Techna-Logos

1:  I bought and used my first cell phone only 3 months ago.

2:  I've never bought my own computer.

3:  I still have no real use for all these gizmos.

Check it out, so cool!  The screen flips around, it's only got 3 buttons, it doesn't make a bulge or weigh too much; who thinks up these things?  I was waiting for the in-skull head-set with fingertip-identification function.  I've seen too many science fiction movies to settle for anything less than a built in credit-card in my hand and wi-fi capability for my head.  But for now I have made the plunge.  Credit card was a must for on-line shopping.  Cell phone has just become plain necessary.  But why the i-Touch, you ask?  I was actually kicking myself for not getting an iphone in the states - I love that all in one stuff (camera, phone, PDA, mp4, WWW), but thinking about it, what if I lose this very precious doo-dad?  It might be better to just have separate machines according to their various functions; a more democratic approach to technology, though in my heart I am a staunch monarchist.  But the question remains, "Why have all these gizmos?  Does anyone really boast about their lives improvement, souls satisfied with silicon's savory skills?  Of course not!  Oh, shy and timid soul, surfing wireless waves, look out yonder window and ponder the generations gone by.  Did they not feast upon life, making the most of dirt, wind, heat and cold, market smells and sounds, dinner tables, roadways, stares, grimaces, sighs, wanderings and wailing.  Why then, settle for this dim light?  I'm not addressing you, dear wonder, who only rides this mad horse to catch distance friends posts.  I'm addressing our own fear that place drives us, blind, deaf, and dumb in cryptic cyber cipher.  Be that as it may, this little doo hickey is so cool!  I'll post again when the glimmer fades.

The third is more an opinion than fact (but it's true).  The second is true.  The first is false (I bought a cell 8 years ago, used it for 2 weeks, and returned it for a full refund).

Safer in the Gym

Safer in the Gym
Originally uploaded by HiHoSilverAway

1..... Exercicio es muy mal para el cuerpo.

2..... Beber mucho cafe es mal para el cuerpo.

3..... Montar bicicleta en la calle es peligroso!

So this is me working up an appetite before lunch. Don't get the impression that this is me all the time, because it's not. Oh no! I'm very busy doing all kinds of things all day, believe you me. First thing in the morning, I have coffee and oatmeal with a banana and peanut butter. Then I devote a little time. Brush teeth, grab wallet, books, and I hop down the stairs to class. Then I listen, absorb, challenge and change my brain waves to become attuned with my immediate surroundings, it's all very scientific. Then, to top it off, I hop on my bike (a lot of hopping so far) and pedal up to the ol' gym. And it really is an old gym, none of this 24 hours stuff, oh no! Then after my tummy turns and I'm feeling weak and dizzy, I stumble out (notice, no hopping here) to pedal around to the cafeteria for a delightful delectable assortment of varied veggies and meat stuffs. It gets a little hazy after that. Some days I walk around to the shops (notice, no biking involved), to talk to the shopkeepers, or ask strangers for directions or ride a bus for a couple stops, seeing who I can aquest (is that a word?) When 2 rolls around I must, oh, I must, return to class, but only certain days. So back to the bike (I promise a video of a real bike ride), and sit at a desk til four, at which point I head out for food again. Okay, by now you're wondering if you haven't already asked yourself, but with whom speaketh I? I will tell thee; florists, taxi and bus drivers, students, street sweepers, random strollers and stragglers, restaurant attendees, indeed, any and all who might venture to meet with my meek and lowly presence. And believe me, I'm pretty meek and low right now, what will little or no serious language acquisition, it seriously must be like talking to a two year old. Hopefully it won't depend on my wisdom but on Someone's seeming foolishness. Exercise yourself to _______, for physical exercise is of some value, butt _________ exercise is good for this life and ______ ____________.