By the Letter E

Today I watched as a young couple sat stoic and on and off in tears at the funeral of their 20 month old little girl. The viewing was hard. As a mother myself it tore me up and I cannot imagine how that young lady must have felt. Probably so beyond pain and deep into that place where nothing hurts anymore. The numb spot. It made me think a lot about life, and how it can be as cruel as it is kind. I sat through slide after slide of this beautiful little tiny person whom everyone in her life had just started to get to know. She was just at the point of developing her own personality and sharing smiles and laughter with everyone around her. I wept along with her friends and family. It made me think about what's going on in the world right now and about how heavy life seems to be at the moment. Life is hard. We go through this progression of life hoping for...for what exactly? Riches? A nice pretty car and a house to keep it in? Life is hard. We fight with one anothe...

With the advent of social media, well of the internet really people have become more inclined to share everything from photos, artwork news and everything in between.  Offline, people have been sharing artwork and utilizing other forms of communication for centuries in the form of books, and the spoken word in libraries and in museums.  Only now has the sharing images and other forms of media gone online and increased viewership by the millions world-wide. The term viral is as commonplace now in discussion of online content as it was back in the days of using the term to describe actual biological medical conditions.  Why?  How do things like art or media go viral? What is the difference between now and then? The answer to all of these questions is innovative technology and YOU. LOL CAT MEMES You and everyone else on the planet that has access to technological resources like the internet, computers and smart phones.  Even those that live in places with...