Saturday September 16, 2023; 10:11 AM EDT
- I was at a conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico, you know, a hall filled with round tables, white table cloths and centerpieces, free pens and note pads, and ice water in glass goblets. One of the keynote speakers had driven up from the southernmost part of the state, where she worked in some sort of social program. During her speech, she said, "You academics think you live in the world. You do not live in the world. Visit me there where I work, near the Rio Grande, and I will show you around. That part of New Mexico is not the world either, but you can see the world from there." #