I really enjoyed reading this article in the NYT, passed on to me by my husband's uncle because of my photography! Great stuff.
From the New York Times:
"You May Touch a Stranger
Richard Renaldi aims to break down social barriers by asking strangers to touch one another, but those very barriers can get in the way of his project."
Here is the link, which you'll have to copy and paste because the link below I'm not formatting properly....hmmm.
@mej2011 yes, I'm seeing that and trying to figure out how I have formatted it incorrectly. If you copy and paste the link, it should work. If anyone knows what I'm doing incorrectly I would appreciate it.
How cool, Daryl! thanks for sharing! I know very little about computers but have you tried to open the link in another window and then copy and paste it in and edited version of this discussion?
@grammyn I think that's what I did....hmmm. I have a feeling in the "How can I format my reply" I'm missing an element. @abirkill, I hate to call on you now, but I know you will have the answer. Would you help please--oh, wise one? :)
I think it's something to do with being the opening item in a thread. You need to post it after your initial comments :o) Just going to take a look now :o)
This is such a great idea, although I think some of them do look a little uncomfortable. It's a start though to breaking down those social barriers. Not sure it would work in my town though :o)
@psychographer I love the concept--I can see attempting something like this after some folks got to know each other, but just off the street (or like @grizzlysghost on a playground...) that's hard to do I imagine. Love seeing the results!
@grizzlysghost LOL, Aaron! You makka me laugh! @psychographer Lisa..I thought the same thing, but did not want to say so at first. But you said it. so..what the heck. some of them look uncomfortable! I guess that is what is interesting and you keep looking. Some look very comfortable...just sort of interesting to see. Thanks for posting Daryl!
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Hmmmmmmmmm. For me, the link just re-directs me here.
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/05/strangers-in-embrace/
@psychographer Lisa..I thought the same thing, but did not want to say so at first. But you said it. so..what the heck. some of them look uncomfortable! I guess that is what is interesting and you keep looking. Some look very comfortable...just sort of interesting to see. Thanks for posting Daryl!
Great concept and with careful execution could become more. Thanks for sharing.