...it has been two and half years since my last blog post.
In that time, we've added another family member (our baby is now seven months old) and our lives have resembled whirlybirds (the mid-Missourian reference to those things that fall out of maple trees, spinning around as they descend, also referred to as "helicopters").
As things change and I keep having birthdays, I might be growing little more introspective. As such, I'd like to add a category to the Trivial Pursuit layout of the blog. I hate to deviate from the classic version, but there were no "Armchair Psychology" or "Meaning of Life" or "Self-Indulgent Whims of a Narcissist" categories. The closest I could find to describe the All-About-Me-ness is from the Trivial Pursuit Master Game - Young Players Edition (1984) - the category is Arts and Culture.
It's the "Culture" part, specifically, that interests me - not just my own, but others on all different scales, be they global, continental, regional, even household. Yesterday I attended a birthday party with my kids where we were served Ethiopian food by our hosts, some of whom were wearing traditional dress from their country. Great example of a completely different culture, totally foreign to us for the most part. And yet, the kids in our neighborhood living three doors down have a home life and upbringing that, in more subtle and nuanced ways, can be worlds different than that of my own children.
So there will likely be some essays on what I believe/wonder what/think/feel makes me me and the people around me, them.
Yay, right?
