Saturday, February 12, 2005
Griping
Before I began reading blogs in earnest, I thought they were mainly places where dyspeptic people could air their grips and complaints. Pesty annoying things. Instead I have found them (the ones I read, anyway) to be thoughtful and interesting most of the time, even the griping. So here's one of mine which may not be interesting at all. I live in a college town, the college being one of those elite formerly-all-girl schools like the one I attended. This one (unlike at least two others that I know of) claims to respect the community in which it lives, but it pays only rare and lip service to that gesture and that's what frosts the heck out of me. For example, being a cultural and learning center, they hold theater and other performances frequently but usually admit their community gratis and charge fees to the rest of us. They often invite interesting speakers but schedule the talks for mid-afternoon when the rabble are toiling over hot desks or whatever we do. Today, a Saturday, they're holding a mid-winter fair whose posters and promos make it look enjoyable and enticing, but its hours are 11 a.m. until 4 in the afternoon thus limiting it to only themselves and outside professional working people. No bookstore or other retailers, no nurses, no six-day workers. And, yes, I know this isn't a terribly important issue and possibly not even intentional on their part, but it's annoying and offensive partly because it's cavalier and unintended (i.e., unthoughtful).
Labels: blogs (others'), reflections, whining, writing
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