So, I actually did the reading for class tomorrow. For tomorrow’s politics and public affairs, our professor included the first three chapters of “Bowling Alone”. I’ve been meaning to read it, and still haven’t read anything other than the first three chapters. But even in the midst of my end of semester slump it revitalized me. It’s a challenge. It says that we’re a dis-integrating society. That we are pulling out of our engagement in our community groups. And I want to pull us (well, some of us) back together. Obviously I can’t do anything on my own, and reknitting the social fabric is something that has to be done on a piecemeal basis rather than a single effort covering the entire country. But that’s something I’d very much like to be a part of.<\/p>\n
Whether this is a book club, an outdoors group, or both of those and more, I still plan on participating. Whether I’ll drop my anti-social recreation to do this is a good question. But it’s a goal. And one that inspires me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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