22Q at the Zoo

This past week I went to the zoo with my oldest friend and his son, my godson. The main focus of our going was so that they could attend an event about a condition they both have called 22Q. Something I have written about in the past and I am sure I will do so more in the future. For now here are some photos of the animals we saw at the zoo.

Cellphone

If you are reading this chances are that you have a cellphone. So you already know how useful they are and the importance they have in daily life in these modern times. Now a days it is very odd to find some one who does not have a cellphone of some form. Most people i know have iphones or some other kind of smart phone. I have a "qwerty" phone. A large part of me wishes I had a tougher flip phone, but with all the texting that I do I need a full keyboard.

I heard a radio talk show recently that had a call in about how texting has caused most younger people to prefer to text rather then talk face to face, or even make voice calls. I do not disagree with that in any way. That said texting is a huge part of my life. Texting allows my girlfriend and I to talk almost none stop all day, even if we are over a days travel away from each other. It gives us a great sense of being together and allows us to be part of each others lives in a more involved way. I am able to ask her what she thinks I should have for dinner, or about issues I may be having with my computer. In many was they are just small messages that are not really needed, but they allow us to keep a strong bond between us. In my eyes our cellphones are a major part of our relationship and I am not sure without them we would still be together. Even if we are not with each other in person we know that we are never more then a text away. So I am able to keep my girlfriend in my pocket, as she is able to keep me in hers.

Some times showing your love is as easy as asking how their day is going. In a long distance  relationship often the easiest way to do that is with a text.

Talking tube on a ship.
Before radio was widely use on board, the bridge could use this to
speak to the anchor and cable room below  

Bedtime Reading

I am someone who ready enjoys reading. If I do not read before going to sleep, well that rarely happens because if I do not read I can not fall to sleep. It is a comfort to me. No matter what is going on in my life, for 15 minutes to an hour or more each night I am transported to another place and/or time where what ever is going on  in my life does not matter.

It started with my parents read to me before bed, and then moved on to me reading to myself. it is now to the point where if I do not read, I can not fall to sleep. Some how it relaxes my mind and pushes everything else that is going on aside to be dealt with when I wake up.

I feel reading is a very important thing. Read a book, read an ereader. read to a child or read to yourself. I think part of a good rounded day should include at least some time reading just for the fun of it.    

Farm Week Update

I am still on the farm for 2 more days. I have been taking notes and I am planing on posting a report on the whole week once I am finished. For now here are a few photos.

A trio of lambs

The Donkeys