one's homeland

[barbara100 at jps.net]

No, Keith, I didn't leave out "bombs falling". Check again. It's in the paragraph preceeding the list. Up there along with the first "homeland," see?
But you're partially right. I did leave out some words because they didn't have meaning to me personally. Like "controlling wages" for example. I just don't know very much about that kind of thing. But give it to someone else--maybe Terrance or Paul or Dave or Doug--and who knows what present-day images it might conjure up.  

> >>>All of these are buzz words for me that conjure up images framed in the
> year-and-a-half since 9/11. <<<
> 
> I'll be damned. You leave out bombs falling. You made this big long list,
> and on that list, I don't see bombs falling. Why would you leave that out?
> It's in Pynchon's essay. And you don't mention it. Why, Barb? I don't have
> to leave out any words in my reading. You do. Why is that Barb? Use all of
> P's words and make your point Barb. You can't can you? You have to leave
> some out. Because P. isn't saying what you wish he were. Me neither. But he
> ain't Barb. Nice try though.
> 
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