the plastic exploding inevitable

The only constant is change

I'm reading a book called The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton- basically it's a series of short essays about architecture and design , and how they affect us. Great stuff. I always enjoy when a writer challenges you to look at the world with fresh eyes. Think about he things that surround you everyday.

One of the themes in the book is that our concept of beauty is always changing- not evolving but changing. A prime example of his can be found in the family photo album- look at the way the living room was decorated 20 years ago- you loved that wallpaper then.

There is a photo of me somewhere taken in '73 or so, I'm on the altar at church doing a gospel reading (that alone is testament to how things change) I am wearing, a baby blue dress shirt, a navy blue crushed velvet bow tie, tartan plaid bell bottoms with a 2 inch cuff, saddle shoes and a sport coat made of denim. Oh yeah, hair down to my shoulders and aviator style glasses. I loved all those clothes and really loved them altogether. ( I will say I would love to have the saddle shoes today, some things never go out of style)

Change is happening constantly , some good ,some bad. There is change that annoys me (surprise)- change for the sake of change.

An example: The other day I was in Stop and Shop (newly remodeled you know) and was quite delighted with the new look , but a quibble , the Courtesy Desk, which of course was once the Customer Service Desk is now ..........the Solution Center.

please.