Conversation

I had the supreme fortune not too long ago to sit with a fairly diverse group of people (although it was a folk festival conference, so we all had a couple of things in common) and have an actual conversation. I think the art of conversation is quickly becoming obsolete. It's certainly not really necessary these days, with truncated words and quick as light emails and the speeding up pace of the world. But to sit in a deserted university campus bar on a Sunday afternoon when none of us had had enough sleep and just talk to each other for a few hours, about music and how it has affected our lives...this was a wonderful experience.

I say: converse, people. It does the body and soul a very good turn.