Comments on: Who’s to say why we stay? http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2010/07/16/1736/ Looking at a little down home literature Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:57:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Snacks for thought | Okie Reads http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2010/07/16/1736/comment-page-1/#comment-2184 Snacks for thought | Okie Reads Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:35:44 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=1736#comment-2184 [...] Recently having written a post on Picher, Oklahoma, a colleague noting my interest gave me a followup article in the September issue of Wired [...]

]]> By: Reggie Jet http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2010/07/16/1736/comment-page-1/#comment-2078 Reggie Jet Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:18:09 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=1736#comment-2078 What a mind starter for the day!

I think this real-life story speaks to the power of place and home in the mind of human beings. It is the comfort, the familiarity, the emotional and financial investment, and the connection to landscape and landmarks (and their power to evoke memories) that keep some Pitcherites from leaving, even as the town falls apart around them.

When you think about it, we see this all of the time with frail elderly people, who would rather stay in their familiar, possibly even unsafe, homes in lieu of a more convenient and healthy living environment. Yes, mortality is also an issue with the elderly, but isn’t it also an issue with Pitcher? The town is slowly and painfully dying.

Kitty, your post makes me want to see The Trip to Bountiful again…

]]> By: vehoae http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2010/07/16/1736/comment-page-1/#comment-2070 vehoae Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:10:25 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=1736#comment-2070 16 July 2010

What a great blog essay, Kitty. It’s left me wanting to read about Picher and its residents. So I will find the book and give it a read!

vehoae

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