Saturday, January 5, 2008

Walls, connections, feedback

Walls, as a new topic.

Here's how "walls" got there: I wanted to see if there's been any commentary "out there" about a radio interview I did lately, so I went to look. Didn't find any, but found some mentions of me or quotes on other people's sites and blogs. I collected a few to put here, on the feedback page.

One of those had a very cool set of photos about The Great Wall of Target. I didn't save it, but the most powerful tool I've ever used, Google, found it for me again when I read something about a bass guitar line on a Rolling Stones song and remembered I hadn't posted to the topics blog for over a week.

I went to the list of topics Deb had recommended, and one was "walls," and so there it all came together!

3 comments:

  1. Hello

    My name is Susan Harwood.

    I'm contacting people who list ‘unschooling’ as an interest on their 'blogger's profile'.

    I have a new blog called

    SHOUTING AT THE RADIO

    It is concerned with the environment, building, architecture, politics and education.

    It can be found at

    http://shoutingattheradio.blogspot.com/

    It is in its very early stages just yet - so comments will be especially welcome!

    Yours sincerely

    Susan Harwood

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  2. http://shoutingattheradio.blogspot.com/

    Interesting idea, but opening it up internationally this way might cause it to be more about geographical differences than you intended.

    It has a sweet beginning, that blog.

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  3. Dear Sandra

    Thank you for your interesting comments on my blog SHOUTING AT THE RADIO.

    About international differences . . . and sheds . . . I wasn't sure whether to reply on your blog or mine . . . so I'm doing it on both . . . !

    Below is a copy of what I said 'over there'.

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    When I began thinking about this blog, I wondered whether it would make sense outside England.

    Even within the U.K. approaches to education vary between its constituent countries. The British pre-occupation with energy comsumption isn't shared everywhere. The kind of buildings we have inherited and the kind of architecture we may develop clearly are, and have to be, different - depending on location and climate. I don't even know how many countries away from here have had cellars!

    But, having thought about it, rather hesitantly, I dropped a few notes to bloggers around the world.

    And I'm glad I did - because here, already, you have left a couple of very interesting comments.

    Except for the catch phrase 'There's something nasty in the woodshed' - (from the novel 'Cold Comfort Farm' and which I read so long ago I can no longer remember whether there really was ever anything nasty in there) I have only ever had warm thoughts about sheds.

    The thought that a shed might be seen as a place of punishment rather than a place of retreat and work and shelter gives me a kind of horror.

    . . . And makes me glad I let you know about this blog - because already you have brought in a different perspective.

    Thank you.

    Susan

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