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June 14, 2006
rock on my prairie companion
People who want to take a swing at San Francisco should think twice. Yes, the Irish coffee at Fisherman's Wharf is overpriced, and the bus tour of Haight-Ashbury is disappointing (where are the hippies?), but the Bay Area is the cradle of the computer and software industry, which continues to create jobs for our children. The iPod was not developed by Baptists in Waco. There may be a reason for this. Creative people thrive in a climate of openness and tolerance, since some great ideas start out sounding ridiculous. Creativity is a key to economic progress. Authoritarianism is stifling. I don't believe that Mr. Hewlett and Mr. Packard were gay, but what's important is: In San Francisco, it doesn't matter so much. When the cultural Sturmbannfuhrers try to marshal everyone into straight lines, it has consequences for the economic future of this country.
(taken from garrison keillor's recent column)
Posted by Zach at June 14, 2006 09:45 AM
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Posted by: Devlyn at June 16, 2006 04:12 PM
Go, Mr. Prairie Home Companion! I never would have guessed that he wrote that.
Posted by: teahouseblossom at June 24, 2006 12:27 AM
Zach...I can't believe I'm the one saying this, but you HAVE to update. Don't give me none of those wedding excuses. wedding......shmedding
Posted by: rora at June 30, 2006 01:16 AM