tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post4499884078588982943..comments2023-12-28T16:38:26.304-08:00Comments on ACravan: NonverbalACravanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-29967143598530659412012-02-29T14:54:36.539-08:002012-02-29T14:54:36.539-08:00Actually, it comes up in white on my iPhone in one...Actually, it comes up in white on my iPhone in one mode. I think it looks great that way. Since I decided not to use Weldon Kees photos to illustrate this, I thought Chardin -- painter of silence -- was the only way to go. The quotation resonates with me for the same reasons it does with you. Jane spoke late. She only heard Chinese until age 1 and then only English and Portuguese, which both eventually streamed out of her in torrents. Along the way, we went through our silent movie phase, which involved new, amazing and unexpected patterns in communicating. We love the ancient game of badminton around here. Off to a half-birthday dinner shortly. Thanks for liking this. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-5757096512035157192012-02-29T14:30:39.979-08:002012-02-29T14:30:39.979-08:00On my tablet, for some unknown reason, the backgro...On my tablet, for some unknown reason, the background was white, hence my FB comment. I was taken by the phrase "covert living". Most of our experience is covert, I think. Unfortunately, so many tend to dismiss or ignore the covert internal life, or worse yet, try to discard it. I generally try to infer and respect what wordless thoughts are churning in someone else's mind. Unfortunately, it takes most of my energy to pay attention to my own.<br /><br />A lovely birthday dedication. Happy Birthday to your Jane!NCBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013877223982629515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-25135725235879351172012-02-29T14:11:31.621-08:002012-02-29T14:11:31.621-08:00I love the expression "covert living," b...I love the expression "covert living," by the way. GREAT CLE, surprisingly. And the potato chips served were top-notch. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-24827976845553410922012-02-29T14:10:15.363-08:002012-02-29T14:10:15.363-08:00You don't live with enough cats, dogs, birds, ...You don't live with enough cats, dogs, birds, fish and ghosts, that's what I'm thinking. Rocky concentrated on Sullivan. He never claimed he was the be-all and end-all, but Sullivan was a point of vital interest to him. I tried to learn why, but as we all did, I suppose, I didn't listen attentively enough to what he was saying, so I probably didn't understand what I did hear and forgot the rest. Anyway, reading what I read I think I understand Rocky better. Jane's a terrfic badminton player. She wants to go to the Olympics. I told her ok, but she needs to dress like the girl in the painting. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-24493489168455707832012-02-29T12:40:47.314-08:002012-02-29T12:40:47.314-08:00I haven't read anything by H.S.S, but I keep r...I haven't read anything by H.S.S, but I keep running into his name. I should read something instead of casting casual aspersions. But phrases like "not objectively observable" always raise my post-philosophical antennae.notasetanimalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-65601172963640687692012-02-29T08:25:17.106-08:002012-02-29T08:25:17.106-08:00I really love the Sullivan quote, which I came acr...I really love the Sullivan quote, which I came across reading a book called Nonverbal Communication, which was written by a psychiatrist named Ruesch along with the poet Weldon Kees and contains some remarkable Kees photos illustrating its points. Since blog materials are limited to words, pictures and sounds, it's hard to capture the "not objectively observable" aspect of his statement, but I know what he means. This meant something extra to me because I had been trying to recall Harry Stack Sullivan's name for a long time. He was someone Peter Rothwell spent a lot of time studying while he was at Swarthmore. Sullivan was much better known in the past than he is now, but his life and career make for interesting reading. When I delved into it, I felt I finally discerned some things about Rocky that I hadn't understood previously. Will explain anon. Am currently at a CLE seminar (in the waiting area; they're setting up) in Philly. Cold rain falling. Lunch is being served. It's a kind of interesting topic. As Con Ed used to say, "dig we must." CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-89074997022815520772012-02-29T07:51:48.484-08:002012-02-29T07:51:48.484-08:00No doubt at all that lots of thinking goes on with...No doubt at all that lots of thinking goes on without words. What would the nonverbal arts be for if this weren't true? Don't know why he says this part of life is "not objectively observable but only inferable", though -- I can see those paintings fine! Sounds like even Dr. Sullivan may not have slipped the grip of verbocentrism.<br /><br />Hpy Brha, Jane!notasetanimalnoreply@blogger.com