I am old enough to remember when telephones were composed of “party lines” and have seen things advance beyond my limited ability to understand exactly what is going on.  I have no concept of the “cloud” where more and more of our data is “stored”.  Where is it and what are they doing with it and who makes sure my info is there when I need it.  These are questions that would drive me bonkers if I spent more than a little time thinking about the concept.  I do, however, think I understand that social media can be dangerous if used by the wrong people for the wrong reasons.  We recently saw on the news where 2 young girls had been instrumental in the death of a fellow student based on their bullying over a social media source.  That means we have to be more careful of what we do on the internet.

Politics and religion are two areas where the internet should be off-limits. Political views should best be discussed at the coffee shop where, if I didn’t agree, I could at least punch you in the nose.  My options are limited if I read your views on the particular social media that I am using.  Political viewpoints are like  a rectum, everyone has one but we don’t necessarily  want to see or discuss them. 

I may be guilty from time to time of getting close to the point of being political but I try not to discuss parties.  I most like to discuss the follies of man.  I like to point out how we the people have shot ourselves in the foot.  Man is a foolish enough animal without making up Dr Seuss type beings. 

Just my thoughts on a serious subject.  There wont be many of these blogs so keep reading.

Gary