The Way We See: Our Little Civil Wars

Posted on July 23, 2008 We all have them, these little civil wars. These almost always very civil little civil wars. All you have to do is leave the house. Some poor souls don’t even have to leave the house; they can have them right there in their own kitchens. Generally, they start off innocently enough. You can get into one by just talking to someone about something as innocuous as the weather. I got into one today, when I went to the local optometrist to replace a broken nose pad on my glasses. The woman ahead of me — an attractive, middle-aged, gray-haired lady — was having her glasses adjusted and I was waiting my turn. When the optometrist left the room for a few minutes, she turned to me and smiled and started up the conversation. It went something like this: “This is such a beautiful little town. Do you live here?”... [read full story]