The amount of time folks spend visiting a BLOG.
With the dramatic rise of Facebook, blogging itself has become an endangered art. While I've devoted countless hours posting various items on this small corner of cyberspace, realistically, it's rather doubtful this site will ever attract an active, worldwide following. So, why do I continue to BLOG? Well, it's FUN. That's it. No more, no less. I enjoy sharing my political ramblings and images of our world.
While my wife and I were still living in Beijing, I received an e-mail from a musician in California. Basically, he wanted permission to use one of my Wiki photos for his next album cover. I said sure go ahead...no charge.
His name is Sharif.
Here's the final version of the album cover itself, followed by a short poem this blogger wrote about memories along with a music video from Sharif's album Kisses and Lies.
There was a time, not long ago,
when record covers were considered works of art...
There was a time, not long ago,
when friends would sit around and listen to music together...
There was a time, not long ago,
when people played stupid board games...
There was a time, not long ago,
when families still shared the joys of laughter around the dinner table...
Some memories can never be downloaded...
Perhaps some ideas should never change.
No matter where the next road takes me,
I'll always remember that along the way,
It's not the place, but the people
who make us who we are.
The Facebook Effect [Kindle Edition]
