I would like Ben to write in a journal every day. The form of the journal is not important to me, I just want him to do it daily. It is part of my 'Writers write' mantra. He will do the it, but most often it is not reflective of the interesting way that he thinks.
Yesterday we were talking about it and we talked about how much fun we have looking back each day on this website. "Wouldn't it be interesting if 20 years from now you could pick up a journal and get a real look back at what you were thinking about at this point in your life?""I don't know. It might make me feel nostalgia."
We talked about what 'nostalgia' was. What I said was that nostalgia is a longing for a time that probably never was because we were only recalling the parts we wanted to remember. What I should have said was that an honest journal would not cause nostalgia because it would recall both the easy and hard times.
In the spirit of nostalgia, I recalled that the Ohio Historical Society recently opened a big exhibit on Norman Rockwell. Ben and I looked at some of Rockwell's paintings and talked about what he was trying to show. We saw his portrayal of family life, patriotism, small towns, etc. It could be argued that his work captured a moment in time that never really existed but those viewing thought/wished it did.
This morning we took a ride over to see the exhibit first hand.
Needless to say: Closed. (Because of state budget cuts the museum is only open Thursday through Sunday - though this information appeared nowhere on the website.)
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