| In case you haven't noticed, the world is
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| | one were to erect a wall using both
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| "going to hell in a handbasket". No one
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| | materials, there is no similarity in the
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| knows where that phrase comes from or
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| | visual experience, the character or any
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| what it means exactly, but the
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| | aspect of the two walls. The logs with
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| implication is understood by anyone who
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| | irregular lines, bold grain, conspicuous
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| hears it - that things seem to be out of
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| | knots and uneven coloring produce a
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| control. If you watch the evening news,
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| | visual rendering that Mr. Rockwell strove
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| read today's headlines, or listen to the
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| | to achieve with every brush stroke. To
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| radio then you know what I am talking
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| | me, logs exude a sensation of warmth, of
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| about. The world is going to hell in a
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| | strength, a sense that all is right with
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| handbasket. So what does the world's
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| | the world... and that is a lot to expect
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| demise have to do with the title of this
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| | from a dead tree.
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| article? That's easy, in a world out of
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| | So what is it about logs that give me
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| control, there's just something
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| | this near spiritual experience? I think
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| miraculous about logs that creates peace
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| | it is an implicit appreciation of a sense
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| and tranquility in my life.
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| | of perpetuity, of history, strength and
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| If that sounds a little bizarre to you,
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| | permanence. America was built from logs.
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| permit me to explain. Your house may be
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| | The first structures erected across this
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| of a contemporary design, or a
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| | land were more often than not constructed
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| Mediterranean style bungalow, or perhaps
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| | of logs. For hundreds of years, people
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| you make your home in a French chateaux,
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| | carved their homes, shops and churches
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| but for me there is no warmer, or more
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| | from the wilderness using the most
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| peaceful environment than a log home
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| | plentiful resource available, trees in
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| richly decorated with rustic and log
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| | their natural form. In addition, we
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| furniture. I call it my "Norman Rockwell
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| | Americans like to be noted for being
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| effect".
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| | individualists, and at a time when most
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| The late Mr. Rockwell had a distinctive
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| | of the population live in city apartments
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| painting style and his prints portrayed
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| | or suburbs with cookie-cutter houses, a
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| an optimistic depiction of everyday life
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| | log home sets one apart from the crowd.
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| in America. Even while the world was at
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| | In that same rationale, log furniture is
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| war and our nation was climbing out of
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| | not generally available at ordinary
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| the great depression, Rockwell had an
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| | furniture stores. One must venture out to
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| uncanny knack of reinforcing what was
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| | the wilderness (or at least exit the
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| really important to ordinary Americans.
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| | shopping mall) to find quality log and
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| The imagery his pictures produced
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| | rustic furniture.
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| inspired us to be decent people and live
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| | Okay, I will admit to having some
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| a good life. They evoked a feeling of
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| | plastered walls in our home and yes, we
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| calming and harmony. I experience that
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| | even have several furniture pieces that
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| "Norman Rockwell effect" every time I
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| | one might label as "conventional", but
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| walk into my cabin in the woods.
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| | visitors to our home invariably remark
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| There is this undefined something about a
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| | about our log furniture and log accents.
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| log home and log furniture that literally
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| | To date, no one has yet to compliment us
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| transfixes me in an extraordinary way.
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| | on our marvelously plastered bathroom.
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| How best can I describe this to the
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| | I began this dissertation with a cliché
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| uninitiated? When I look at a wall
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| | about our world going to hell in a
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| constructed of logs, I get a sense that
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| | handbasket, and how that related to my
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| it vibrates at a different intensity than
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| | love and appreciation for all things log.
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| the rest of its surroundings. No, I am
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| | I am confident that my opinion on both
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| not some new-age metaphysical
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| | matters is sound. We inhabit a turbulent
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| tree-hugger, I'm a guy who appreciates
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| | and chaotic planet, but I live in a log
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| natural beauty and I connect with things
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| | home with hand-made log furniture. For
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| created from logs.
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| | that reason, all is right with my world.
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| Consider if you will that a pine log and
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| | Now don't anyone turn on that darn TV
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| a 2x4 (or 2x10, etc.) are both wooden
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| | while I'm reading my old issues of the
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| building products of the same matter and
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| | Saturday Evening Post.
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| used for the same purposes. However, if
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