The News

Every morning I have a routine just like most people do. One of those is I check several News sites to try to catch up on the latest news available. Which got my brain to thinking about the whole news industry as we have it today. I hate to say it in this manner, because of course it makes me sound old LOL. But when I was growing up as a kid there were very few mediums that provided news. Now you can get your daily fix anywhere. It is just so mind boggling of the fact that now all you have to do is pull out your smart phone and BAM there it is. I read 98% of my news from various sites and mostly tech blogs. But it is absolutely mind blowing to the amount of information that is at the touch of a button now. I remember having to go to the library or use the encyclopedias in order to do a school report. Now kids just Google or Bing and right there it is 15 million pages of info. Now don't get me wrong you have to get your info from a reputable source  and do some fact checking ,but its still way easier. Anyone can start a blog and throw up info based on their  opinion any time any where. It kinda makes you wonder how valid all this info that is being presented to us is. Even some of the major news companies use blogs and the Internet as a source now. I have honestly read the same story told 3 different ways on different sites. And I am not talking some Joe somoe site but big sites like yahoo and msn. Plus you know that almost all of the news is padded up to bring flare to them. We are living in the age of real time now,moving faster than ever. My father who has recently in the last few years joined the 21st century acquired his first smart phone here in the last year or so. While talking to my Mother last night she was telling me how it was storming and Dad has an app on his phone , that when lightning strikes it can tell him how far away it is. lol I really don't have a point or complaint here just making a simple observation that made me think. It kinda makes me wonder what things will be like int the next 10 years, heck even the next 5. Just something to ponder. Everyone have a great day and week. I am outta here.


Peace, Love, and Chicken Grease