Uprisings

Without the benefit of hindsight and admittedly without being very educated about everything that happened in 1968, I wonder if we're in the midst of something similar. Will we look back on 2011 in a similar way? The pundits have already written about this, I'm sure. But think about it: Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Iran, Yemen, Algeria, and to lesser degrees, Syria, Sudan, Iraq, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories. Plus China. That last one, while minor, make one think about things on a global level...


In other news, I'm off to India for a couple weeks.

In case you missed it...

... Happy 209 Day. (Blueberry, banana, and chocolate chip pancakes to celebrate).




No smartphone

I spent a good part of last weekend not using my smartphone. Instead, I tried to focus on the people I was with.

It was great, it was a welcome break, and I highly recommend it. And it reaffirmed for me everything's that's written about how much we're slaves to our tech devices.