Re: INTERESTING TIMES AND PEOPLE!

RoughDraft · ‎03-09-2010

@Pearlee wrote:
@RoughDraft wrote:
There is an ancient Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times." I think I'm there.

@RoughDraft Did you experience the 1960? That was a lot more interesting. Never a dull moment.

Oh I experienced the 60s alright. Not something I would want to revisit, but I was more resilient then. "Interesting" is not a word I'd use to identify that decade though. Frightening and ugly might be a better description.

But I'm here now and that's what I have to deal with.

~The only difference between this place and the Titanic is that the Titanic had a band.~

Foolywooly11 · ‎05-08-2016

The Holocaust, Anne Frank. When I see a movie, tv documentary, or read a book on the subject, I really get emotional about it!

mistriTsquirrel · ‎07-17-2010

Pioneer living interests me. And learning about things that happened during WWII. I'm also interested in Frank Lloyd Wright's work and life...particularly Falling Water and the story of how it was designed and built.

I really like modern-day movies that are set in the 50's as well. There's something about that time period that makes me feel nostalgic. Maybe I was there in a past life or something.

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Desert Lily · ‎06-24-2011

Wow, there are so many things I'm interested in learning more about: the Higgs Boson, neutrinos, and the creation of matter; The Cold War, JFK's foreign policies; Coco Channel's role during WW2; film history - pre and post code periods of the 1930's; law; Henry VIII and his daughter Queen Elizabeth and their ruling policies and personal lives; the history and current situations of the average Baby Boomer Women; how to write a good novel; the FDR era; apparel of the 1920's and 1930's; and when I can retire I'd like to take courses in the MIT Opencourseware. I mainly watch PBS and TCM on TV. I love to learn!

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

Times and people........not sure which, there's so much to be interested in and I am, daily. I can look anything up on the internet, and that is like a magic wand. Look up people, places, times, all of it in an instant. There's just too much to learn about, but it's a daily pleasure to get answers and learn about so much.

Harpa · ‎03-10-2010

I teach college music history, so it all seems fascinating to me. The social conditions of each period: Middle Ages, Renaissance, etc., plus the decades of American music...We are definitely products of the past!

I especially enjoy rooting out the back stories. There is so much more than meets the eye!

(I wish the history books would line up.)

Lucky Charm · ‎03-09-2010

I just wished I could've grown up WITH my grandmother and her sisters. They were historical figures to me.

I know there was lots of pain and heartache from losing loved ones at early ages (mostly babies) and WW1 and WW2, but they were such joyful people coming out of it.

I think I just wished I could've spent more time with them.

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

I am most interested in the future. I can apply what I have learned from the past to best adapt to changing conditions.

JJsMom · ‎03-10-2010

Civil War era, Vietnam War, and French Revolution/Marie Antionette

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. ~ Desmond Tutu

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

@RoughDraft wrote:
@Pearlee wrote:
@RoughDraft wrote:
There is an ancient Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times." I think I'm there.

@RoughDraft Did you experience the 1960? That was a lot more interesting. Never a dull moment.
Oh I experienced the 60s alright. Not something I would want to revisit, but I was more resilient then. "Interesting" is not a word I'd use to identify that decade though. Frightening and ugly might be a better description.

There were a lot of things that decade that weren't frightening and ugly, such as many social changes for the good (women's movement, civil rights, etc.) so I beg to disagree. It was all interesting though and there isn't just a single word to the exclusion of other words to describe the decade.

But I'm here now and that's what I have to deal with.

But that wasn't what your original statement said, which is why I brought up the 1960s. There was a lot more going on then - every single day to make major changes to our lives - than there is right now.