Another beautiful piece by Verlyn Klinkenborg in this morning's NYT:
More at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/opinion/03weds4.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
Recently, I’ve been thinking about the geography of familiarity. By that I mean something like a map of my habitat, the paths I travel most often, the places I feel most comfortable, the routines embedded in the rural and urban landscapes I know best. Most days, familiarity seems inherent in the world right around me, but every now and then I remember that it’s really an artifact of consciousness, a form of perception that can be lost, say, in someone with Alzheimer’s.
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