everyone needs to be careful when looking for medical advice out on the web because some of the websites are home grown and do not really have sound information. I am reminded of the story about the lady wanting to get her mom to use the internet. She pleaded with her to just try it. She told her there were utility programs that you could ask any question and it would find the answer for you. As they sat at the keyboard the daughter urged her mom to key in a question, any question at all. Finally, in frustration, the mom came up with something, "How is Aunt Judy feeling today?" And, she most likely got some responses but probably not one about her Aunt Judy. It's a tool. I use it a lot but like any other tool, we must learn how to use it effectively. It's obvious that it can be used for good purposes like staying in contact, exchanging information, and in providing easy access to important data. It's just as obvious it can be used for much evil like spreading hate or seeking to harm children along with stealing people's identity and the list would go on and on.There is also the issue of using the internet too much. There are folks who they say are act
ually addicted to the tasking they involve themselves in on their computers whether it is social networking, games, or some other activity. I saw one website that had an article describing this problem and it called it Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD). The experts quoted in this article say there are between 5% and 10% of people who regularly use the internet that have some form of this disorder. Treatments vary but there are more and more professionals coming up with ways to adapt psychological treatment plans to try and help people with this problem. This gives us plenty of incentive to pay attention to our own use as well as being vigilant in observing how much time is being spent on the computer by our children and grandchildren. Nearly every tool ever developed that produced breakthroughs has also evolved into something that can bring harm and hurt, therefore, we have to stay on top of it, 24x7, right?I love the fact that we can share instantly with our loved ones and given that you glance at my blog is a testimony for how we can use this form of communication to inform, encourage, and perhaps even to bring a smile. This is the technology age, therefore, it's interesting to
observe the proliferation of devices that crowd our lives. The internet can be accessed now from powerful cell phone devices that essentially operate the same as if you were sitting at your computer. Talk about instant messaging! It is exactly that and more! Texting is now the rage as people talk forth and back through typed in messaging on their cell or smart phones. It's also now being outlawed while driving in many locales after so many horrible accidents have occurred. We don't text. We didn't get that feature. We are considered to be way behind the technology curve at this time. All our children text and many of our grandchildren text. Our friends text. But we don't do text. Many of wife's friends text and since we don't have the feature we encounter a fee every time she reads one. It would appear that to text or not to text is the next great question she and I will have to face. Who would have ever thought that these types of issues would be those that we have to fuss over as we seek to be a part of the mainstream. And, don't get me started on the abbreviations used, that's a whole different matter or perhaps a whole different language. How much can us old folks handle? Have a blessed day any way! Amen. ......More later.
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