Was interviewed on Tuesday by Ethan Lindsey of OPB, about Bend business. Fairly long interview, but I know that only a few seconds may end up on air. Still, it's seems like walking onto a minefield every time I do one of these stories. A few mentions in the paper can't hurt too much, but being broadcast just allows me to make a bigger fool of myself.
Anyway, one thing that Ethan said has been gnawing on me ever since: Now, remember, this is my memory, and if I'm getting it wrong it isn't Ethan's fault, O.K.?
He said something like, someone had told him that Bend was the biggest(?) town more than 100(?) miles from an Interstate in the U.S.A.(?) Oregon (?).
Vague, I know. But the basic concept is there.
He said that some people had commented that this isolation may explain Bend's vibrancy.
This seems a little backward to me. If Bend has grown, it was in spite of the isolation, not because of it. After all, if isolation was the deciding factor then there are many many small, isolated towns in America that seem to have missed it.
No, I believe we have gone against the grain.
And I also think that you can go against the grain for only so long before you get tired of the splinters. Much easier to run your hands smoothly down that wood handle with the grain.
Funny the notions we pick up to explain things.
Anyway, one thing that Ethan said has been gnawing on me ever since: Now, remember, this is my memory, and if I'm getting it wrong it isn't Ethan's fault, O.K.?
He said something like, someone had told him that Bend was the biggest(?) town more than 100(?) miles from an Interstate in the U.S.A.(?) Oregon (?).
Vague, I know. But the basic concept is there.
He said that some people had commented that this isolation may explain Bend's vibrancy.
This seems a little backward to me. If Bend has grown, it was in spite of the isolation, not because of it. After all, if isolation was the deciding factor then there are many many small, isolated towns in America that seem to have missed it.
No, I believe we have gone against the grain.
And I also think that you can go against the grain for only so long before you get tired of the splinters. Much easier to run your hands smoothly down that wood handle with the grain.
Funny the notions we pick up to explain things.