tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562870398071023329.post267461248365589271..comments2023-05-09T02:53:56.663-07:00Comments on Chewing with the Paper Chipmunk: Almost a Book Artist Before I Knew ItPaper Chipmunk (aka Ellen)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15014954266777016841noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562870398071023329.post-32907550415912061612011-04-02T00:24:13.240-07:002011-04-02T00:24:13.240-07:00Indeed. In retrospect, it wasn't all that bad ...Indeed. In retrospect, it wasn't all that bad a time to be an odd kid in school. Now, it’s hard to imagine life before our current hypervigilent state against anything out of the ordinary, and the fear that seems to pervade everywhere, and in the schools especially. I feel sorry for odd loner kids now. It helped us stay sane to have a steam-letting outlet in that way. Nowadays, it would probably be a police matter. <br><br>I have to admit, I myself had a visceral reaction at your mention of that school mascot button. It's such a different time now, it's hard to comprehend that was once something that nobody in their right mind, even the irony challenged, would've thought was anything other than the joke it was intended to be. It’s depressing, how violent and fear-soaked everything is now.<br><br>PS Still have them? I'm impressed! My old buttons survived the Great Possession Cull before moving aboard.Paper Chipmunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014954266777016841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562870398071023329.post-1027775743035733132009-06-09T16:33:08.229-07:002009-06-09T16:33:08.229-07:00Indeed. In retrospect, it wasn't all that bad ...Indeed. In retrospect, it wasn't all that bad a time to be an odd kid in school. Now, it’s hard to imagine life before our current hypervigilent state against anything out of the ordinary, and the fear that seems to pervade everywhere, and in the schools especially. I feel sorry for odd loner kids now. It helped us stay sane to have a steam-letting outlet in that way. Nowadays, it would probably be a police matter. <br /><br />I have to admit, I myself had a visceral reaction at your mention of that school mascot button. It's such a different time now, it's hard to comprehend that was once something that nobody in their right mind, even the irony challenged, would've thought was anything other than the joke it was intended to be. It’s depressing, how violent and fear-soaked everything is now.<br /><br />PS Still have them? I'm impressed! My old buttons survived the Great Possession Cull before moving aboard.Paper Chipmunk (aka Ellen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15014954266777016841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562870398071023329.post-16989911993541576872009-06-08T09:05:44.140-07:002009-06-08T09:05:44.140-07:00I still have those buttons you made. The Greyhound...I still have those buttons you made. The Greyhound in the crosshairs, and a few others. Ah, those were the days. <br /><br />Honestly? Even though our town was so.... like that, I'd be more worried these days about expressing ourselves like that. Today people haul off and slug you in a way they never did before.Laureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481258874805195562noreply@blogger.com