Reality is Suspended - Temporarily

Once upon a time, someone mentioned how irritating it is when movies or television shows add sound effects to on-screen computer simulations.  As actors type, or as something new appears on their monitors, these sounds begin to chime, bong, whoosh, ding, beep, and well, all sorts of creative audio signals that apparently are needed to communicate to the audience that the computer was DOING something.

My friend does not find himself alone when mentioning this apparently widespread annoyance. A quote from Mashable prophetically states, 

“There is a reason why our computers don’t make those sounds. Because no one would buy a computer that acts like that.”

One Way to Love

 Attributing the statement in the video below to Microsoft's Linda Stone, I found her insight to be true and very disturbing.

Mary Oliver Poems. Day 3 of 3

 ". . . and that the heart, in those days, was small, and hard, and full of meanness." Mary Oliver

We are ending this short series with something of a different breed. We all have moments of inherent joy and others that speak to us as if we will never be good enough. . 

"Of the Empire" (CLICK HERE) holds up a mirror thereby letting us see when we sometimes fail. The good news remains, however. The dragon has been defeated. We have the chance to review, adapt, repent, and move forward. We can change our hearts as we grow in the grace of God.

Maybe, "let's do that!"

Happy New Year to all!

m

 

"On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:17