Wednesday, August 12, 2009

What is Context?

Every Saturday night, four good friends get together. When Jerry, Mike and Pat arrived, Karen was sitting in here living room writing some notes. She quickly gathered the cards and stood up to greet her friends at the door. They followed her into the living room but as usual, they could not agree on exactly what to play. Jerry eventually took a stand and set things up. Finally, they began to play. Karen's recorder filled the room with soft pleasant music. Early in the evening, Mike noticed Pat's hand and the many diamonds. As the night progressed the tempo of play increased. Finally, a lull in the activities occured. Taking advantage of this, Jerry pondered the arrangement in front of him. Mike interruppted Jerry's reverie and said, 'Let's hear the score.' They listened carefully and commented on their performance. When the comments where all heard, exhausted but happy, Karen's friends went home.
What is the context? What IS context?