I'll take, "What is Trivia", for a thousand

I was watching an old episode of some game show the other day, and had a revelation. Trivia based game shows, for example Jeopardy and trivia type games, like Trivial Pursuit, used to be easier. Why? Because, with our relatively fast advancements in many areas (technology, medicine, entertainment, science), there comes much more history. What does this mean? It means that there is A LOT more stuff to know. So, when my grandparents were young, there was not movies or internet, much less even TV or radio. But now, by the time my kids are contestants on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire or Jeopardy, just imagine all the books, movies, celebrities, tv shows, historical events, sporting events, politicians and so on and so on and so on that will have happened. People's heads are becoming more and more filled with all this useless trivia of things that have happened, are happening and will happen. It's no wonder that all the great thinkers and inventors seem to be so long ago....they had more time and less to think about!

Look, Ma! No hands!

So here's a picture of me driving down the freeway.....right after I.....made a cell phone call while driving! I know, I know, it is now illegal in California (and quite a few other states) to make a cell call while driving and not use a hands-free device. Well, sometimes, you just need to make a very brief call to see if someone is home, or what they want for dinner, and so on. I used to feel indifferent making these quick calls while driving around, never giving it a second thought, feeling nice and confident while driving. However, now when making these calls, I feel like my make focus of attention is on looking out for a law enforcement vehicle. Now that these calls are ticketable, I feel like my driving has become more dangerous rather than more safe, as I'm sure that the law makers intended. If I crash or get a ticket, I blame them!

Back again....again

So it's been awhile. About six months since the last post, I think we had a strech about that long once before. I don't remember why I had such a dry spell in posting last time, but this delay in posting was mainly caused by two reasons...one is about 20 months old and the other was just born. Yup, the little boy and wife being pregnant really take a lot of time. Oh, and there's the whole work thing. Anyway, there have been countless times I've seen or thought about something and had a lightbulb go off above my head and thought, "That would make a great blog topic", then only to get busy with the above mentioned things or just some needed but not deserved rest.
So what prompted me to finally get back to postin'? Well, I'm trapped in a waiting room at a clinic while wifey is at an appointment and I walked to a cafe across the parking lot and saw the following...

Yes, I know, it's just a hill. But where I live the terrain is so flat and monotonous, it was so nice to see a geographic structure within walking distance. Yes even if it is just a hill. I see what I'm missing by being surrounded on every side with miles of manmade conveniances. Oh, well, the grass is always greener.