Cranial Dribble

                           <Abstract random thoughts>

A lot of things have been bouncing around in my skull, but not enough to really construct a full post, so the following is a compilation of what has been on the mind and going on in the world around me. Excuse the brevity...

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge-
Interesting viral campaign that has raised money and I guess some awareness about ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease. I will not get into my opinion on the semantics of the endeavor, but I think everyone that has participated in it has been having fun. People have even been following up and actually submitting their donations, so the ALS Association which has seen a rise from $22k last year during this quarter to over an estimated $1.5M this year. That is awesome....but now what? Is there a mechanism in place to coordinate and distribute these monies for research and/or care for individuals with ALS? How much of that money will be eaten up in administration costs?

Ferguson, MO.-
I personally saw something like this coming from a long way off. This could have happened anywhere, but it was bound to happen. We have all been taught to tolerate each other and we all talk a great game, but how many actually put into practice what we have been taught? And we have so bastardized the word tolerance so bad, it holds little meaning for anyone anymore. I always thought tolerance was about how much you were willing to put up with before you were not going to take anymore. What every happened to acceptance and understanding?

Technology-
Question for the IT advanced and the nomenclature people; what is up with tablets coming with fold away or attachable keyboards? I thought the whole point of the tablet was to do away with the keyboard. If your want a keyboard, get a laptop. And why do we call them laptops? Most of us now use them at a desk, so why are they not called desktops? And the ones that are call desktops, are hidden away under the desk to allow more space on the desk. Please explain....

Friendship and getting older-
I had the chance to spent some time with an 'old' friend the other afternoon, and catch up on our lives. We talked about our kids, relationships, what is going on in the world, but the topic that came up that was the most interesting to me, was about getting older and our thoughts on aging. We conversed about our failing bodies (both of us played sports and had no respect for the vessel in our younger days and it is now catching up to us) and how it is getting tougher to keep in shape and stay active and that our lifestyles get in the way (along with being lazy). The interesting part is that we both agreed that we did not feel our age mentally, and believe we are much younger in thought process, and then realized we are not familiar with the thought process of people our age so we may not be thinking like a younger person, or are we? Totally confused...maybe this is a sign that the mind is also starting to go...

Enough drippings for now....