Tonight I listened to Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech on NPR on my way home from Dallas. Admittedly, I cannot remember in my recent past a time that I have sat down to listen to the speech in its entirety. While listening, it made me reflect on what the speech stood for in 1963 and what the speech means for me today.
It seems so surreal to me that less than fifty short years ago segregation was prevalent and “free” Americans had to rally for their right to be treated equally. My parents were children while this was happening in our world. It’s a shame, for our country stands for so many wonderful things. Yet, in today’s world, many Americans still fight for civil rights. Homosexuals fight for their rights to be treated equal, and for this I feel like our country still has so far to go. It makes me wonder, what will the state of the nation be like in 50 years? What is the change you would like to see?
While laying in bed with Olive waiting for Mr. Essl to come home from his softball game I’m doing some serious perusing of the Facebook. Its been awhile. And now I remember why.
Remember when Facebook was about keeping in touch? Or more importantly, accumulating virtual friends and photo and wall stalking? There’s no fun in that anymore because of this:
Items like FarmVille, Mafia Wars, or “Which Twilight Character Are You?” fill my news feed. Incessant messages inviting me to be a fan of this photographer or that shop. It’s practically social media gone spam. I am a firm believer in the power of social media and the positive impact something like Facebook can have when used efficiently and effectively.
Perhaps that’s why I am so fond of Twitter these days. It’s opt-in, opt-out, filters content to 140 characters, and provides me with content I care about. But it leaves me wondering, with my internet-attention deficit disorder considered, what will replace Twitter in my mind next?
My dear friend, Anna Routh, is such a talent. She’s a photographer, artist, and a business woman! For Travis’s birthday I had Anna paint this oil painting of Olive and it turned out so well. It sits on the mantle right now and I find myself staring at it more than the TV. Visit Anna’s Etsy shop to see more of her paintings and her blog to check out what she’s doing in the photography world.
Hi all. I’m having writer’s block when it comes to the name of this blog. I’m still trying to figure out what its identity will be. Design? Letterpress? Social Media? Dogs? Wedding? Life? Everything! If you have any ideas, let me know. I welcome thoughts with open arms.
