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Comments on: Transcending Time and Space
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By: Nina
http://www.christianschneiderblog.com/2008/12/29/transcending-time-and-space/comment-page-1/#comment-580
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:11:25 +0000http://www.christianschneiderblog.com/?p=1885#comment-580Hmmm, interesting. Well, maybe they aren’t homeless, then. It always makes me sad when I see just how many libary patrons are homeless– for whom, I’m guessing, the books aren’t really the first priority. Then again, at least they have a safe place to be.
Also, you deserve some sort of special mention for referencing Ripple. I didn’t know what it was and had to google it. Perhaps I’ll do some more research on it the next time I go to the library.
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By: Christian Schneider
http://www.christianschneiderblog.com/2008/12/29/transcending-time-and-space/comment-page-1/#comment-579
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:01:37 +0000http://www.christianschneiderblog.com/?p=1885#comment-579Of course, I considered that they may be homeless. In fact, there were plenty of transients there. But these guys were different. I could be wrong, and my “homeless-dar” may need re-aligning.
The library downtown, on the other hand (and yes, this being Madison, there is only one “downtown” public library), is populated almost entirely by the homeless. It reeks of Ripple and urine.
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By: Nina
http://www.christianschneiderblog.com/2008/12/29/transcending-time-and-space/comment-page-1/#comment-576
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:16:56 +0000http://www.christianschneiderblog.com/?p=1885#comment-576Nice theorizing– but I propose a different explanation. I think those men you saw aren’t so much nostalgic as they are homeless. (Of course, these are not mutually exclusive categories– in fact, if I was homeless, I would certainly be nostalgic for a time in which, say, I wasn’t homeless.) I’ve spent a lot of time in libraries/archives/etc over the years and it’s always the same– large numbers of men (though sometimes women) doing exactly as you describe. They’re seeking shelter from the cold (or the heat), seeking someplace safe and quiet, and they can stay there all day as long as they don’t bother anyone.
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