Collecting something like Arthur Rubloff collected those paperweights is little different from peasants hording potatoes in the Thirty Year's War. Insecurity and....it does not ward off the Big Kahuna. Today when material possessions are for immigrants, it really does not earn you prestige amongst those you want to impress, or should want to impress.
Lucia's Symposium
Lucia casts a wary eye on cultural infelicities, and dissents from all orthodoxies.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2004
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