Peter, this is powerful. “There’s a moral mortgage on my house and the land it sits on—one I can never repay. But at least I can stop pretending that I invented the place.” This awareness that all this discovery and pioneering happened at the cost of so much heartache and misery to a group of other humans so closely tied to the land. So well done, Peter.
Very strong post here, Peter. I admire your forthrightness and willingness to keep your head up rather than buried in the sand (or in Christopher Columbus' metaphorical sphincter, which is unfortunately where a lot of folks have it, especially people with similar last names to mine).
Peter, this is powerful. “There’s a moral mortgage on my house and the land it sits on—one I can never repay. But at least I can stop pretending that I invented the place.” This awareness that all this discovery and pioneering happened at the cost of so much heartache and misery to a group of other humans so closely tied to the land. So well done, Peter.
Columbus Day, indeed. Thank you so much Kalpana.
Very strong post here, Peter. I admire your forthrightness and willingness to keep your head up rather than buried in the sand (or in Christopher Columbus' metaphorical sphincter, which is unfortunately where a lot of folks have it, especially people with similar last names to mine).
And the Steve Goodman nod in the title: <chef's kiss>
Whoa! Unintentional Steve Goodman reference, but I’ll own it anyway!
Well said, Peter!