Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 421 Editor's Choice: 47
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An additional idea
[Read the article: My walls are covered with my mother's paintings]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Cary offered very good suggestions. I would add one more thought. Rather than feeling that you must display all of your mother's paintings, designate one area of wall space for her. Then hang a painting that has special meaning to you or maybe one your daughter loves. It doesn't have to be in the middle of a room either. It could be a nook in your home that becomes a place for you to "visit" with your mother through her art. If you do keep all or at least a portion of her work, you could rotate the paintings. This way you can enjoy them all, but one at a time. They won't overwhelm you or the aesthetic of your home.
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Critical thinking
[Read the article: National journalists believe you should trust them]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I trust that Brian Ross trusts his source on this story. The issue is that I don't trust his source. I absolutely will not trust his source as long as that source is a secret. That doesn't mean I'd trust his source if I knew who it was, but at least I'd be able to engage in some critical thinking on the actual content of the report. As it stands, the content of the story is rumor, not news. Mr. Schneider appears unable to grasp this.
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A good Friday
[Read the article: The American media's fringe ideological view of Pelosi's trip]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Glenn, you do my heart and soul good.
Thank you.
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Snobbery
[Read the article: Classical music falls on deaf ears]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]David must have been in some kind of mood when he read the article, because I didn't have the same impression he did. It wasn't snooty at all. Many other commenters have said it well, so I won't repeat.
Someone wrote in: This guy made $32 in 45 minutes. Assuming that this consisted of a few ones, maybe a five or two (which is the biggest compliment a busker can get) and a whole bunch of quarters, it seems that he had a fair number of admirers.
The real snobbery here is the implication that $43/hr is insignificant compensation..."
Did you read the original article? Of the $32 he took in one person, who recognized Bell, dropped in a twenty. Bell was quoted in the piece as saying: "Actually," Bell said with a laugh, "that's not so bad, considering. That's 40 bucks an hour. I could make an okay living doing this, and I wouldn't have to pay an agent." So I'm not sure who said what that came across as snobbery.
Overall I thought the original article was an interesting slice of life exploration.
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Word count
[Read the article: The Bush administration's terrible luck with finding documents]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I notice that this is the first time that our new friend jspring1 has posted a letter on Salon. What's the problem, bub, nothing to say? Word count, please.
I did get a chuckle out of his/her complaint because, as Glenn mentioned, the complaint is usually that he says too much.
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Ego
[Read the article: Is it too late to start a band at 45?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I think Cary did a very nice job with this one.
Jobs...that have left me bored, unfulfilled and feeling like my soul has been crushed.
Only you can allow your soul to be crushed. It's not the jobs, it's your attitude about the jobs that is the problem.
I am tired of being unhappy and not being myself.
You're not married and have no children. You have no obligations to anyone other than yourself so why are you unhappy and not being yourself? It's all on you. You did this to yourself. Society didn't do it.
The people I work with, while nice, are not in any way relatable to me. I view them as mindless robots who do whatever society tells them to do.
It's clear that you think you're better than these folks. Once you realize that these people are human beings with their own hopes and dreams, just like you, you'll be able to relate to them.
I've been told many times I have a near genius IQ and have always been an out-of-the-box thinker.
So you've purposely had your IQ tested many times? I can't help but see this statement as support for your belief that you're better than other people. On the other hand, if you're an out-of-the-box thinker then why are you stuck in "soul crushing" jobs? Can't you find a way out?
The whole career track, partnering up with someone, buying a big house and driving an SUV thing makes me feel suicidal.
You're watching way too much TV. This is a media constructed life, a consumer driven life you've described. There are millions of people in this country who don't live like this. No one is forcing you to live that life. You're not thinking outside of the box.
I feel like I am too old and people will laugh me right out of town.
Again, the box is hemming you in. Look around at the people you see as robots and you'll find there are many doing things that you fear being laughed at for doing.
Basically, you have an ego problem. It's getting in the way of everything. Let it go and live the life you want. The only permission you need is your own.
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The other perspective
[Read the article: My sister has become a monster cop!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This is similar to the problem from yesterday, only from the other person's perspective. What to do when someone you care about has different values than you. It's simply part of life, which I've concluded is all about managing expectations.
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Fixed
[Read the article: Goodbye to the Fix, for now]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Excellent move. Now if you could just remove that illustration in Broadsheet and change the pink to red, I'll be happy for a while.
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A couple things
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I love the cousin's game.
Christopher & Tony aren't blood relatives; they're related through marriage. Chris is a blood relation to Carmella.
I don't get Cinemax & will likely never see 51 Birth Street, so, please, after it has aired post the secrets that you won't tell us now.