From music to blog posts, I fear we may get to a point when it has all been done before. I reflect on how our all-knowing Internet both informs us of our irrelevance and forever captures our significance.
A single tweet commencing with “Loving Lord” started me down a path questioning why we tweet, why we pray, and whether prayer has any place in Twitter.
We act based on how we perceive others see us. Symbolic interactionism helps us understand why this is the case, and how we can adjust that perception to better align with who we want to be.
Social media played a huge part in the response efforts for the recent Queensland floods. Reflecting back at the amount of time I spent glued to my iPhone, I wonder if the medium plays too large a part in our lives?
A recent Facebook meme asked people to change their profile pic between 3 to 5 December to a cartoon to end violence against children. My ad hoc research shows that a potential 32% of people changed their profile picture to raise awareness for child abuse… or because they felt like it… or because their friends did it… or because it was fun. Wait… why did we do this again?
I took part in a collective farewell at a close friend’s memorial last week, gaining a deeper understanding of a woman who lived a selfless life and earned the commendation by many as a saint. I also came away with a sense that I am just not very good at funerals. …read more »
My observations and prescription for a 12-year old jerk-itus sufferer on a plane flight from the States to Australia may be too trite a solution for terrorism. Doesn’t mean I can’t try.
Friday night was a late one for me getting home from work, and I found myself eating cold mashed potatoes and sausages in the glow of midnight hour TV. As I downed my dinner, I briefly flicked through 90’s action movies, foreign art-house flicks and sports recaps before settling on Late Night with David Letterman. While Letterman’s talking head occasionally makes me laugh, tonight was the first time the monologue made me angry. …read more »
A brief non-event on my scooter prompted a fellow commuter to question if I have a ‘death wish’. This leads me to ponder the rationale behind initiating a change in others through inane questions.
I think this photo I took with my iPhone of the fireworks display for Brisbane’s River Festival is one of the best. Without understanding where I am coming from, you will likely disagree.
