Happy In Your Own Time

In order to distract myself from my grief over the loss of my lovely Charming (grief which is coming in odd waves, not predictable), I went to see the new Star Trek movie. I haven't been to the movies in ages. Now I want to go to the movies every day. Only one of my remaining wonder dogs had diarrhea (in the house) while I was gone. I was only gone 2 1/2 hours. I know the dogs are grieving, too, and evidently don't want to be without me. We are spending the day together today. Maybe this is too much information.

In any case, what I started out to say was that the movie was pretty great. One of the elements was a time-travel element, common in sci-fi. It made me think about the time we live in (are there alternate times/realities? do we live in different times all at once, etc.). I really like the early 21st century, I have to say, although I am an odd combination. I am part Luddite (one who hates modern technology, from the Luddite movemebnt of 19th century England, resisting power looms to weave cloth, thereby putting many weavers out of work -- think Silas Marner). But I also kind of marvel and revel in all the technology we have, that just keeps blossoming. When I was in college, I used a typewriter. Now lots of kids in college haven't ever seen one.

So, this week, contemplate all the wonders of our world. Think of what you would do without them, and be grateful and happy that you have them. No e-mail? No wonderful blogs? No GPS? Aaaargh! Or maybe you are a Luddite, too, do without them and are thankful. However you feel, write it, draw it.