10 June 2007 (Sunday)

A return to the journal.

So, why am I here again?

Why do you wish to write and post your Journal?I will be the kitchen coordinator for the Special Circulation project in Royalston, MA this August. I wish to use this as an opportunity to observe and notice this process as it unfolds. I'd also like this to be a part of the public journals in order to increase the opportunities as I approach this role for the first time.

Date of beginning and completion
Begin: Sunday, June 10th, 2007
Complete: Saturday, September 1st, 2007

What is your Aim?
My Aim is to use the Journal as a tool to more directly experience the process of being the kitchen coordinator for a Guitar Craft course.

So, there you go.

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Leisurely rise today, after yesterday's long day (we volunteered at the CT Special Olympics at the Long Jump venue). Out to breakfast with our nephew at the Cosmic Omelette - our dining timing holds up for the weekend, and we get a seat before a large group arrives. Home to the deck and reading the Sunday paper, then some idle time as Lisa and Ian nap.

Leave for Boston at the usual time with ChrisP, and discuss some computer issues he's having as we drive. Arrive a bit early and meet Martin and do a bit of warm-up while waiting for Victor. The GCNE meets (I volunteered for minutes which I'll post on that site) and Chris and I head home.

Some interesting thoughts came to mind on the drive up that I had to jot down before we went in to the meeting. Most of these have to do with the nature of people and how we really want to belive things. It seems to me that if the presentation of a concept is at least internally consistent, and the basis contains an element of truth, we fill in the gaps and assume it's true. This isn't necessarily a bad thing; there are times we need to trust that an author/presenter does in fact know what they are saying or doing is true. Problems seem to arise when we completely stop questioning the information that we are given.

The power that this behavior grants some people is truly frightening.