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Blog Narcissism

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One of my favorite targets for mockery is Hollywood, when they make a movie about the making of a movie. There is just something sad about an industry so in love with itself, that it thinks the average viewer will be riveted by a ‘behind the scenes’ peek.

Alas, such blatant narcissism is not only found in Los Angeles. Some novelists write about the process of writing a novel, and photographers have been known to take pictures of each other, taking pictures …

Here at the Duckabush Blog, we’re above such crass and vulgar display. We would, however, like to take this opportunity to showcase some of our most celebrated readers.

David

  • At nearly eleven years of age, David is one of our most enthusiastic fans. His cheerful praise of each post encourages us to forge ahead in our fight to resurrect our blog. Lately, thanks to our “Related Posts” feature, he’s been going back over archived entries, reading up on our family’s history (as seen through the blog).

David wears that T&T shirt well - his is an AWANA superstar

Sarah

  • Self-styled as the ‘Queen of Comments’, Sarah has begun responding to each of our posts, with clever little one-line remarks in her distinctive prose. Also using the “Related Posts” feature, she’s been going back over blogs from years ago, giggling about events that are perhaps hazy in her memory. It is a pleasure to write for such a responsive audience.

Sarah and Kathy often enjoy a sneak peak of the AWANA skit of the day.

Strangely enough, this is exactly why we resumed our blog posting this year, after a few technical interruptions. It has been said, “Whoever tells the stories, defines the culture.” (I’m not sure who said it, whether David Walsh, George Gerbner, or possibly Aristotle.) But I think it is fairly true, and so Kathy and I are taking some effort to tell the story of our family — to define our family’s culture by the stories we choose to tell, and the way that we tell them. The virtues we praise and the events we highlight, help to establish what it means to be an Edgren in the memories of our children.

Thinking about some of the things I’ve written, it would seem that a key part of being an Edgren is being a little silly and weird. I guess I’m OK with that.

Tim

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  1. “it would seem” ? “being a little silly ? Hope you didn’t need long hours of critical thought to reach that conclusion! But your silliness is (from the rare glimpses I’ve seen) grounded in love for the Lord and His people and the abundant life He’s given, which makes it more sanctified silliness at least.

    1. Ah, yes, there it is — Plato’s version is a little more sinister, with ‘rule’ instead of ‘define’: “Those who tell the stories rule society.”

      Nice to see that modern philosophers are more into ‘defining’ than ‘ruling’. :)

      1. Not only do I enjoy the nerdiness of the fact that Joshua can whip Plato out of his pocket at the drop of a hat (forgive the painfully mixed clothing metaphor), but I cannot say I mind the concept of writers ruling the culture.

        1. Ha! Just the tiniest bit biased in favor of writers, are we?

          And actually all of my hats have pockets, so the metaphor works.

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