Got something to say? Let’s talk (face to face)

Got something to say? Let’s talk (face to face)

by | Jan 7, 2016 | Musings

My mother gave me an old Smith Corona typewriter and some basic instruction on “touch typing” when I was 10 and I was soon pecking away. When I starting turning in assignments in school on typewritten pages some of my teachers starting asking if my mother...
The misinformation cow path

The misinformation cow path

by | Aug 26, 2015 | Musings

Unlike former Vice President, and unsuccessful Presidential candidate, Al Gore, who once claimed he “created the Internet,” I actually had a hand — albeit a small one — in the creation of the online phenomenon. In the 1980s, as the...
Bye, bye Facebook, hello face-to-face

Bye, bye Facebook, hello face-to-face

by | Jul 6, 2015 | Musings

Decided over the Fourth of July weekend to reduce involvement in so-called, and misnamed, “social media” on the Internet. Social media, especially the online farce called Facebook, is an online sewer, a gathering ground for misfits, the angry and...
Group think on Facebook

Group think on Facebook

by | May 5, 2015 | Musings

Call it group think.  New groups focused on Floyd are spouting up like weeds on Facebook. Floyd Group started some time ago and is run by moderator Nicole Cooley. The group has rules on behavior and takes action against those who violate the rules. Some of those...