project, or no someone who would, please drop me an email. Thanks so much!

]]> by: Ellen http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28533 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:22:40 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28533 I agree, Hanna. Grizzly Man is a great movie. And not only for dogs... I agree, Hanna. Grizzly Man is a great movie. And not only for dogs…

]]> by: Hanna http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28525 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:06:22 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28525 Oh, how I LOVE Grizzly Man! It's one of my favorite movies. The tragicness, the beauty of the animals, the craziness of the man -- yes, I always love character sketches about fanatics, I love the stories about how people become passionate to the point of obsession. That said, I would urge you NOT to become a Harvard Square raving fanatic. It looks cold. And everyone ignores them, anyways. Oh, how I LOVE Grizzly Man! It’s one of my favorite movies. The tragicness, the beauty of the animals, the craziness of the man — yes, I always love character sketches about fanatics, I love the stories about how people become passionate to the point of obsession.

That said, I would urge you NOT to become a Harvard Square raving fanatic. It looks cold. And everyone ignores them, anyways.

]]> by: Twyla http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28523 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:48:15 +0000 http://www.knitsisters.com/2008/01/30/the_road/#comment-28523 You've got it exactly right ... to stay sane in this overly consumer driven crazy world, you find the joy in the important things ... sock yarn and dogs! You Go Girl! You’ve got it exactly right … to stay sane in this overly consumer driven crazy world, you find the joy in the important things … sock yarn and dogs! You Go Girl!

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