Some Thinking on History
What starts me thinking on all these different things? Writing to people all over the world. They make me reach beyond what I know currently to learn more. They give me a glimpse into the rest of world, places I have not been to, differences of culture, how they see, hear and feel about different things. It may be about what kind of morning hot drink they or I have, or world events that shake the foundation of what we know as a species. Sometimes, it starts with: I’ll be the first to tell you I am not a fan of Google. I have really never been a fan of theirs, as I hate that I am the product, which means every keystroke, every bit of data, everything about myself is theirs to sell. Not to mention they want to rule the world. This is a lengthy piece. I’m a fairly verbose and prolific writer in letters, on Facebook, and definitely here; I have a lot of thoughts popping into my mind at any given time, and I prefer to get them out rather than to keep them rolling around like marbles. Hence ...