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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-01-25, Page 241 Page 12—CrossroadS--Jail, 25, 1984 Shirley Whittington Blueprint fora brave new world When the next generation says something is out of this world, they won't be kidding. It' is entirely possible that your great-grandchildren will emigrate from this sad planet to live upon a man- made, orbiting space -sta- tion. You'll have to get their birthday cards in the mail three years in advance. Life on an orbiting space platform is a logical con- sequence to life on a planet that is used up and worn out. We already dote upon dispo- sable razors a,nd disposable pens; it may be time for the concept of the disposable earth. • Everyone, who talks about space colonization specifies that.the colonists will be extr,aordinary people — brave, strong, innovative and intelligent. They will not be much different from those hardy souls who discovered the new world centuries ago. . Imagine the following con- versation taking place in a narrow crooked street in 15th Century Portugal. Two women are talking. Neighbor One: So. Have you heard about Mrs. Magellan s son? Neighbor Two: The one with the purple tights add the long hair? He's a doctor, maybe? Or a lawyer? Neighbor One: You're twice wrong. He ran away to sea. He's been gone for two years. Never even phoned his mother on her birthday. They're saying he's probably gone right over the edge: Neighbor Two: But didn't Mrs. Magellan tell the boy the world was flat? Neighbor One: Sure. But who listens to amother? Or perhaps in a timbered kitchen in St. Malo, this con- versation took place: Mrs. Cabot: So how was Montreal? Jean Sebastian Cabot: Quiet, Ma. They haven't built the city yet. There's nothing there but trees and rocks and water and a lot of very expert canoeists. Mrs. Cabot: What, no whipping posts? No cathe- drals? No cock -fights? No marriageable young noble- women? How long did you say it took you to get to that place? Jean Sebastian Cabot: About three months, Ma. Mrs. Cabot: I told you you should have gone Air France. And in that whole three . months, Mr. Smarty - pants, did you ever get a decent meal? Look at you. You're as thinas an eel. What did they feed you on that ship anyway? Hard tack? Jean Sebastian Cabot: Yup. And dried pork and codfish. But somehow, Ma,.it was fun. Exhilarating. Chal- lenging. Exciting. Mrs. Cabot: Three months on a leaky ,boat with a bunch of illiterate sailors and no room service and, you call that fun? Jean Sebastian •Cabot: Geez Ma. You had to be there. You know what I mean? And that's the way it will be for the space colonists. 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I see this as an opportunity to build a new and perfect society and I would like to sit on the planning committee. (Don't count on me for those pioneering flights. I get car sick.) Here is a chance to design a civilization without smurfs, cabbage patch dolls, or hot air blowers that are supposed to dry your hands in restaurant washrooms. Right from the start we'll be able to outlaw aeresol carr, wrestling on TV, instant tea, and The Nation's Business. There will• be plgce in this new world for door-to-door p.»neelists, letters addres- std , to Dear Householder, grape bubble gum or those velvet ropes used to croral people in banks 'and bus terminals. Citizenship will be denied to those who allow their dogs to poop in public parks, produce commercials for Boxcar Willie or feminine hygiene products, or news- casters who can't pronounce "nuclear". Nationalism will be outlawed and so will small print in phone books. The notion of colonization in space comes closer to reality every day. Right now we are living in a global mad hatter's tea party. We foul our places, then move on to clean ones which we foul and abandon old planet is used up, tired, depleted and vio- lated almost beyond redemption. It's time to build a new civilization. Let's not blow it this time. Your Handwriting Tells Ilit Don't be afraid to be different By Dorothy St. John Jackson Certified Master Graphoanalyst Dear Dorothy: I' have a wonderful husband and three good children, but my life's a drag. I work hard to be a good homemaker, but I am bored. Why? — E.V. - .DearE.V.: Because you're addicted to routine proce- dures.. Constant routine `stag- nates the mind and squashes the imagination. You are so ruled by your head, seen in your vertieal writing, that you stifle your emotional impulses. In other words, you never really do anything just because it oc- curs to you to do it. So much are you confined to sameness that you are"apt to do the same thing on the same day every week. This is indicated by several things in your writing which'all add up. First, your writing lacks upward and downward stroke . , extension. This causes you to stay pretty close to home base. Then, your nearly perfect rhythm is a set pattern and lacks liv- ing flexibility. Your desire to be organ- ized is seen in the balance of your f. However, because the loops are missing, so is any form of imagination. So, everything goes into a nest, orderly slot with no attempt to rearrange or add a new twist. The closely dotted i's only emphasize your orderliness, because you get so bogged down With detail. You can relieve you, bore- dom' and still be a good homemaker, you do it by changing the little _things. For instance, shop on.Tues- 01141 , •. 4411,0 day instead of Friday (or vice -versa), 'and, just for the fun of it, try out another supermarket. Don't be afraid to be dif- ferent. Get a new hairdo, maybe. Your fear of being ridu- culed or made fun of, seen in the high jump of the is one of boredom's closest rela- tives. How about Treating your husband' and children to a fancy buffet some evening, instead of a sit-down dinner? and use your best silver, too. Silly? Maybe, but the effect is great. A certain amount of routine is necessary for all of us. It's the kind of adhesive that holds our lives together. But don't be so precise and head -ruled that you strip the fun out of your life. CLEARANCE�VINT ER Jackets, Coats% O, FF WINTER to "` GARMENTSSave on H Notts and Sweaters ... ►.S 4, �4i *114 620 1 � MEN S V� t R• - BOYS' WEAR Aithur St. Elmira Phone 669-2843 BOOIt REVIEW QUIET ATMOSPHERE—Sand-colored carpeting combines with pale peach stuc- co walls to create a natural setting in this living room with its rounded ledges and arched wall niches for seating and display space. Bamboo -trimmed furniture, sleek vertical blinds, antique artifacts and contemporary sculpture blend for a quiet atmosphere. Carpeting is of Anso Nylon by Mohawk. Proper setting for Indian artifacts By Barbara Hartung Q. We're buying a house in the framing stage, so I still have time to incorporate my ideas. I'd like a natural, almost austere background for our American Indian artifacts. THE BOOK OF AGES. By Desmond Morris. Academic Press Canada, Don Mills, Ont. 71/2 by 103/4 in. 222 pp. $19.95. ' Reviewed by • PERCY MADDUX Desmond Morris's unusual work "The Book of Ages" is a compilation of happenings at each possible age from nothing to a . hundred, , des- cribing what we should ex- pect from each age and what happened to this, that, and the other famous person at that age — achievements, misfortunes, accessions to power, and death. It is an interesting book of reference containing many little items not generally known. But Watch out for er- rors. In a work of this kind theremay be statements that disagree with' . some other authority, so you may want to.check them out with some other Source. What is characteristic of this work, however, is its in- clination to move into the risque. So you will find that sort of thing sprinkled throughout. i31Z' It was Michael Jackson Night. in Los Angeles last Monday night when the American Music Awards were presented in a star- studded show featuring sequins and foil icicles. It became a little monotonous - watching this kid run onto the stage' to collect another award. Wearing gold and red sequins, one sequined glove and dark glasses, Jackson was escorting model Brooke Shields, a rather odd gesture for someone who claims to be shy of publicity. He should know by now how the cameras follow Brooke" arognd the .world! The world has been turned upside down- this past year for Michael Jackson. The hype he has created can -be compared only to that created by Presley. in the 50s and the Beatles in the 60s. He is_ a multimillionaire, must travel with bodyguards and has had to upgrade security at his- Hollywood home. He has won fame and fortune but he has lost his freedom and his life will never be the same. Jackson thanked everyone from his producer to the buying public to his parents as het claimed awards for the best single, "Billie Jean", the best album, "Thriller" (both pop and soul), and the best pop oul video), "Beat It". He was also the top male pop vocalist and soul vocalist and received a special award of merit. WE'D LOVE TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS! But every day 3 active Canadians become paralysed by spinal cord injury and look to us for assistance. CANADIAN PARAPLEGIC ASSOCIATION Pat ' Benatar was the favorite pop female vocalist and the top pop group was. Daryl Hall and John Oates. Lionel Richie took the honors for best soul single, "All I have seen many pictures with ideas I like but I'm not sure how I should proceed. — R.M.B. A. First, tell your builder of your interests. Second, either engage an interior de- signer or architect to pro-. duce plans that will give you the settinryo,, desire. use for cooking and serving, filling in here or there with a Lacey fern or hearty pothos. Q. Our bedroom lighting is a real problem. There is no overhead lighting in the room at all. I have almost no room for end tables and lamps so I re - Or if you don't want help; cerci ly-7boiight brass'--1114F- familiarize -1114 ='familiarize yourself with de- tailing` of American Indian design and then consult with your -builder. Go carefully 'so you don't. overdo it, Particularly charming are molded wxlls and a curved fireplace. Niches could be planned now to exhibit your artifacts. Slightly textured walls painted a natural tone and an . open beamed ceiling would go along with the feeling you want. Your furnishings such as upholstered and ',wood pieces, lamps and accessor- ies in a mix of modern and primitive design could fur- ther enhance you design plan. . Q. My`'dining room is cold and without any personality: II want to do something to add interest and to combine the dining room and kitchen into a sort of country kitchen - keeping room. The dining room was ori- ginally designed as a family room and is 'separated from the kitchen by a breakfast bar. We have one window in the kitchen over the sink and one in the dining room with a 'sliding glass door there, too. Please give me some ideas for a country kitchen -dining room. I want new cabinets, window coverings and floor- ing, and may buy new _dining room furniture. — P.C. A. To add a country flair to your kitchen -dining room, you can do so through the flooring, windows and cabin- ets. For example, consider new doors, French type"with woodframed, small panes, and matching windows. With these new decorative win- dows and doors you probably Night Long", Aretha won't need any draperies. or Franklin was the top soul even curtains. female and Gladys Knight There are numerous simu- and The Pips were the best lated brick and flagstone Soul group. vinyl patterns and, of course, In the country -and- planked wood is another pos- western field, Barbara sibiltiy for flooring — cer- Mandrell and Willie Nelson tainly a natural for a country were the.topf individual look. singers Alabama top Light cabinets with a group. Alabaandma also hadthe the honey pine look or a bleach - best video and the best ed oak finish could be de - album„ "The Closer You lightful. Oak or pine country Get The top country single furniture would be great for was `Islands in The Stream" your dining room. How about by. Dolly Part► and Kenny a long rectangular table with Rogers. settles or settees on each The 'Gra my Award side instead of -individual- nominations 'were also chairs? These can have fa - released last week and guess • brie cushions in a delightful who ' led . the nominations there. A little kid named country print or rush woven • Mikey who will have to build seats for a casual look. a new home, just to house his Accessorize with country awards! artifacts `that you can also maty -type . lamps for each side of the bed. Those lamps do not provide enough room lighting for the- telt 'of' the room: I like modern design so I • don't want wall scones. What could I use? — V.B A. I think that track light- ing might be a good solution. Perhaps you have a wall you would especially like to wash with .light: Some, of the light will, of course, be dispersed elsewhere in the room. 1 • Be careful in the 'place- ment of your track so the lights"won't point down and blind you — because they can. 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