Venus

Are you of an age to think of the pervasive use of the Internet as the "new normal"? I am. The Internet wasn't always here. At one time, to be "online" meant dialing in with a slow modem to a BBS and exchanging text-based, command-style messages with other geeks who had dialled in - far less than 1% of the population. The true geeks, the innovators. I guess, back in the mid-90's, we were onto something because here we are, the wave of early/late pragmatists, signing on and talking about ourselves. Talking to each other. With words and pretty pictures and music. Reading about each other replaces listening to each other, and I'm not sure that is always entirely a good thing. My offline life is quite active with various music/theatre projects, hockey, friends, my day job. I love to cook big honkin' meals for friends, and smaller more intimate meals as part of a date night. My online life is also quite active, like having a parallel universe of friends and conversations and ideas. Nirvana: Sunday a.m., fireplace, Sunday NY Times, good coffee, jazz, curled up with a beautiful/handsome woman, sharing, debating, laughing ... if you want to know more about who I am and why I blog, please visit this post. http://handbasket.vox.com/library/post/bloggin-v-20.html