Tuesday, November 27, 2007
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Spent a quiet day at the Norris Dam State Park, catching up on domestic tasks. Took a couple of short hikes. Beautiful fall day.
Night camp: Norris Dam State Park near Knoxville TN
Fit In Better
We Americans hail from families of immigrants newly arrived, seeking approval from better-established immigrants deposited by the previous boat. Even the best adjusted of us have inherited a message of social inferiority from generations of moms telling generations of kids to fit in better, speak English better, display better manners, etc. I suggest that this heritage weighs on us more than we want to acknowledge at levels we don't want to address.
Britt Blaser, Escapable Logic 2/20/2003