tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post5450239906069211169..comments2023-09-26T03:53:17.142-04:00Comments on Pentimento: A Walker in the CityPentimentohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161146891505294679noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-77271942967101769332010-07-27T14:20:06.256-04:002010-07-27T14:20:06.256-04:00Clare, your comments enrich this blog; thank you!Clare, your comments enrich this blog; thank you!Pentimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161146891505294679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-63489600292482770562010-07-27T12:48:06.340-04:002010-07-27T12:48:06.340-04:00Neat how the mind's eye threads time and place...Neat how the mind's eye threads time and place into the warp and weft of human lived experience: the "cake baking" motif spoke to me, echoing a reflection that took root after hearing yesterday's daily reading(*) on parables of the mustard seed and the yeast. Perhaps because I was meditating on the Feast of Anne and Joachim Our Lady's parents, I saw for the first time that these parables complement each other in gender (while the PC texts render Mt 13:31 obscure "person" in Latin its quite clear):<br />Man as heavenly cultivator, striving forth to the horizon<br />Simile est regnum cælorum grano sinapis, quod accipiens HOMO seminavit in agro suo: <br />Woman as heavenly inculcator, raising things vertically<br />Simile est regnum cælorum fermento, quod acceptum MULIER abscondit in farinæ satis tribus, donec fermentatum est totum.<br /><br />We're all a little of both, truth be told, but the ability to recognize the inherent inclination (the Kingdom of God is within you) towards one or the other belies the yearning for, and reveals the joy in encountering, the transcendental part of our human nature.<br /><br />Thank you for posting even when you're not inclined. The enchantment of poetry is obviously one of your charisms, designed to be shared! <br />__<br />* I'm not a daily mass-goer, but I do attempt to listen in to the UK Jesuits pray-as-you-go podcast as often as I can<br />http://www.pray-as-you-go.org/ (click on "26" for Monday's piece)<br />Their musical choices aren't always my cup of tea, but their lectors are always top notch, more sonorous than the choristers (I've an affinity for narrators reading out loud!)Clare Krishannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-89139948777567668952010-07-26T16:15:36.733-04:002010-07-26T16:15:36.733-04:00Yeah. In the early '70s, there were so few peo...Yeah. In the early '70s, there were so few people who were trained in word processing that one could almost name one's hours. That was another reason that it was popular with artists, particularly performing artists, who valued that flexibility.Rodakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077919085157653816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-30537588092541903812010-07-26T13:54:10.852-04:002010-07-26T13:54:10.852-04:00My first husband, M., knew a guy who was a fairly-...My first husband, M., knew a guy who was a fairly-well-known sculptor and Vietnam veteran who lived on a friend's land in Pennsylvania. He lived in the woods and bow-hunted for his food, and sometimes he taught wilderness-survival classes. He would take the bus to New York and work Friday-Sunday, word-processing on the overnight shift, and then go back to the woods.Pentimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161146891505294679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-81919396827405407502010-07-26T13:03:27.383-04:002010-07-26T13:03:27.383-04:00I did some proof-reading for law firms in my day. ...I did some proof-reading for law firms in my day. That was a trip.<br />The difference between word processing now and then is that back then it paid really well, if you knew how to do it. You could work a few hours per week and make your nut.Rodakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077919085157653816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-4099948919387684912010-07-26T12:36:18.119-04:002010-07-26T12:36:18.119-04:00It's not so much cabdrivers now, but hopping t...It's not so much cabdrivers now, but hopping tables, tending bar, and still word-processing and proofreading for investment banks and law firms, though a lot of the investment bank work is sent to India now.Pentimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161146891505294679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-5475223001260415612010-07-26T11:43:34.272-04:002010-07-26T11:43:34.272-04:00I don't want to nag you. I never take pictures...I don't want to nag you. I never take pictures myself and can't cast a stone. <br />I'd forgotten about artists and their day jobs. I've been away too long. But, you're right, of course. Either waiting table, tending bar, or driving a cab. <br />When I first got to NYC, artists could make good money being word processors. The machines literally filled whole rooms in those days, and you had to receive specialized training to use them. The PC put an end to that sweet gig, pdq.Rodakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077919085157653816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-82049638136933729172010-07-26T07:40:16.163-04:002010-07-26T07:40:16.163-04:00All artists are waiting tables in Brooklyn, Rodak;...All artists are waiting tables in Brooklyn, Rodak; that's the way it is.<br /><br />Last time I was in NYC I did take some pictures, but they were only of friends and family, so they wouldn't be very interesting. I have to go back in a few days for another family event, but I'll try to remember. I'm very forgetful about photos.Pentimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161146891505294679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554498168264477884.post-79155742803493663412010-07-26T05:10:22.513-04:002010-07-26T05:10:22.513-04:00OMG. Thank you for linking that multimedia piece. ...OMG. Thank you for linking that multimedia piece. This is my City. I can feel and smell it and hear it. Can the artist really be waiting table in Brooklyn? That defies the imagination somehow. <br />I'll have to check out Reznikoff. I'll have to watch that clip several more times.<br />I haven't forgotten that you promised to post some NY pics yourself. This lets you off the hook only temporarily. I'd like to see it through your eyes, since you write about it so beautifully.Rodakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077919085157653816noreply@blogger.com