Nutty News

Day 62:
We do not subscribe to a newspaper service. Nor do we have a cable TV account; I get the magazine “The Week”, but when it comes to staying current on current events, that’s about it. So on occasion I’ll turn to online outlets and these were three headlines that caught my attention (in this order) this evening:
“Reality show mom gives birth to 19th child”
“Facebook draws criticism for privacy changes”
“U.S. to pay 3.4 billion to settle Native American Suit” (you read that correctly - it says billion)

I have opinions about each story, but I’m really only interested in commenting on one right now.

I do not have a Facebook, so maybe I can’t relate to how this change would upset its users. But from where I stand, those with a digital book containing far more than their face in photos should not be up in arms over a privacy feature change that actually makes most of the information they uploaded to the web accessible to anyone.
And how’s that for irony?! This new ‘privacy’ feature actually requires you to opt to make your stuff private, and if you don't, then all your junk is out there free to flap in the world wide wind.

Today I learned another reason why I don’t yet have a facebook…but I think I’m thinking about starting a shinjournal (I heard that shinjournal is giving kneebinder some competition lately and it may even pass it up in popularity – what’s a guy that’s looking to connect with others, while really only being able to keep a digital distance, to do?).
And why the heck are the words wind and wind spelled the same?!

Today I learned that right now, at this very moment, I'm too tired to care about either.

But this is not to say that I'm too tired to care about other stuff. For example, I do hope that Josie Brooklyn grows up without being bullied by her niece, the one that happens to be a month older than she is....