gettingittogether

Some people like to talk about matter. Things. Objects. The mundane. They like to talk about refrigerator repairs, baseboard and wallpaper choices. And they talk about these subjects with great zeal, sharing their home renovation narratives and observations with others who will, hopefully, share their enthusiasm. I have found that the people who talk most about Things are those who –maybe more than others– relate to the world physically. These people use sight, touch and an overall visual-spatial understanding to navigate the world. They tend towards more literal production and interpretation of meanings than they do poetic, metaphorical or tangential ones. I even want to say that their more physical-visual orientation to the world somehow manifests itself in their well-tended-to bodies, but that may be going to far. That may be irrational. In any case, these people exist. They are about.