Connecting to the Internet is one of the things I took for granted when I had a home. Many people have networks in their homes, but not everyone knows their password. My iPhone is way to tedious for typing large amounts of text. I'm entering this on my iPad. Of course it has a virtual keyboard which is better than the itty bitty pad on the phone, but it's still a one finger at a time process. Actually I'm trying a two digit two step, and it seems to work. Normally this is no big deal, but I'm supposed to be blogging and writing autobiographical master pieces.
The trip to Eugene is almost here. I'm all packed and ready to go. We have a final design for the panel layout. It's vary exciting to think that our project will be completed in just a few weeks. We've been working on this for years. We still need to select a color scheme. Of course Bob and I have different tastes in color, so this should be interesting.
Plans for traveling post airplane project continue to morph, so maintaining flexibility is critical.
Such a fun and interesting commentary. I enjoy your blog.
ReplyDeleteI think that talking about religion and politics is perfectly fine. In fact such conversations can help us learn volumes about our friends and ourselves. The problem comes when the purpose of our talking goes beyond understanding and edges into nudging, pushing for agreement etc.
I have an acquaintance who is often thoughtful and serving. Our spiritual perspectives are far apart and our political views even further apart. This is where it becomes polite to not talk about religion or politics. After all, I think and my acquaintance doesn't. Right?
Maybe for me the key is to be respectful when my non-thinking friend launches a comment into left field, such as "I am voting for him because he is cute." I know, it sounds like fingernails scraping a chalkboard and I want to help this person by informing them that they are a moron, but I am sure it would be a surprise to them and they would not agree with me on this point.
So here is the rub. I can't offer to help them pull their head out of that very dark place because I want this moron to continue to be thoughtful and serving toward me. I then learn that I am a selfish, deceitful, insincere person who only thinks about himself. These revelations are too much for me to reconcile.
I take back what I said in my opening paragraph. My new plan is to not engage people, especially morons, in discussions of the things that make them unique and special such as their connection to divinity or concepts of liberty and self-governance.
Hey that was easy. Right?