tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291013600194973063.post8438977049115258618..comments2023-11-03T08:27:46.444-04:00Comments on LV Voice: "When Life Gives You Lemons, Paint That S*** Gold"Katie Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278567541069425535noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291013600194973063.post-51271702738971203032008-05-01T23:39:00.000-04:002008-05-01T23:39:00.000-04:00Thanks, Bernie!Thanks, Bernie!Katie Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278567541069425535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291013600194973063.post-90662814202373033082008-05-01T18:13:00.000-04:002008-05-01T18:13:00.000-04:00Katie Bee!Happy Birthday!!!!Katie Bee!<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday!!!!Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291013600194973063.post-89492167872706609412008-04-29T17:40:00.000-04:002008-04-29T17:40:00.000-04:00I've definitely been there. I lived out west in hi...I've definitely been there. I lived out west in high school and our town was so completely suburban. Thank god we had a bike trail that you could ride to the center of town or I would've been trapped until I got my license. But even then there were few places to gather. After I got my license, going to the movies and a great little cafe in the nearby city became my favorite activities. <BR/><BR/>Kids today definitely lack meaningful places to hang out. It seems like many of them just want to be left alone to play video games in their basements, which freaks me out for the future of our society. It's interesting that so many families move to the 'burbs because it's safe but they end up isolating and sheltering their children from the real world and any opportunities to socialize. <BR/><BR/>As for Hava Java - Great place!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291013600194973063.post-4598377974537480052008-04-27T16:25:00.000-04:002008-04-27T16:25:00.000-04:00I am familiar with the third place since recently ...I am familiar with the third place since recently reading "the great good place" by ray oldenberg. i think it is the fatal flaw of the suburbs that they do not have these third places and do not have them for the kids and do not have them within a safe walking distance. walkability, third places and mixed use are what the suburbs lack and (surprise!) what the cities have. <BR/><BR/>i think that a lot of the suburb kids lack this sense of community that can be found in a neighborhood or third place. it's almost painful to watch my brother get eaten alive by the suburbs. but he just got his driver's lisence, so i think he'll shake it off and figure it out. <BR/><BR/>and for some reason, the subject of "cheers" came up in conversation in the dining hall today, strange how pop culture is fleeting and indelible all at the same time, eh?<BR/><BR/>"where everybody knows your name and everyone is glad you came" is certainly a feeling that hava java gave me.Katie Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278567541069425535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5291013600194973063.post-44788779976302201402008-04-27T14:40:00.000-04:002008-04-27T14:40:00.000-04:00"I found Hava Java and spent five hours a day for ..."I found Hava Java and spent five hours a day for a whole summer drinking tea and eating biscotti and talking and it was AMAZING. I found real people and I fell in love with all of them."<BR/><BR/>In my line of work, we call these 3rd places. They are informal gathering places for people of the community to socialize on neutral territory. Ownership of this space belongs to the owner of the business, not to any one particular person who is drinking the tea. These third places are critical for a community b/c informal interaction and the reinforcement of social values in this environment encourage people to be citizens and neighbors. This is too lost in our society. <BR/><BR/>Having grown up where you grew up, I noticed there were no 3rd places. Where I live now, there are a couple of 3rd places that I enjoy often, usually after a busy day of frustrating travel/work. <BR/><BR/>The best way to describe everything you need to know about the 3rd place is to watch Cheers. "You wanna go where everybody knows your name..." It was on before our time, but the sentiment holds.Geoff Bracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634858957329036265noreply@blogger.com