"My father has cancer." "John Doe's relationship status has changed." "I got soooo drunk last night." In Dunsmuir, where I was reared, there were certainmatters people talked about and subjects we simply didn't. If someone was inebriated, one did not share that with the entire town. It was sometimes weeks before our familylearned that a couple was having serious difficulties. It was months beforewe learned of someone's illness. Oh, there was gossip, of course, not unlike Norman Rockwell's print (right)... read more »
