From the beginning, Riri referred to humans as “earthguys,” and it gradually became clear that he was inclined to include animals in the category as well. His interest in the creatures he found in the woods, waters and skies around my home in northwest New Jersey, began with simple curiosity, but he soon developed respect for the natural fit of their behavior into the surrounding environment. Nature “earthguys”… “They belonging…they ingtellergent.” Whereas, from his point of view, “you kinda earthguys,” the humans, “self-absorbing”, “conveniated” and “earth-dangering” “not good fitting” folks, but “not all bad bad”… “Humanguys difficult for unnerstand…”
Before allowing Riri to continue, I interrupted, out of my own need for unnerstand stuff…”conveniated”… “Help me, what is ‘conveniated’? What do you mean by that?...”
He hesitated a moment, seemingly stunned by my apparent ignorance…I really had no clue…conveniated?...”Something to do with convenience”? I ventured, “What’s wrong with convenience?”
Con- vee-nee-ence… yes…you kinda earthguys not so fitting, want easy, fast, pop-in-mouth, instink (instant?) faster, easier, remote-control…Do you unnerstand the cost of conveeneeence…? The costs of conveniated is ingconvenient…
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