I PURCHASED  A PHOTOSHOP PROGRAM FOR MY COMPUTER, NOW I JUST NEED TO FIND A 10 YEAR OLD TO SHOW ME HOW TO USE IT.

IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE BECOMING PRISONERS TO TECHNOLOGY. GONE ARE THE DAYS OF THE SHADE TREE MECHANICS, AND THE MR FIX-ITS. IF OUR TV STOPS WORKING, THERE IS NO ONE THERE TO FIX IT. WE JUST HAVE TO BUT A NEW ONE. OUR VEHICLES HAVE TO BE HOOKED UP TO A COMPUTER TO SEE WHICH CHIP HAS MALFUNCTIONED. OUR PHONES BECOME OBSOLETE AS SOON AS A NEW ONE IS PRODUCED WITH MORE BELLS AND WHISTLES THAN THE LAST.  OUR SYSTEMS CAN BE HACKED AND SHUT DOWN AND HELD RANSOM BY AGENTS FROM ADVERSARY COUNTRYS. OUR LIVES CAN BE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN IN AN INSTANT. YES WE STILL HAVE FREEDOM AS LONG AS THE PEOPLE CONTROLING THE TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS IT. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT TAKING AWAY OUR FREEDOMS, WE ARE GIVING THEM AWAY FOR THE COMFORT OF THE REMOTE CONTROL AND THE MICROWAVE OVEN. SO WHAT CAN WE DO? LEARN. LEARN TO COOK, LEARN TO FISH, LEARN TO GROW FOOD, LEARN TO PRESERVE FOOD, LEARN TO SEW, LEARN FIRST AID, LEARN HOW TO USE HAND TOOLS, AND LEARN TO LOOKOUT FOR EACH OTHER. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, AND LETS WORK TO GET ALL OF US OUT TOGETHER.

UNTIL NEXT TIME 

THE BEGGAR'S APPRENTICE