tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post111448010930016919..comments2024-03-28T22:44:04.754-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: What makes a favorite?Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-1114543066353608542005-04-26T12:17:00.000-07:002005-04-26T12:17:00.000-07:00In one of his novels, David Drake comments that ob...In one of his novels, David Drake comments that objects cannot have a soul; however, one can come to fit your hand and self so well that it might as well have one, for it seems to become a part of you.<BR/><BR/>In some cases, that's exactly it. In the case of others... maybe in some it's the fact of more hand-work having gone into a piece, and something rubs off on it(into it?) because of that.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-1114539757322200962005-04-26T11:22:00.001-07:002005-04-26T11:22:00.001-07:00My favorite things not only feel right, but are al...My favorite things not only feel right, but are also a joy to use for various other reasons. Sometimes it is because the item has sentimental or historical value; somtimes the joy comes from a certain uniqueness or singularity - like having an artistic quality or being particularly well-made. <BR/><BR/>Kind of like the difference between a stainless steel medium framed handgun from any of the Big Gun Corporations and an older Colt Python or Smith & Wesson N-frame revolver. <BR/><BR/>Reading over what I just wrote, it occurs to me that what I am describing may be labeled as "soul". Hmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-1114539756659526642005-04-26T11:22:00.000-07:002005-04-26T11:22:00.000-07:00My favorite things not only feel right, but are al...My favorite things not only feel right, but are also a joy to use for various other reasons. Sometimes it is because the item has sentimental or historical value; somtimes the joy comes from a certain uniqueness or singularity - like having an artistic quality or being particularly well-made. <BR/><BR/>Kind of like the difference between a stainless steel medium framed handgun from any of the Big Gun Corporations and an older Colt Python or Smith & Wesson N-frame revolver. <BR/><BR/>Reading over what I just wrote, it occurs to me that what I am describing may be labeled as "soul". Hmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com