Brave New World

So I'm very intrigued by all this blogging phenomena!

It's a bit overwhelming to see all that others have done on their pages - ads, links, pcitures, etc.

It's especially bittersweet for me, since I considered myself very tech saavy until recent years.

I'm stuck in this middle-sort-of generation. I was raised with computers; early ones, granted, but computers nonetheless. My 1st grade classroom had one primitive Apple with 5-inch floppy drive. I learned to write DOS programs - could make the computer draw a picture, or fill the screen with color. Oregon Trail. I use computers today with ease, for the most part. I can navigate the internet and programs with a kind of comfort and instinct. I speak the language....but the language keeps changing! And my 4 year old can ...blah blah blah

I've grown tired of writing about this, but don't want to throw the whole thing out. So I won't delete it, you lucky cyber-reader.

Of more interest to me at this moment -- and I mean THIS exact particular fleeting moment since there are about 100 thoughts-of-interest in my brain -- is the Oprah cause du jour. I just saw her PSA about distracted driving. Of course, this is important. It's dangerous. That's a given. But Oprah? Really? When is the last time she drove anywhere? Often you get the underlying message of "we're all in this together"/"let's all pitch in and help remedy this problem". Here, it just came across more like "you people out there, please don't hit my chauffeur-driven towncar while texting". Gave me a chuckle.