I’m making the switch.
This blog runs on a program called fusion publisher. Lately I’ve been looking for a few more things. And I’ve been encouraged by a cheaper rate. All if I switch to a program called WordPress.
Now, this is whole new ground for me. So, if the blog disappears, or doesn’t do everything you expect, or looks different — bear with me. Hopefully things will go smoothly. Or not!
Every week I get an email of the ministry tool box of Rick Warren . Rick is the Purpose Driven life guy — not the "New Earth: Awakening to your life’s purpose" (Eckhart Tolle) guy. NOTE: For those of you who are reading bestsellers — the previous sentence reflects that fact that two bestseller books in the last decade have focused on purposeful lives, both with totally different views.
Reading to the bottom of "the ministry tool box" you find quotes. Often they are mundane or on a topic of "non-interest". But sometimes my funny bone is tickled. Today’s email had such an effect on me. Here’s the quote:
"Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened." – Jennifer Yane.
Now, I think that goes for 16 year olds, and for 96 year olds. I just think when you are 96, it takes you longer to wonder what happened!!
Every once in a while I open a FW from someone’s email. And every once in a while I surprised. There may be some funny photos or funny phrases or even a provocative thought. But more often than not I use the delete button. Email is becoming obsolete, or at best very focused.
I think that’s why most people are going to text messaging. You really can’t forward something. It’s immediate and personal (at least until someone finds out how to send spam through text messages). We don’t use IM (or MSN) much anymore. And emails are a hassle even with spam cleaners on your internet servers. That was the assessment of my sister whose two teenage daughters are on the cusp of this continued information revolution.
Now, I’m just waiting to see what will be the next wave of the future. How will we stay immediately in touch? Or will we decide to restrict our contact? I was sitting with someone at coffee, and they received and answered a text mail. Maybe not as obvious as a cell phone, but still somewhat distracting. Is it good etiquette to disregard a text mail? Or do we need to keep all things ordered in our world every second of every day?
I wonder how my grandmother survived contact wiith her family when the mail would take weeks to arrive and weeks to be sent? Did that push her to focus more on a few people instead of a large crowd? In that case, Saturday night on main street with the local residents may have both a highlight and a stress reliever.
How much information can we process at one time? Have we become such control freaks that we constantly require the latest piece of communication so we are not left out of something that is totally irrelevant to our lives? Is just taking a holiday from information going to save our lives??
Just down the road an hour! fThree sisters and one sister-in-law. Making pies.
How good is that!!
OK, so tthe pies were going into the freezer for a 90th birthday celebration August 9th. But the aroma was heavenly, the talk enjoyable and the busyness hectic! Here’s a picture of the action — sorry, Heather, you really are there — just tucked in behind!!
