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by Ira Rosofsky
If you're interested in this topic, let me suggest "The Graying of America." It addresses elder concerns in an accessible encyclopedic format. Excellent source.
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Robert
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"It is within your power to experience a crowded, loud, slow, consumer-hell-type situation as not only meaningful but sacred, on fire with the same force that lit the stars - compassion, love, the sub-surface unity of all things. Not that that mystical stuff's necessarily true: the only thing that's capital-T True is that you get to decide how you're going to try to see it. You get to consciously decide what has meaning and what doesn't. You get to decide what to worship." — David Foster Wallace
"It is within your power to experience a crowded, loud, slow, consumer-hell-type situation as not only meaningful but sacred, on fire with the same force that lit the stars - compassion, love, the sub-surface unity of all things. Not that that mystical stuff's necessarily true: the only thing that's capital-T True is that you get to decide how you're going to try to see it. You get to consciously decide what has meaning and what doesn't. You get to decide what to worship." — David Foster Wallace
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This was a fairly long read -- text of almost 680 pages + 70 or so pages of notes -- but if you're a fan of DKL, this is the one you've been waiting for. Olson covers virtually everything and provides some excellent analysis of almost all of Lynch's films, doing a terrific job of connecting Lynch's films with his life experiences and beliefs. The chapters run a bit long, but the extra large portion of information is a treat for the starving Lynch fanatics out there. Be advised of the recurring typos (Very annoying! Did anybody galley-proof this thing?). The book is full of detail and I tend to agree with the overwhelming majority of Olson's analysis, but his perspective does, here and there, get a little subjective and attenuated. Mostly, though, I think he's spot-on. If you're really a fan, my advice is to drop the fairly sizable chunk of change and get yourself a copy. You won't be disappointed! ]]>
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