Monday, January 17, 2011

Wilder, Progress, and Technology



Every generation likes to think it faces unique problems (it's all going to hell in handbasket, right?). 
How I enjoyed reading this passage in The Long Winter (set in 1880) to Isabelle this evening:

"These times are too progressive.  Everything has changed too fast.  Railroads and telegraph and kerosene and coal stoves - they're good things to have but the trouble is, folks get to depend on 'em."

Amen, Pa - we still feel that way!

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