Post WWII America and "Seduction of the Innocent" by Frederic Wertham - that dark time in Comicbookdom when America turned away from the comic book, it became the pariah of the publishing industry, and to be known as a comic book author or artists was the lowest form of life (at least to hear Stan Lee talking about it).
It is interesting that people keep looking for "what is corrupting our youth" in what they are reading, who they are talking to, what bad influences that are acting upon them; when it is, after all, society at large that is causing the youth of the world to despair and take up any manner of "bad behavior". It's sort of disheartening to think that the culture that you are an integral part of is ripping the souls out of impressionable youth, and those youth are doing everything they can to hold onto their souls, even if it means twisting them horrifically. What kids need is a Walkabout or a Vision Quest: and we give them TV and soccer Moms...There are so many with opinions about what we need to do in order to make the world a better place, but so few who seem worth following. Well, this seems a bit morose - perhaps I should change topics.
We are slowly preparing the house for the advent of parrot time: Martini is slated to move here within the next few weeks (before December). It will be really nice to hang out with the parrot more, I do love him (and clearly it's mutual) - I hope that my Mom adjusts to Martini being here OK. But having a parrot kissing and cluking around the house again will be a welcome respite from no parrot, I should say!